Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

16.3 Remove retaining clip and free brake hose from trailing arm
16 Rear suspension trailing
arm - removal and refitting 5
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, then follow the procedure under
the relevant sub heading.
Non-ABS models
2 Remove the rear hub assembly.
3 Undo the bolts and remove the clips securing
the handbrake cable and brake hose brackets
to the trailing arm (see illustration). 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. Position the backplate out of the way of
the stub axle and tie it to the rear suspension
unit coil spring using a piece of wire.
ABS models
4 Remove the two brake caliper shield
retaining screws and remove the shield from
the caliper.
5 Slacken and remove the bolts securing the
handbrake cable and brake hose retaining
clamps to the trailing arm. Undo the two bolts
securing the caliper mounting bracket to the
trailing arm and slide the caliper off the disc.
Tie the caliper to the rear suspension strut coil
spring to avoid placing any strain on the
hydraulic hose or handbrake cable.
6 Remove the ABS rear wheel sensor.
All models
7 Slacken and remove the three pivot bolts
securing the front lateral link, rear lower lateral
link and rear upper lateral link to the trailing arm.
8 Remove the two bolts securing the trailing
arm mounting bracket to the vehicle body,
then manoeuvre the trailing arm assembly out
of position and away from the vehicle (see
illustration).
9 Inspect the trailing arm for signs of damage
such as cracks, paying particular to the areas
around the mounting bolt holes, and examine
the mounting bush for signs of damage and
deterioration. If either the arm or bush show
signs of wear or damage, the trailing arm and
bush assembly must be renewed as a unit
since neither component is available
separately.
Refitting
10 Refitting is the reverse of removal, noting
the following:
a) Manoeuvre the trailing arm into position
and tighten its mounting bolts to the
specified torque.
b) Refit all the pivot bolts and tighten them
only loosely.
c) On non-ABS models, tighten the
backplate retaining bolts to the specified
torque then refit the hub.
d) On ABS models, tighten the brake caliper
mounting bracket bolts to the specified
torque and refit the wheel sensor.
e) With the vehicle standing on its wheels,
rock the suspension to settle all the
suspension components in position then
tighten all the disturbed pivot bolts to
their specified torque setting.
f) On completion, check and, if necessary,
adjust rear wheel alignment.
18.2a Remove horn button from steering
wheel . . .
1689 Rover 214 & 414 Updated Version 09/97
Suspension and steering 10•13
16.8 Trailing arm mounting bolts (arrowed)
17 Steering - inspection
Refer to Chapter 1.
18 Steering wheel -
removal and refitting 2
Models without airbag (SRS)
Removal
1 Set the front wheels in the straight-ahead
position. The steering wheel spokes should be
horizontal.
2 Carefully prise out the horn button from the
centre of the steering wheel. Disconnect the
wires from the button terminals and remove
the button (see illustrations).
3 Using a socket, unscrew and remove the
steering wheel retaining nut.
4 Mark the steering wheel and steering
column shaft in relation to each other then lift
the steering wheel off the column splines. If it
is tight, tap it up near the centre, using the
palm of your hand, or twist it from side to side
whilst pulling upwards to release it from the
shaft splines.
18.2b . . . and disconnect wiring from
button terminals
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