Freelander 1. Manual - part 184

 

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Freelander 1. Manual - part 184

 

 

FRONT SUSPENSION

REPAIRS

60-15

Refit

1. Ensure bush bore in hub is clean.

2. Using LRT-60-008 fit new bush into lower arm.
3. Align lower arm to rear beam, fit bolt but do not 

tighten at this stage.

4. Align rear bush housing to body dowel, fit bolts 

but do not tighten at this stage.

5. Tighten rear bush housing bolts to 105 Nm (77 

lbf.ft).

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

6. Tighten lower arm front bush bolts to 190 Nm 

(140 lbf.ft).

7. Fit underbelly panel.

 

 + 

 EXTERIOR FITTINGS, REPAIRS, 

Panel - underbelly.

8. Remove stands and lower vehicle.
9. Check and, if necessary, adjust wheel 

alignment. 
 

 + 

 STEERING, ADJUSTMENTS, Front 

wheel alignment - check & adjust.

Bush - lower arm - rear

$% 60.35.25

Remove

1. Raise front 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 nut securing lower arm rear bush 

housing and remove snubber rubber.

CAUTION: Note orientation of snubber 
washer.

3. Remove 2 bolts securing lower arm rear bush 

housing.

4. Release bush locating pin from body and 

remove bush housing.

FRONT SUSPENSION

60-16

REPAIRS

Refit

1. Clean lower arm and bush housing mating 

faces.

2. Fit bush housing to lower arm and locate dowel 

into body.

3. Fit  bolts securing  lower arm rear bush 

housings and tighten to 105 Nm (77 lbf.ft).

4. Fit snubber rubber and nut but do not tighten at 

this stage.

CAUTION: Ensure correct orientation of 
snubber washer. Ensure that 'OUT' is 
visible on snubber washer when fitted.

5. Tighten rear bush housing nut to 140 Nm (103 

lbf.ft).

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

6. Remove stand and lower vehicle.
7. Check front wheel alignment

 

 + 

 STEERING, ADJUSTMENTS, Front 

wheel alignment - check & adjust.

REAR SUSPENSION

REPAIRS

64-1

REAR SUSPENSION

REPAIRS

Bush - trailing link

$% 64.15.11

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 nut and bolt securing trailing link to 

rear hub, collect spacer from under bolt head.

4. Release trailing link from hub and tie aside.
5. Using LRT-64-002 remove trailing link bush 

from hub.

Refit

1. Ensure bush bore in hub is clean.

2. Using LRT-64-002 fit new bush into hub.
3. Align trailing link to hub, fit nut and bolt but do 

not tighten at this stage.

4. Support weight of vehicle with jack under rear 

hub.

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

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

tighten to 120 Nm (89 lbf.ft).

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

(85 lbf.ft).

7. Remove stands and lower vehicle.
8. Check and, if necessary, adjust wheel 

alignment.

REAR SUSPENSION

64-2

REPAIRS

Bearing - hub 

$% 64.15.14

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. With assistant depressing the brake pedal, 

remove and discard drive shaft nut.

4. Remove brake shoe assembly.

 

 + 

 BRAKES, REPAIRS, Brake Shoes - 

rear set.

5. Using LRT-70-007 release handbrake cable 

from backplate and remove from backplate.

6. Remove clip securing brake hose to bracket on 

damper.

7. Disconnect brake pipe union from wheel 

cylinder.

CAUTION: Always fit plugs to open 
connections to prevent contamination.

8. Release ABS sensor from hub.

9. Remove nut and bolt securing trailing link to 

hub.

10. Remove nut, bolt and washers securing 

transverse links to hub.

11. Remove 2 nuts and bolts securing hub to 

damper.

12. Release damper from hub.
13. Remove hub assembly from drive shaft.

NOTE: Do not carry out further dismantling if 
component is removed for access only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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