Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

10•10 Suspension and steering
11.11 Stake hub retaining nut firmly into stub axle groove 12.2a Using 12 mm spanner to compress handbrake cable
retaining tangs
11 Have an assistant firmly apply the
footbrake, then tighten the hub retaining nut
to the specified torque. Release the brake and
check that the hub rotates smoothly then
stake the hub retaining nut fully into the stub
axle groove (see illustration). Refit the hub
centre cap.
12 Refit the roadwheel, then lower the
vehicle to the ground and tighten the
roadwheel nuts to the specified torque.
13 Check and, if necessary, adjust rear wheel
alignment.
12 Rear stub axle -
removal and refitting 3
Removal
1 Remove the rear hub assembly.
2 On models fitted with rear drum brakes,
remove the lower brake shoe return spring,
then disconnect the handbrake cable from the
trailing shoe. Undo the bolts securing the
handbrake cable and brake hose brackets to
the trailing arm, then use a 12 mm ring
spanner to compress the handbrake cable
retaining clip and withdraw the cable from the
backplate. Remove the four bolts securing
the backplate to the trailing arm and carefully
ease the backplate assembly outwards and
off the end of the stub axle (see illustrations).
Position the backplate assembly out of the
way of the stub axle and tie it to the rear
suspension unit coil spring using a piece of
wire.
3 On models fitted with rear disc brakes,
undo the four disc shield retaining bolts and
remove the shield from the trailing arm.
4 On all models, using a socket and
extension bar, undo the large stub axle
retaining nut from the rear of the trailing arm
assembly (see illustration).
5 Slacken and remove the four Torx bolts
securing the stub axle mounting plate to the
trailing arm assembly, then withdraw the stub
axle and remove it from the vehicle.
6 Examine the stub axle spindle and
mounting plate for signs of wear or damage
such as scoring or cracking. If damaged, the
stub axle must be renewed.
Refitting
7 Refitting is a reverse of the removal
procedure, tightening all nuts and bolts to the
specified torque settings.
13 Rear suspension strut -
removal and refitting 3
Removal
1 Chock the front wheels, then jack up the
rear of the vehicle and support it on axle
stands. Remove the appropriate rear
roadwheel.
2 Slacken and remove both pivot bolts
securing the rear lower lateral link to the body
12.2b Backplate retaining bolts (arrowed) 12.4 Stub axle retaining nut (A) - Torx bolts are accessed via four
holes (arrowed)
1689 Rover 214 & 414 Updated Version 09/97