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stan
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'02 Rear Suspension Dismantle & Rebuild

please post your comments on Tim's excellent 'how to' here,

link to 'how to' http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic17399.html ... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
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Last edited by stan on 21st Mar 2013 9:20am. Edited 1 time in total

19th Mar 2013 7:26pm

47p2

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Nice work Joe, just not sure I would like to work under it

19th Mar 2013 7:36pm

Joe90

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As you can see from the photos, I am not under it!

It really is very solid and stable....(famous last words!) .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
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19th Mar 2013 8:05pm

Contraband

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Great work. Are you going to do pictures of the bushes being replaced and the arms being repainted?
It's gonna look new when it goes back together.
I too think it looks a bit unstable. The stand under the hub looks like it will slip with any sideways movement. I am sure you have made sure it is stable tho'.. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

19th Mar 2013 8:10pm

Joe90

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Up and down movement yes (ooer!) but the hub can't move out or in, and with the tie rod still in place, not much sideways. There is plenty of weight going down onto the stand now the upper and lower arms are off, and the stand is very slightly inclined towards the centre of the car. The halfshaft is also tied onto the anti roll bar, so nuttin' ain't goin' nowhere I thought about making a stand for it out of wood, bolting it onto the wheel bolts.....

Yep, photos of the finished articles and bush exchange will be forthcoming (as long as stan unlocks the thread )

Just hope I have the time, the weather and the energy to get it all back together (still got the other side to do!) .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

19th Mar 2013 9:42pm

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19th Mar 2013 10:05pm

Joe90

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Day 3 up for review, along with a few updates from the beginning.....

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic17399.html .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

20th Mar 2013 9:29pm

daz62

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2003 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 V8 Oslo Blue

Great work joe, inspirational. 03 4.4 V8 petrol / lpg. 1st of many hopefully. I love my Rangie

21st Mar 2013 7:34am

Havank

Member Since: 05 Apr 2007
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Nice Job

But keep working safe please!!!

21st Mar 2013 9:39am

Joe90

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Day 4 is up, still alive, car still not moved an inch!

Seems to be taking forever!

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic17399.html .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

21st Mar 2013 11:04pm

Joe90

Member Since: 29 Apr 2010
Location: Hampshire
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Day 5 is up, actually started putting things back together !

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/post178811.html#178811 .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

22nd Mar 2013 10:31pm

taskam

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2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Java Black

Nice work Joe. Bet that Cobra tastes good after that 2007 TDV8 Vogue SE Java Black

24th Mar 2013 9:11am

2006Rangie

Member Since: 26 Jan 2017
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2006 Range Rover HSE 4.4 V8 Giverny Green

Excellent write-up and very useful for me as I am planning to get into the right side of my 2006 HSE soon. I will use this as my primary textbook and the Rave as my secondary.

A bit of background on why I think I need to do this work:

About 5 months ago, I was trailering my boat to a new sailing club loacated off a country road with a very narrow shoulder and a sea of grass from the edge of the shoulder to the farmer’s fence about 10 metres away. I pulled over to check my position and as I slowly edged on to the grass verge, the whole vehicle dived gracefully into a hidden dry ditch about 1.5 metres deep with a very steep drop. I thought the Rangie would roll over and braced myself for it but luckily it settled on the bottom at a very steep angle with most of the weight resting on the two right side wheels.

About 2 or 3 months later, I developed a high-speed shimmy in the front wheel and that slowly progressed into large vibrations at various speeds that seemed to be triggered by irregularities on the road. My troubleshooting led me to the right side control arms and ball joints in the front. I replaced both of the control arms (and bushings) and one ball joint on this wheel. Everything cleared up and the car is smooth again.

Last week I made a 1,000 mile weekend trip and now I notice that the right rear wheel tire is wearing unevenly. All the wheels were replaced about 30,000 miles ago and they have been wearing evenly until this sudden accelerated wear on the outside part of the thread on the right rear tire. This is the only indication that something might be wrong; no noise, vibration or harshness. However, the car now has about 130,000 miles and I suppose all the bushings and ball joints are tired and ready to let go with any unusual stress such as caused by my excursion into the ditch.

Going to get the wheel off today and do a little prying around before planning the next move. I replaced the top and bottom
rose joints at the hub last year on the left rear wheel so hoping that this job might be similar and so familiar. But not wanting to remove the rear control arms although I fear it would be advisable.

12th Dec 2018 3:48pm

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