1995 Land Rover Range Rover Classic Workshop Manual

STEERING
Symptom :-
4.  Check steering linkage ball joints for wear,
correct alignment and security, including steering
box and tie rod.  See  Steering Linkage Inspect
Steering excessively light/sensitive. Excessive
freeplay at steering wheel.
5.
Check all front suspension rubbers for wear.
Check all fixing torques, including radius arm
bushes, panhard rod and anti-roll [sway] bar.
See FRONT SUSPENSION, Repair,  Panhard
Rod  See FRONT SUSPENSION, Repair,
Radius Arm  See FRONT SUSPENSION,
Repair,  Anti-Roll[Sway] Bar Assembly  See
FRONT SUSPENSION, Repair,  Front Shock
Absorber
1.
Are steering box adjustments correct?
NO -    See Adjustment,  Power Steering Box
WARNING: Adjustments of steering box
should not be required while in warranty
period. If box is within warranty, it must be
returned to manufacturer. No attempt must be
made to introduce backlash.
YES -  Suspect worn panhard rod or radius arm
bushes Check condition of ball joints and
the lower steering column shaft universal
joints for wear.  See Repair,  Lower
6.  Fit new radius arm bushes using NTC 6860. Fit
harmonic damper if vehicle has air suspension.
Fit new nuts, bolts and washers.
Steering Shaft and Universal Joints
7.
Coil spring vehicles only - If problem persists
Symptom :-
fit damper kit STC 241 (2 off front) and STC
1474
(2 off rear). Road test vehicle.
Steering vibration, road wheel shimmy - wobble.
8.
Check the power steering box adjustments and
Vibration through the steering linkage powerful
enough to induce high frequency oscillation of the
steering wheel, is generally caused by out of balance
road wheels. However there are a number of other
possible causes of this symptom which if severe, may
be described as shimmy or wobble. Regardless of the
terminology used by the owner/driver to describe the
symptoms, the following diagnostic checks should be
carried out in the order presented.
operation.  See Overhaul,  Power Steering Box
9.  Check the hub bearing end floats and determine
the condition of the hub bearings. As applicable.
See FRONT AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE, Repair,
Front Hub Assembly ABS or  See FRONT
AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE, Repair,  Front Hub
Assembly non ABS
10.
Check the resistance and condition of the
swivels.  See FRONT AXLE AND FINAL
DRIVE, Description and operation,
Description
1.
Check the tyres and balance of the road wheels.
See GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA,
Information,  Wheels and Tyres  See
WHEELS AND TYRES, Fault diagnosis,  Fault
If problem is not diagnosed: Repeat
checks starting at 1.
-
Symptoms  See WHEELS AND TYRES,
Repair,  Wheel Balancing
11.
Carry out a full steering geometry check.  See
2.
3.
Check the steering hydraulic damper function.
See  Steering Damper
INTRODUCTION, Information,  Steering
Check steering column universal joints for wear
and correct alignment.  See Repair,  Lower
Steering Shaft and Universal Joints
FAULT DIAGNOSIS
5
Product Specification
CategoriesLand Rover, Range Rover
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Model Year1995
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Document TypeOwners Manual
LanguageEnglish
Product NameRange Rover Classic
Product BrandLand Rover
Document File TypePDF
Publisherlandrover.com
Wikipedia's Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover
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