Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 02 AMENDMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET03 INTRODUCTION04 GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA05 ENGINE TUNING DATA06 GENERAL FITTING REMINDERS07 MAINTENANCE08 ENGINE09 FUEL SYSTEM10 COOLING SYSTEM11 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM12 CLUTCH13 MANUAL GEARBOX14 TRANSFER GEARBOX15 PROPELLER SHAFTS16 REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE17 FRONT AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE18 STEERING19 FRONT SUSPENSION20 REAR SUSPENSION21 BRAKES22 WHEELS AND TYRES23 CHASSIS AND BODY24 HEATING AND VENTILATION25 AIR CONDITIONING26 WIPERS AND WASHERS27 ELECTRICAL28 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover 300Tdi Defender18 · STEERING
18 · Steering & suspension

INSPECTING (page 5 of 7)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 300Tdi Defender
STEERINGINSPECTING · page 5 of 7
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STEERING

7

OVERHAUL

Fitting sector shaft cover

73. Fit new sealing ring to cover.

74. Align cover with casing.
75. Screw cover assembly fully on to sector shaft

adjuster screw.

76. If necessary back off sector shaft adjuster screw.

Tap cover in place to allow cover to joint fully
with casing.

NOTE: Before tightening fixings, rotate
input shaft to ensure sector shaft roller is
free to move in valve worm. If initial

resistance is left, turn adjuster screw
approximately two turns in a clockwise direction.

77. Fit cover bolts. Tighten to

75 Nm (55 lbf/ft).

Fitting cylinder cover

78. Fit new square section seal to cover.
79. Remove slave bolt fitted at instruction 68. Press

cover into cylinder just to clear retainer ring
groove.

80. Fit retaining ring to groove with one end of ring

positioned 12 mm from extractor hole.

Adjusting sector shaft

NOTE: Refit drop arm and tighten nut
sufficiently to ensure that no backlash
exists between drop arm and sector shaft.

81. To set worm on centre, rotate input shaft to full

inner-lock (full right lock for a left hand drive
vehicle, full left lock for a right hand drive
vehicle). Rotate input shaft back towards centre
two full turns.

82. The box is now on centre and can be adjusted.
83. Hold input shaft and rock drop arm to establish

backlash is present. Continue rocking and slowly
turn sector shaft adjusting screw clockwise.
Continue rotating adjuster screw until backlash
has almost been eliminated.

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