Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

Torque wrench settings (continued)
Rear suspension
Nm lbf ft
Rear hub nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 137
Drum brake backplate-to-trailing arm bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 48
Disc brake shield-to-trailing arm bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 11
Brake hose bracket-to-trailing arm bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 11
Handbrake cable-to-trailing arm bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stub axle:
22 16
Retaining nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 125
Trailing arm bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear suspension strut:
55 41
Upper mounting nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 24
Lower mounting bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 33
Upper mounting plate retaining nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 30
Lateral link pivot bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 33
Trailing arm mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steering
Steering wheel nut:
83 61
Without airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 39
With airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steering column:
45 32
Lower mounting bolt and nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 15
Upper mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 15
Upper mounting nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 10
Universal joint pinch-bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 22
Steering gear mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 31
Steering gear mounting nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power-assisted steering gear:
25 18
Feed pipe union nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 29
Return pipe union nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Track rod balljoint:
31 23
Retaining nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 32
Locknut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power steering pump:
55 41
Mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 35
Outlet pipe union nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 41
Pulley retaining bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7
Power steering oil cooler mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roadwheels
9 7
Roadwheel nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 74
1 General information and
precautions
General information
The independent front suspension is of the
MacPherson strut type, incorporating coil
springs and integral telescopic shock
absorbers. The MacPherson struts are
located by transverse lower suspension arms,
which utilize rubber inner mounting bushes
and incorporate a balljoint at the outer ends,
and forward facing longitudinal tie bars. Both
lower suspension arms are connected to an
anti-roll bar via a small connecting link. The
front swivel hubs, which carry the wheel
bearings, brake calipers and the hub/disc
assemblies, are bolted to the MacPherson
struts and connected to the lower arms via
the balljoints.
The fully independent rear suspension is of
double wishbone type, utilising pressed steel
trailing arms which have the roadwheel stub
axles bolted into their rear ends. These are
located longitudinally on the vehicle
underbody via a large rubber bush which is
situated towards the centre of each arm. Each
trailing arm assembly is located transversely
by three lateral links, which utilize rubber
mounting bushes at both their inner and outer
ends. The rear suspension struts incorporate
coil springs and integral telescopic shock
absorbers and are mounted onto the rear
lower lateral link via a rubber mounting bush.
The steering wheel is of the energyabsorbing
type (to protect the driver in the
event of an accident) and is attached by a
deeply-recessed nut to the steering column
which is also collapsible. In the event of an
impact, such as in an accident, the lower
steering column clamp and the upper column
mounting, fitted with energy absorbing
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bending plates, is designed to allow the
column to slide downwards. The downwards
movement of the column bends the mounting
plates which absorb some of the energy, so
lessening the force transmitted to the driver
via the steering wheel.
An airbag is available as an option and,
when fitted, is mounted in the centre of the
steering wheel. See Chapter 12 for full details.
The steering column has a universal joint
fitted towards the lower end of its length and
its bottom end is clamped to a second
universal joint, which is in turn clamped to the
steering gear pinion.
The steering gear is mounted onto the
engine compartment bulkhead and is
connected by two track rods, with balljoints at
their outer ends, to the steering arms
projecting rearwards from the hub carriers.
The track rod ends are threaded to facilitate
adjustment.
Power-assisted steering is available as an
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