LAND ROVER FRELANDER 2 2006 Repair Manual

Publi s hed: 11-May-2011
Rear Suspension - Rear Suspension
Des cript ion and Operat ion
COMPONENT LOCATION
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Right Hand (RH) s pring and damper as sembl y
2-St abi lizer li nk
3-St abi lizer bar4-Left Hand (LH) spring and damper as sembl y
5-W heel knuckle
6-Hub7-Longi tudinal li nk
8-Rear trans vers e l ink
9-Front t rans verse li nk10-Subframe
OVERVIEW
The rear s uspens ion feat ures l ong travel McPhers on s truts t o opt imi ze on and off road performance.
The s uspens ion component s are mount ed on a subframe whi ch provides a rigid platform att ached to t he unders ide of t hevehi cl e body. The s ubframe i s mounted t o t he body on 4 bus hes which have differi ng compres si on rat es t o absorb lat eraland longit udinal loadi ng from cornering and braki ng.

SPRING AND DAMPER
ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Boot
2-Spri ng aid3-Locknut
4-Cap
5-Locknut (3 off)6-Gas ket
7-Top mount as sembl y
8-Spacer9-Spri ng is olat or
10-Spri ng
11-Spri ng is olat or12-Damper body
13-Spri ng s eat
14-Damper pis t on rodThe s pring and damper as s embl y i s a t win tube des ign wi th the convent ional coil s pring located on a welded s pri ng s eat ont he damper t ube. The l ower end of t he damper body l ocat es in the wheel knuckle whi ch is cl amped wit h a bolt .
The damper funct ions by rest ricti ng the flow of hydraul ic fluid through internal gall eri es wit hin t he damper. The damper rodmoves axi all y wit hin t he damper, i ts movement l imi ted by the flow of flui d t hrough the gal leri es, provi di ng damping ofundul ati ons i n t he t errai n. The damper rod is s ealed at i ts exi t poi nt from t he damper body t o mai ntain the flui d wit hin theunit and t o prevent the i ngres s of dirt and mois ture. The seal als o i ncorporat es a wiper to keep t he rod cl ean.
The damper rod i s located t hrough a central hol e in the top mount as sembl y. The rod i s threaded at i ts out er end. As elf-locking nut s ecures the t op mount t o t he damper rod. A s pring ai d i s fi tt ed t o t he damper rod t o prevent the t opmount cont act ing t he t op of the damper duri ng ful l s us pens ion compress ion and al s o as si st s t he s uspens ion t une. A bootis fi tt ed between t he damper body and t he t op mount and protects the damper pis t on rod from damage.
The coi l s pring fit t ed differs wit h vehi cl e s peci fi cat ion. Each s pring i s col our coded to identi fy i ts rat ing and fit mentrequirements .
The coi l s pring i s l ocated in a spring s eat which i s an int egral part of the damper body and cont ains a spring i sol at or. Thedesi gn of the spring s eat prevent s t he s pring rotat ing. The s pring has a li near rate compres s ion and i s i ncli ned to count ercorneri ng forces . The oppos it e end of t he coi l spring i s als o l ocat ed in a s pring isolator whi ch is fit ted i n t he t op mountas sembl y. Bot h s pri ng is olat ors are made from rubber and prevent any nois e produced during damper and s pri ngcompres si on/extens ion from bei ng t rans mit ted to t he vehicle body. A mas s damper is at tached t o the damper s pri ng s eatt o absorb vibrat ion and prevent nois e i ntrus i on int o t he vehi cl e int eri or.
The t op mount is fit ted wit h a gas ket t o prevent the ingres s of mois t ure bet ween the t op mount and t he turret mounti ng.

