Freelander 1. Manual - part 173

 

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Freelander 1. Manual - part 173

 

 

REAR AXLE & FINAL DRIVE

REPAIRS

51-5

Oil seal - pinion 

$% 51.20.01

Remove

1. Release both drive shafts from differential 

assembly.
 

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 REAR AXLE & FINAL DRIVE, 

REPAIRS, Oil seal - differential housing.

2. Reference mark propeller shaft and pinion 

flanges to aid reassembly.

3. Remove 4 nuts and bolts securing propeller 

shaft to differential. Release propeller shaft and 
tie aside.

4. Check and record the torque required to rotate 

the pinion and differential.

CAUTION: Drive shafts must be removed to 
obtain correct torque to turn figure.

5. Using  LRT-51-003 to restrain differential 

flange,  remove nut and washer securing pinion 
flange. Discard nut.

6. Remove pinion flange.
7. Carefully remove and discard oil seal, take care 

not to damage oil seal recess.

8. Remove oil  thrower.
9. Remove pinion bearing inner race.

10. Remove and discard collapsible spacer.

Refit

1. Fit new collapsible spacer.
2. Fit pinion bearing and oil thrower.
3. Clean pinion flange and oil seal recess.

4. Fit new oil seal using  LRT-51-010.
5. 
Fit pinion flange and washer.
6. Restrain pinion flange using LRT- 51-003.
7. 
Fit new pinion  nut and tighten to 190 Nm (140 

lbf.ft).

8. Check for end float on pinion. If end float exists 

continue to tighten pinion nut until end float is 
removed.

REAR AXLE & FINAL DRIVE

51-6

REPAIRS

9. Continue to tighten pinion nut until correct 

preload is obtained.

10. Pinion preload is 1.7 - 2.8 Nm (1.2 - 2.1 lbf.ft), if 

higher replace collapsible spacer.

CAUTION: Do not tighten pinion nut to more 
than 373 Nm (275 lbf.ft), or the collapsible 
spacer will compress too far.

11. Clean propeller shaft flange and mating face.
12. Position propeller shaft to rear axle and align 

reference marks.

13. Tighten propeller shaft nuts and bolts to 65 Nm 

(48 lbf.ft).

14. Fit drive shafts.

 

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 REAR AXLE & FINAL DRIVE, 

REPAIRS, Oil seal - differential housing.

15. Check differential oil level. 

 

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 MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE, 

Rear Axle.

Oil seal - differential housing 

$% 51.20.36

Remove

1. Raise rear of vehicle.

WARNING: Do not work on or under a 
vehicle supported only by a jack. Always 
support the vehicle on safety stands.

2. Remove road wheel.

3. Remove bolt securing handbrake cable to 

subframe.

4. Remove nut and bolt securing trailing link to 

rear hub, collect spacer from under bolt head.

5. Remove nut and bolt securing fixed transverse 

link to subframe. Collect dynamic damper.

6. Remove nut and bolt securing adjustable 

transverse link to subframe.

7. Position drain tin to catch oil spillage.
8. With assistance pull hub assembly outwards.

REAR AXLE & FINAL DRIVE

REPAIRS

51-7

9. Taking care not damage  oil seal 'flinger', 

release drive shaft from differential using LRT-
51-014 
and position shaft aside.

10. Remove and discard circlip from  drive shaft.
11. Remove differential oil seal.

Refit

1. Clean drive shaft oil seal recess in axle casing.

2. Fit new oil seal using LRT-51-012.
3. 
Clean end of drive shaft and location in 

differential.

4. Check condition of oil seal  'Flinger',  renew if 

damaged.

5. Fit new circlip to drive shaft.
6. With assistance fit drive shaft to differential, 

push drive shaft fully home to  engage circlip.

7. Fit nut and bolt to fixed transverse link and 

tighten to 120 Nm (89 lbf.ft).

CAUTION: Nuts and bolts must be tightened 
with weight of vehicle on suspension.

8. Fit nut, bolt and dynamic damper to adjustable 

transverse link and tighten to 120 Nm (89 lbf.ft).

9. Fit spacer, nut and bolt to trailing link and 

tighten to 120 Nm (89 lbf.ft).

10. Fit bolt securing handbrake cable clip and 

tighten to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).

11. Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to 115 Nm 

(85 lbf.ft).

12. Check differential oil level. 

 

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 MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE, 

Rear Axle.

13. Remove stands and lower vehicle.

REAR AXLE & FINAL DRIVE

51-8

REPAIRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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