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Hi Guy's
When I remove a rear wheel I usually place a 2 tonne trolley jack under the rear control arm and open the drivers door to disable the EAS. The car needs to be sitting low, preferably in disembarkment height, this way I can get the foot of the jack to lodge in the pocket where the shock absorber comes thru.. Not recommended, and perhaps a lil dangerous, I know.
Lifting the wheel in this manner takes the weight off the whole rear hub assembly. In this pos I can grab the wheel and get sideways movement, Which I have found to be the pivot point where the upper arm attaches to the hub.. Looks like a pin connection that maybe needs packers either side. And, up and down movement, where I've found the lower pivot point(s) to have slackness too.
Are both these attachment points ball joints? Normal? Should they have some small movement or are they done?
Or something completely different. 
Thanx Matt. Once you've driven a Range Rover, everything else seems 2nd rate.. Eeeek I'm trapped for life.
1986 RRC Highline with offroad mods. Arctic Silver
2001 P38 HSE. Ardeness Green.
1995 RRC soft dash (beautiful car) Green.
2005 L322 HSE V8. - Current, most awesome car yet. And most expensive.
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28th Jun 2018 4:43am
