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1380 Rover 800 Series Remake
10
Front suspension
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent, by unequal length upper and lower suspension arms,
with coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and anti-roll bar
Hub bearing endfloat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 mm
Rear suspension
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent, by transverse and training links, with coil springs,
telescopic shock absorbers and anti-roll bar. Self-levelling suspension
optional on certain models
Hub bearing endfloat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.10 mm
Steering
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power-assisted rack and pinion
Turns lock-to-lock:
4-cylinder engine models without turbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
4-cylinder turbo engine models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.97
V6 engine models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Front and rear wheel alignment
Front wheel toe setting:
Pre-1992 model year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parallel ± 0º 8’
1992 model year onward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parallel ± 0º 15’
Rear wheel toe setting:
Pre-1992 model year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0º 10’ ± 0º 4’ toe-in
1992 model year onward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0º 22’ ± 0º 15’ toe-in
Roadwheels
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressed steel or light alloy
Wheel size:
4-cylinder engine models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6J x 14, 6J x 15, 6J x 16 or 7J x 17 (3.5J x 15 space saver spare
wheel)
V6 engine models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6J x 15 or 6J x 16 (3.5J x 15 space saver spare wheel)
Chapter 10
Suspension and steering systems
Ancillary drivebelts check and renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .See Chapter 1
Front anti-roll bar - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front hub bearing - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front lower suspension arm - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front shock absorber and coil spring assembly - dismantling
and reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front shock absorber and coil spring assembly - removal and
refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front steering knuckle assembly - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . 2
Front tie-bar - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front upper suspension arm - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Power steering gear - bleeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power steering fluid cooler - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power steering fluid level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .See Chapter 1
Power steering pump - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rear anti-roll bar - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear coil spring - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear hub bearing - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear hub carrier - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear shock absorber - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rotary coupler - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering column - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Steering column lock - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering gear - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering gear rubber gaiter - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Steering knuckle balljoint - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Steering, suspension and roadwheel check . . . . . . . . . .See Chapter 1
Steering track rod - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Steering wheel - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Trailing link - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transverse link - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tyre condition and tyre pressure checks . . . . . . . . . . . .See Chapter 1
Wheel alignment and steering angles - general information . . . . . . . 28
10•1
Specifications
Contents
Easy, suitable for
novice with little
experience
Fairly easy, suitable
for beginner with
some experience
Fairly difficult,
suitable for competent
DIY mechanic
Difficult, suitable for
experienced DIY
mechanic
Very difficult,
suitable for expert DIY
or professional
Degrees of difficulty
5
4
3
2
1