Defender (1993+). Manual — part 71

STEERING

41.

Fit the pedal box and secure with the six
bolts. Fit the pedal assembly mill board trim

and secure with retaining strip, vent cover and
screws.

42.

Fit the master cylinder

to

the servo and

connect the servo vacuum hose.

43.

Connect the stop lamp switch leads.

Fitting steering column

34. Fit the main support bracket and padding to

the steering column and manoeuvre the
column into position in the vehicle.

35.

Loosely secure the main support bracket and

harness bracket to the bulkhead with

two

bolts.

36.

Loosely fit the clamp and rubber packing strip

to the column and retain with two bolts.

37. Loosely secure the lower end

of

the column to

the lower support bracket with two nuts and
bolts.

38. Loosely secure the clamp bracket to the main

support bracket with two bolts.

Fit steering column

lock switch

44. Place lock switch

in

position and rotate the

steering column inner shaft to line

up

the slot

with the switch plunger.

39. Working inside the vehicle cab, fit the tie-bar

to the column bracket and secure with the
single bolt.

40. Finally tighten the main support bracket bolts,

clamp bracket bolts, upper clamp bolts and
the lower support bracket nuts and bolts.

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45.

Secure the lock to the column with the clamp
and shear bolts, whilst inserting two plain

washers between the switch and clamp.

47.

Offer up the instrument panel and connect the

Tighten the bolts but not enough to shear

speedometer cable, two block connectors one

them. Temporarily fit the steering wheel and

multi-plug and single white wire. Secure the

operate the switch and lock mechanism

panel with the four screws.

several times

to

ensure it functions properly

before finally tightening the bolts until the
heads shear. Connect the electrical leads to

the rear of the switch

Fit instrument panel and nacelle

48.

Locate the top half of the nacelle in position.
Locate the switch grommets and secure the

two

halves together with the four long screws

one short and

two

self-tapping screws.

Fit steering column switch assembly

46.

Fit the steering column switch assembly and
secure with the single screw. Connect the four
multi-plugs

to

the main harness.

Fit the steering wheel

49.

Turn the cancelling ring

so

that the

slots

are

vertical and the lug with the arrow points to
the left, in the direction

of

the indicator switch.

Engage the steering lock.

50.

Fit the steering wheel with the finisher
attachment lug at the bottom. Ensure that the
indicator cancelling forks locate in the

cancelling ring

slots.

Secure the wheel with

the shake-proof washer and nut and tighten

to

the correct torque. Fit the finisher and secure

with the single screw.

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1993

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Fit collapsible steering shaft

51.

If

necessary, fit new universal joints to the

support. Note that the long joint is fitted to the
short length of shaft and short joint

to

the long

end. The joints can only be fitted one way to
the shaft.

52. With the steering lock engaged and the road

wheels in the straight ahead position line-up
the marks made in instruction

2

and fit the

collapsible shaft assembly with the long leg of
the shaft to the steering box. Fit the pinch

bolts and tighten

to

the correct torque figure

22 - 28 Nm.

TORQUE

FIGURES

Nm

Drop arm nut

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

176

Steering wheel nut

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

3 8

Sector shaft cover to steering box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

22

Top

cover

bolts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

50

Top cover bolts from serial

No:

lJ0001

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

75

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1993

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POWER

STEERING BOX OVERHAUL

Adwest Lightweight

Special service

tools

Drop

arm extractor

'C'

spanner

Worm adjusting socket

Ring expander

Ring

compressor

Torque setting tool
Seal saver, sector

shaft

M S 252A

/

LRT-57-012

LST 120

/

LRT-57-007

LST

119

/

LRT-57-006

RO

606602

/

LRT-57-019

RO

606603

/

LRT-57-020

RO

1016

/

LRT-57-017

RO

606604

/

LRT-57-021

Seal saver, valve and worm

RO

1015

/

LRT-57-016

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REISSUED:

FEB

1993