Land Rover Defender Workshop 1993 Rover Manual

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2. To remove the inner  bearing  cup and  shims 
jar  the  casing  on the  work  bench  or use  a 
suitable  extractor.  Alternatively,  if difficulty  is 
being  experienced,  warm the casing 
universally 
in an  oven  or in boiling  water. Do 
not, however,  attempt to apply  local heat since 
distortion 
of the  casing  may result.  Whilst the 
casing  is being  heated,  cool a suitable 
mandrel 
or round  bar to fit inside  the bearing 
cup.  Insert  the cooled  bar 
in the heated 
casing...

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8. Fit 
a new  rubber  ring to the piston  groove. ASSEMBLE 
Warm  a new  white  Nylon  seal in hot  water 
and 
fit to  the  piston. NOTE:  When fitting  replacement  oil seals,  these 
9. Immediately,  whilst still warm,  carefully  insert must be lubricated,  before fitting,  with the 
the piston  squarely  into the casing  bore with recommended  steering box fluid. Also ensure 
the rack  outwards,  as illustrated,  and leave that  absolute  cleanliness  is observed  throughout 
until cool....

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Fitting sector shaft seal 
1. With the lipped  side leading, fit the oil seal to 
the  casing  followed by a plain  fibre washer. 
2. Fit the  steel  backed  dust seal,  flat side 
downwards  towards the oil seal.  Secure  with 
the circlip ensuring  that it is properly  located 
in  the  groove. 
4 Fit a new  sealing  ring to the  worm  adjuster 
screw  and turn  the adjuster  clockwise  into 
the 
housing using special  tool LST 119 until the 
end  float  in the  input  shaft  is almost...

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5. Fit the  torque  setting  tool RO 1016 to the 
input  shaft  and secure  with the grub  screw. 
Coil  a length  of cord  round  the tool  and attach 
a  spring  balance 
to the free  end.  Measure  and 
record  the rolling  resistance 
of the shaft  as 
the  spring  balance  is pulled. 
3. Fit  seal  saver  RO 606604  over the thread  and 
splines 
of the  sector  shaft and carefully  insert 
the  shaft  into the casing.  Align the centre  gear 
pitch  on the  rack  with the centre  gear...

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4. The illustration  below shows  the position  in Fitting sector shaft cover 
which the sector  shaft and roller  should  be in 
relation 
to the  casing  aperature  when the shaft 
is  being  inserted. 1. Fit and  lubricate  a new  sealing  ring to the 
inside 
of the  cover  and screw  the cover  fully 
on 
to the  sector  shaft adjuster  screw. If 
necessary,  use an Allen  key to hold the screw 
to prevent  it turning. 
2. Locate  the cover  on the  casing  noting that it 
can only  be...

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Fitting cylinder  cover  Setting the sector  shaft and rack  adjuster 
pre
-loads 
1. Fit  and  lubricate  a new  seal  to the  cylinder 
cover  and press  the cover  squarely  into the 
1. Turn  the input  shaft to set  the  sector  shaft 
cylinder  just far enough  to clear  the retaining  roller 
at the  mid  point  of its  travel  between  the 
ring  groove.  left 
and  right  hand  locks. 
2. Secure  the cover  with the retaining  ring by 2. Using  a 6 mm Allen  key, turn the sector  shaft...

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Torque peak check  NOTE: That 
the addition  or subtraction of a 0,07 
The  purpose 
of this check  is to determine  the point  mm shim  will move  the torque  peak area by 
at which  the rolling  resistance is the greatest  when  approximately  one quarter of a turn of the  input 
the  steering  is turned  from lock 
to lock. This  shaft. 
resistance,  which must be equally  distributed,  should 
be  when  the sector  shaft roller 
is positioned  along Shim washers  are available  from Land...

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POWER STEERING SYSTEM - Adwest Test 
Lightweight  box 
If there is a lack of power  assistance  for the  steering 
Bleed the  pressure  of the  hydraulic  pump should be 
checked  first before  renewing  any components  of the 
system.  The fault  diagnosis  chart should  also be 
1. Fill the  steering  fluid reservoir to the mark  on 
the  side  of the  reservoir  with one of the  used to assist  in tracing  faults 
in the  power  steering. 
recommended  fluids. 
2. Start and run the engine...

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11. If the pressures  recorded during the foregoing ADJUST  POWER STEERING BOX - Adwest 
test are outside  the specified  range, or Lightweight  box 
pressure imbalance IS recorded,  a fault  exists 
in  the  system. 
To determine if the fault  is in NOTE:  The condition of adjustment  which must 
the steering  box or the pump,  close the be checked is one of minimum  backlash without 
adaptor tap for a period  not exceeding  five overtightness  when the wheels  are in the 
seconds....

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PIPE CONNECTIONS  TO STEERING BOX 
When  fitting a new  or overhauled  steering box 
observe  the following  procedure. 
1. Remove dust caps  from ports. 
2. Immediately  fit pipes  finger  tight. 
3. Tighten  the 16 mm union  nut to 20 Nm. 
4. Tighten  the 14 mm union  nut to 15 Nm. 
STEERING  BOX SECTOR  SHAFT SEAL - renew 
with  steering  box fitted  to vehicle 
Special  tools 
Drop arm  puller  MS 252A  / LRT
-57-012 
Seal  replacer  LST 125A  / LRT
-57-010 
1. Working from beneath  the...