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Land Rover 300Tdi Defender16 · REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE
16 · Transmission

DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY - 110/130

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 300Tdi Defender
Section
DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY - 110/130
REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVEDIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY - 110/130 · page 1 of 3
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REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE

1

OVERHAUL

DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY - 110/130

Service repair no - 51.15.07

Overhaul

1. Drain off differential lubricating oil, and refit plug.
2. Remove rear axle assembly from vehicle

See

Repair, Rear axle

3. Remove hub driving member fixings.
4. Withdraw driving member and axle shaft

sufficiently to disengage differential.

5. Repeat instruction 4 for other axle shaft.

6. Remove fixings and support strip at differential

cover and withdraw cover and joint washer.

7. Note relationship marking on bearing caps and

axle casing to ensure correct refitting.

8. Remove fixings and withdraw differential bearing

caps.

9. Clean out and examine spreader tool pegholes

provided in gear casing face; ensure that holes
are free from dirt and burrs and damage.

10. Ensure that turnbuckle adjuster is free to turn.

Using axle spreader 18G31C

11. Fit axle spreader to engage peg holes.

(Spreader 18G131C, Adaptor pegs 18G131F)

12. Using a spanner, turn adjuster until all free play

between spreader and casing is taken up,
denoted by adjuster becoming stiff to turn.

13. Check that side members of spreader are clear

of casing.

14. Stretch casing, rotating adjuster by one flat at a

time, until differential assembly can be levered
out. Do not lever against spreader; use suitable
packing under levers to avoid damage to casing.

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