Rubber bushing of the main gear support rear (Range Rover 3)

Dismantling

1. Raise the car on a lift.

2. Disconnect the negative terminal from the battery.

3. Remove the rear propeller shaft.

DRIVE SHAFTS, REPAIR WORK, Cardan shaft - rear.

4. Release the fasteners securing the crankcase ventilation hose to the body.

5. Support the final drive housing with a jack.

6. Remove 2 screws and 1 bolt with nut securing the final drive housing to the subframe.

7. Carefully lower the jack so that the final drive with drive shafts rests on the lower suspension arms.

8. Rotate the final drive housing approximately 135° to access the bushing and secure it to the side.

9. Mark the installation position of the rubber bushing relative to the mark on the subframe.

10. Install the LRT-51-022/2 tool onto the subframe, pass the LRT-51-022/5 rod through the hole in the rubber bushing and screw it into the LRT-51-022/2.

11. Install the LRT-51-023/1 tool onto the LRT-51-023/5 rod, screw the nut onto the rod and tighten it by hand.

12. Remove the rubber bushing from the rear subframe.

13. Disassemble the devices and send the rubber bushing for disposal.

Assembly

1. Clean the subframe slot for the rubber bushing and the mating surfaces.

2. Apply rubber lubricant to the new rubber bushing and to the inside surface of the socket.

3. Place the LRT-51-022/3 tool on the subframe.

4. Connect the LRT-51-022/5 rod to the LRT-51-022/3 device.

5. Install the new rubber bushing onto the LRT-51-022/5 rod.

6. Install the LRT-51-022/4 tool onto the LRT-51-022/5 rod, screw the nut onto the rod and tighten it by hand.

7. Install the rubber bushing into the rear subframe socket.

8. Remove and disassemble all accessories.

9. Install the jack and raise the final drive to the required position.

10. Install new screws and bolt with nut securing the final drive housing to the subframe and tighten the two front screws to 100 Nm and the nut with bolt to 165 Nm.

11. Remove the jack from under the final drive housing.

12. Secure the crankcase ventilation hose of the main gear to the clamps on the body.

13. Install the rear propeller shaft.