Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

7.4 Slacken and remove anti-roll bar-toconnecting
link bolts
7 Front anti-roll bar -
removal and refitting 3
Removal
1 Chock the rear wheels, firmly apply the
handbrake then jack up the front of the
vehicle and support it on axle stands. Remove
both front roadwheels.
2 From underneath the vehicle, undo the
bolts securing the gearchange control rod
rear rubber mounting to the vehicle
underbody. Remove the rubber mounting
assembly and bolts, noting the correct fitted
positions of the mounting rubber spacers and
mounting plate.
3 Release the exhaust system from its front
rubber mountings, then undo the three
gearchange linkage bellcrank assembly
retaining bolts and lower the gearchange
linkage assembly down onto the exhaust
system.
4 Slacken and remove the nuts and washers
securing each end of the anti-roll bar to the
connecting links and remove the bolts (see
illustration).
5 Mark the location of the clamp bushes on
the bar, then undo the mounting clamp
retaining bolts and remove the clamps. Make
a note of the fitted position of the rubber bush
splits to ensure that they are positioned
correctly on refitting (see illustration).
Manoeuvre the anti-roll bar out over the
gearchange linkage and exhaust system and
remove it from the right-hand side of the
vehicle.
6 Carefully examine the anti-roll bar
components for signs of wear, damage or
deterioration, paying particular attention to
the mounting rubbers. Inspect the
gearchange mechanism control rod mounting
rubber and bush for signs of wear or
deterioration. Renew worn components as
necessary.
Refitting
7 Manoeuvre the anti-roll bar into position
from the right-hand side of the vehicle and
refit the connecting link bolts. Refit the
7.5 Correct position of anti-roll bar
mounting bush split (arrowed)
washers and tighten the nuts, finger tight only.
8 Lubricate the mounting clamp bushes with
a solution of soapy water then lever the bar
down and slide them into position on the antiroll
bar. Ensure that the splits are on the right
side of the bushes then align them with the
marks made on dismantling.
9 Refit the anti-roll bar mounting clamps and
tighten the retaining bolts to the specified
torque setting, then tighten the anti-roll barto-connecting
link bolts to the specified
torque.
10 Refit the front gearchange mechanism
linkage mounting plate assembly retaining
bolts and tighten them securely.
11 Apply a smear of grease to the
gearchange control rod bush and refit the
rear mounting rubber assembly. Tighten the
mounting bolts to the specified torque setting
and check that the gearchange mechanism
operates smoothly. Refit the exhaust system
to the front mounting rubbers.
12 Refit the roadwheels then lower the
vehicle to the ground and tighten the
roadwheel nuts to the specified torque.
8 Front anti-roll bar
connecting link -
removal and refitting
3
Removal
1 Chock the rear wheels, firmly apply the
handbrake, jack up the front of the vehicle
8.2 Anti-roll bar connecting link
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Suspension and steering 10•7
and support on axle stands. Remove the
appropriate front roadwheel.
2 From underneath the vehicle, slacken and
remove the bolt and washer securing the
connecting link to the lower suspension arm
(see illustration).
3 Remove the nut and washer securing the
connecting link to the anti-roll bar, then
withdraw the bolt and remove the connecting
link from under the vehicle.
4 Inspect the connecting link rubber
mounting bushes for signs of damage and
renew them if they are cracked, worn, split or
perished. The bushes are a press fit in the
connecting link and can be pressed out and in
using a vice and two suitable sized tubular
drifts, such as sockets (one bearing on the
hard outer edge of the bush and another
bearing against the edge of the connecting
link).
Refitting
5 Refitting is the reverse of the removal
sequence. Tighten both the connecting link
bolts to the specified torque setting.
9 Front suspension tie bar -
removal and refitting 3
Removal
1 Chock the rear wheels, firmly apply the
handbrake, jack up the front of the vehicle
and support on axle stands. Remove the
appropriate front roadwheel.
2 From underneath the front of the vehicle,
slacken and remove the three bolts
securing the bumper flange to the body.
Remove the seven bolts securing the front
undercover panel to the body and remove the
panel.
3 Undo the nut securing the front of the tie
bar to the front subframe then remove the
flanged washer and mounting bush, noting
which direction the flange is facing (see
illustration).
4 Undo the two bolts securing the tie bar to
the lower suspension arm, then remove the
rod from the vehicle and slide the spacer,
9.3 Tie bar retaining nut is accessed from
front of subframe
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