Land Rover Rover 214 Repair 1689 10 Rover Manual

1689 Rover 214 & 414 Updated Version 09/97
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Chapter 10
Suspension and steering
Front hub bearings - removal and refitting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front anti-roll bar - removal and refitting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front anti-roll bar connecting link - removal and refitting  . . . . . . . . . 8
Front suspension lower arm - removal, overhaul and refitting  . . . . . 10
Front suspension strut - dismantling, inspection and reassembly  . . 6
Front suspension strut -...

Wheel alignment and steering angles
All measurements are with vehicle at kerb weight
Toe-out in turns  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside roadwheel 17º 17’
Outside roadwheel 16º 21’ ± 2’
Camber angle:
Front  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0º 20’ negative ± 0º 10’
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0º 50’...

1 General information and
precautions
General information
The independent front suspension is of the
MacPherson strut type, incorporating coil
springs and integral telescopic shock
absorbers. The MacPherson struts are
located by transverse lower suspension arms,
which utilize rubber inner mounting bushes
and incorporate a balljoint at the outer ends,
and forward facing longitudinal tie bars. Both
lower suspension arms are connected to an
anti-roll bar via a small connecting link. The
front swivel hubs,...

option on all models. The main components
being a rack and pinion steering gear unit, a
hydraulic pump which is belt-driven off the
crankshaft and the hydraulic feed and return
lines between the pump and steering gear.
Precautions
The driveshaft hub and stub axle nuts arevery tight – ensure the car is securely
suppoted when loosening and tightening
them.
A number of precautions must be observed
when working on the steering components of
vehicles equipped with airbags, these are
listed in Chapter 12.
2...

Refitting
9Refitting is reversal of the removal
procedure noting the following:
a) Ensure that the lug on the base of the
suspension strut correctly engages with
the slot in the swivel hub assembly clamp.
b) Tighten all nuts and bolts to the specified
torque.
c) Where necessary, refit the brake disc
and/or ABS wheel sensor as described in
Chapter 9.
d) Use new split pins to secure the track rod
and lower suspension arm balljoint
retaining nuts in position.
e) When fitting the new driveshaft retaining...

bolts securing the tie bar to the lower
suspension arm.
4Undo the bolt securing the brake hose
retaining clamp to the strut, then remove the
clamp and free the flexible hose (see
illustration).
5Slacken the swivel hub-to-suspension strut
clamp bolt, then carefully ease the swivel hub
assembly off the end of the strut.
6Working in the engine compartment,
remove the rubber suspension strut cover.
Use chalk or a dab of paint to mark the
relative positions of the suspension strut
upper mounting and body....

7 Front anti-roll bar- 
removal and refitting
3
Removal
1Chock the rear wheels, firmly apply the
handbrake then jack up the front of the
vehicle and support it on axle stands. Remove
both front roadwheels.
2From underneath the vehicle, undo the
bolts securing the gearchange control rod
rear rubber mounting to the vehicle
underbody. Remove the rubber mounting
assembly and bolts, noting the correct fitted
positions of the mounting rubber spacers and
mounting plate.
3Release the exhaust system from its...

mounting bush and flanged washer off the tie
bar (see illustration).
5Examine all the components for signs of
wear or damage, paying particular attention to
the mounting bushes and tie bar threads.
Renew components as necessary (see
illustration).
Refitting
6Slide the flange washer, mounting bush and
spacer onto the tie bar threads. Ensure that
the flange of the washer is facing away 
from the mounting bush and that the rounded
surface of the bush is facing the washer (see
illustration).
7Refit the tie...

lower arm balljoint moves freely without any
sign of roughness and that the balljoint gaiter
shows no sign of deterioration and is free
from cracks and splits. Examine the shank of
the pivot bolt for signs of wear or scoring.
Renew worn components, as necessary.
6Check the lower arm inner pivot bush and
renew it if worn, cracked, split or perished.
Bush renewal is best left to a Rover dealer as
a press, a special bush removal/refitting
mandrel and a support are required (Rover
Service Tool Numbers 18G...

11Have an assistant firmly apply the
footbrake, then tighten the hub retaining nut
to the specified torque. Release the brake and
check that the hub rotates smoothly then
stake the hub retaining nut fully into the stub
axle groove (see illustration). Refit the hub
centre cap.
12Refit the roadwheel, then lower the
vehicle to the ground and tighten the
roadwheel nuts to the specified torque.
13Check and, if necessary, adjust rear wheel
alignment.
12 Rear stub axle- 
removal and refitting
3
Removal
1Remove...