Land Rover Defender: Differential

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

GENERAL EQUIPMENT

PART(S)

REMOVAL

WARNING: Be prepared to collect escaping fluid.

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

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

2. Drain the differential.

3. Remove both the rear halfshafts.

4. Remove the rear silencer.

5. Disconnect the rear driveshaft.

6.

• Remove the 2 bolts.
• Remove the heatshield.

7.

• Remove and discard the 2 nuts and 2 bolts.
• Reposition the stabilizer bar away from the rear subframe.

8.

Disconnect the breather pipe.

9.

NOTE: If equipped.

Disconnect the differential locking motor electrical connector.

10.

Use a suitable transmission jack to support the rear differential case.

General Equipment: Transmission jack

11.

Remove and discard the 2 differential rear bush bolts.

12.

• Remove and discard the 2 differential front bush nuts and bolts.
• Remove the differential.

INSTALLATION

1.

• Use a suitable transmission jack to support the differential.

  General Equipment: Transmission jack

• Install the differential.
• Install and tighten the 2 new differential front bush nuts and bolts.

  Renew Part: Differential case front bolt(s) Quantity: 2.

  Renew Part: Differential case nut(s) Quantity: 2.

  Torque: 110Nm

2.

• Install and tighten the 2 new differential rear bush bolts.

  Renew Part: Differential case rear bolts Quantity: 2.

  Torque: 170Nm

3. Remove the supporting stand.

4.

NOTE: If equipped.

Connect the differential locking motor electrical connector.

5. Connect the breather pipe.

6.

• Reposition the stabilizer bar in the correct location.
• Install and tighten the 2 new stabilizer bar nuts and bolts.

  Renew Part: Rear stabilizer bar to subframe bolts Quantity: 2.

  Renew Part: Rear stabilizer bar to subframe nuts Quantity: 2.

  Torque

  • Nuts: 110Nm
  • Bolts: 110Nm

7.

• Install the heatshield.
• Install and tighten the 2 bolts.

  Torque: 9Nm

8.

• Install the rear driveshaft to the alignment mark made on the removal step.
• Install the 3 spacers.
• Install and tighten the 6 new driveshaft to front output flange bolts.

  Renew Part: Driveshaft to rear differential bolts Quantity: 6.

  Torque: 73Nm

9. Install the rear silencer.

10. Install both the rear halfshafts.

11. Fill the differential.

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