Land Rover Defender: Differential

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

GENERAL EQUIPMENT

PART(S)

REMOVAL

CAUTION: Before disconnecting any components, make sure the area is clean and free from foreign material. When disconnected all openings must be sealed.

NOTE:

• This procedure contains illustrations showing certain components removed to provide extra clarity.
• This procedure contains some variation in the illustrations depending on the vehicle specification, but the essential information is always correct.

1. Raise and support the vehicle on a suitable 2 post lift.

2. Drain the differential.

3. Remove the front driveshaft.

4. Remove the front left halfshaft.

5. Remove the right halfshaft.

6. Remove the halfshaft support bracket.

7.

• Mark the installed position of the Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) damper.
• Remove the bolt.
• Remove the NVH damper.

8.

Release the vacuum pipe from the 4 clips.

9.

Disconnect the breather pipe.

10.

NOTE: Left hand drive vehicles.

• Align the steering wheel to the straight ahead position.
• Remove and discard the steering column lower shaft bolt.
• Reposition the steering column lower shaft away from the steering gear.

11. Use a suitable jack to support the differential.

General Equipment: Transmission jack

12.

• Remove the 2 bolts.
• Remove the differential upper support bracket.

13.

• Remove the upper differential support bracket bolt.
• Remove the washer.

14.

Remove and discard the 3 lower differential support bracket bolts.

15.

Remove the differential support bracket.

16.

NOTE: Note the orientation of the component prior to removal.

Remove the differential front bolt and NVH damper.

17.

WARNING: This step requires the aid of another technician.

Remove the front differential.

INSTALLATION

1.

WARNING: This step requires the aid of another technician.

Install the front differential.

2.

CAUTION: Make sure the mount is installed in the correct orientation.

• Install the differential front Noise, Vibration and Harness (NVH) damper.
• Install, but do not fully tighten the differential front bolt.

3. Install the differential support bracket.

4.

Install, but do not fully tighten the 3 new lower differential support bracket bolts.

Renew Part: Differential case bracket bolts Quantity: 3.

5.

• Install the washer.
• Install, but do not fully tighten the upper differential support bracket bolt.

6.

• Install the differential upper support bracket.
• Install, but do not fully tight the 2 differential upper support bracket bolts.

7. Fully tighten the 3 lower differential support bracket bolts.

Torque: 90Nm

8. Fully tighten the 2 differential upper support bracket bolts.

Torque: 25Nm

9. Fully tighten the upper differential support bracket bolt.

Torque: 60Nm

10. Fully tighten the differential front bolt.

Torque: 110Nm

11. Remove the transmission jack.

General Equipment: Transmission jack

12.

NOTE: Left hand drive vehicles.

• Position the steering column in the correct location.
• Install and tighten the new bolt.

  Renew Part: Lower steering column to steering gear bolts Quantity: 1.

  Torque: 30Nm

13. Connect the breather.

14. Install the vacuum pipe to the 3 clips.

15.

• Install the NVH damper in the correct location.
• Install and tighten the bolt.

  Torque: 60Nm

16. Install the halfshaft support bracket.

17. Install the right halfshaft.

18. Install the front left halfshaft.

19. Install the front driveshaft.

20. Fill the differential.

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