Land Rover Range Rover 1987 Power Steering Box Rover Manual

.’STEERING WHEEL
Remove and refit
CAUTION: PRIOR TO REMOVING ANY OF THE
COMPONENTSINCORPORATED INTHE
STEERING LINKAGE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE
ROAD WHEELS ARE IN A STRAIGHT AHEAD
POSITION AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS
THEN REMOVED TO PREVENT THE CRUISE
CONTROL SPIRAL CASSETTE BEING WOUND UP
OR DAMAGED IF THE STEERING LINKAGE IS
INADVERTENTLY MOVED OR ROTATED.
AFTERREFllTlNGSTEERINGLINKAGE
COMPONENTS, THE ROAD WHEELS MUST BE
RE-POSITIONEDSTRAIGHT AHEAD BEFORE
FllTlNG THE STEERING WHEEL! DO NOT...

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STEERING 57Refitting
9. Position the sealing gasket on the end of the
column assembly.
10. Feed the steering shaft through the floor
board and engage the drive splines at the
coupling shaft.
11. Fit the column upper fixings, do not full)
tighten at this stage.
12. Fit the column lower fixings, do not fully
tighten at this stage.
13. Tighten the lower fixings to the specified
torque (see section 
06-Torque values).
14. Fit universal joint pinch bolt, and tighten to
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13.Position the steering lock upper cap on the
outer column, locating the spigot in the hole
provided.
Place the lower lock assembly into the
column.
Fit the shear bolts to retain the cap and lock.
Tighten the bolts sufficient to shear off the
heads.
Reverse 1 to 4.
DROP ARMRemove and refit
Service tools:
MS252A Drop arm extractor
Removing
1. Place the vehicle on a suitable hydraulic hoist,
alternatively raise the front of the vehicle...

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5. Since the ball pin cannot be removed with the
retainer in position, tap the threaded end of
the ball pin to release the retainer and to
remove the pin from the housing.
STl38lMKEY TO BALL JOINT
1.Spring rings
2.Dust cover
3.Bill housing
4.Retainer
5.Bottom socket
6.
Ball pin
7.Top socket
8.Spring
9.‘0’ ring
lo. Cover-plate
11.Circlip
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6. Using a sharp-edged punch or chisel, drive the
ball lower socket from the housing.
7. Clean the housing and remove any burrs.
Assemble
8. Press in the lower socket squarely up to the
shoulder.
9. Dip the ball in 
Duckhams LB10 grease, or
equivalent and fit to the housing and pack
with grease.
10. Fit the top socket.
11. Fit the spring, small diameter towards the ball.
12. Fit the 
‘0’ ring and using the same method as
for removing the circlip, compress the cover
plate and secure with...

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1STEERING 
57TRACK ROD AND LINKAGE
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TRACK ROD
Removing
1. Place the vehicle on a suitable hydraulic hoist,
alternatively raise the front of the vehicle usinga hydraulic floor jack and install axle stands
under the front axle, remove the floor jack.
2.Disconnect the steering damper at the track
rod.3. Disconnect the track rod at the ball joints,
using a suitable extractor.
4. Withdraw the complete track rod.LINKAGE
Removing
,I.5. Loosen the clamp bolts.
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STEERING DAMPER
Remove and refit
Removing
Place the vehicle on a suitable hydraulic hoist,
alternatively raise the front of the vehicle usinga hydraulic floor jack and place axle stands
under the front axle, remove the floor jack.Remove the fixings at the differential case
bracket.
Remove the fixings at the track rod bracket.
Withdraw the steering damper.
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5. Reverse 1 to 4.
DRAG LINK AND DRAG LINK ENDS
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Removing
6. Loosen the clamp bolts.
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12. Fit the drag link. Tighten the ball-joint nuts to
the correct torque 
(see section 06-Torque
values).
13 Check, and if necessary, set the steering lock
stops.
14. Turn the steering and ensure that full travel is
obtained between the lock stops. Adjust the
drag link length to suit.
15. Using a mallet, tap the ball joints in the
16.direction indicated so that both pins are in the
same angular plane.
Tighten the clamp bolts to the correct torque...

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FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENTAdjusting
Check and adjust
CheckingToe-out dimensions
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7.
8.NOTE:No Adjustmentis provided for
castor, camber or swivel pin inclinations.
9.Set the vehicle on level ground with the road
wheels in the straight-ahead position.
Push the vehicle back then forwards 
for a
short distance to settle the linkage.
Measurethe toe-out at thehorizontal
centre-line of the wheels.
Check the tightness of the clamp bolt fixings
for the correct torque (see section 
06-Torque...