The t op mount at t aches t o a s t rengthened turret on t he chas s is wit h 3 i ntegral s tuds and s elf-l ocking nut s .
Two brackets are welded t o t he damper body. One bracket provides for t he att achment of t he s tabil izer li nk. The s econdbracket provi des for t he att achment of t he brake hose and wheel s peed s ens or cabl e. This bracket als o pos it ively locat est he damper i nto t he wheel knuckle and i ts locat ion i s cri ti cal t o cont rol li ng the vehicle trim height.
TRANSVERSE LINKS
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Locknut
2-Eccentric bol t
3-Bush - inner4-Eccentric cam washer
5-Locknut
6-Rear trans vers e l ink7-W as her
8-Bolt
9-Bush - outer10-Locknut
11-Locknut
12-Bush - outer13-W as her
14-Bolt
15-Front t ransverse link16-Bush - inner
17-Bolt
Lateral wheel locat ion is provi ded by 2 t rans verse li nks whi ch are l ocat ed between the s ubframe and the wheel knuckle.The li nks are l ong to gi ve excell ent camber cont rol . Each l ink i s fi tt ed wi th dynamic bus hes t o cont rol t he rear camber i n aprogres s ive manner as corneri ng loads increas e which gi ves a li mit ed amount of pas s ive rear wheel s teeri ng. The 2t ransverse links are different i n t hei r des i gn. The front li nk is a s teel pres si ng. The rear li nk is fabricated from s queezedand cropped tube. The li nks are des igned to wit hst and vehi cle jacking loads.
The front trans vers e l ink i s fi tt ed wi th bus hes which compres s under cornering forces to provide a cont roll ed amount of rearwheel t oe-i n, in addit ion t o t he camber control. The front li nk has a deform point in a central pos it ion al ong it s lengt h.This al lows t he li nk to be deformed in the event of a s evere lat eral rear wheel i mpact , for example st ri king a kerb. In t heevent of a s evere l ateral i mpact , t he li nk wil l permanent ly deform, abs orbing t he i mpact and prot ect ing the s ubframe fromdamage. The amount of deformat ion creat es exces s ive t oe-in which i s immedi ately not iceable t o t he dri ver.
The rear t rans verse li nk is mount ed to the subframe us ing an eccentric bolt and was her which all ows for adjus t ment of t hewheel t oe angle.
Both trans vers e l inks are at t ached t o t he s ubframe wit h bolt s and locknut s . The out er ends of each li nk locate in mount ingholes i nt egral wit h t he wheel knuckl e and are s ecured wit h bolt s and locknut s .
LONGITUDINAL LINK

ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Body mounti ng bracket2-Bolt
3-Locknut
4-Longi tudi nal l ink5-Bolt s
6-Locknut
7-Bus h8-Bolt
The longit udinal links are fabricat ed from s queezed and cropped tube and are located bet ween the wheel knuckle and thevehi cl e body. The l inks cont rol t he rear s us pens ion i n react ion t o braking and traction forces.
The rear mounti ng is forked and l ocat es on eit her si de of a bush pres sed into the wheel knuckle. The l ink is secured wit h abolt and l ocknut whi ch pass es t hrough the bus h.
The front mount ing of t he l ink l ocates in a bracket which i s bolt ed t o the unders i de of the vehicle si ll . The link is fit tedwit h a bus h whi ch locates i n t he bracket and i s s ecured wit h a bolt and locknut.
WHEEL KNUCKLE AND HUB

ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Cl amp bolt2-W heel knuckle
3-Ant i-lock Brake s yst em (ABS) wheel s peed s ens or
4-Brake cali per at t achment5-Beari ng
6-Ci rcli p
7-Hub8-St uds
9-Di sc shi el d at tachment
10-Bus h - Longi tudinal li nk11-Front t rans vers e li nk att achment
The cas t s t eel wheel knuckle provi des the at tachment for t he trans vers e l inks , longitudi nal l ink, spring and damperas sembl y and the wheel hub and beari ng ass embly.
An extended lower bos s on t he knuckle i s fit ted wi th a pres s ed bush and provides for t he att achment of t he longit udi nalli nk. The l ink i s s ecured to the knuckl e wit h a bol t and locknut whi ch pas s es through bot h t he li nk and the bus h.
Two furt her bos ses on the i nsi de face of t he wheel knuckl e all ow for t he at tachment of t he front and rear t rans verse li nkswhich are each secured wi th a bolt and l ocknut.
The upper s ecti on of the wheel knuckle has a locat ion hol e for t he damper body. The damper body s li des int o the hol e andlocates agains t an abutment on t he damper body. The rear face of t he hole i s s pli t and al lows t he damper body to bes ecured in t he wheel knuckle wi th a clamp bol t.
Mounti ng locat ions are provided for the brake cal iper and the brake dis c s hi eld. A hole in the t op face of t he wheel knuckl eprovides t he locati on for t he ABS wheel speed s ensor whi ch is s ecured wit h a bol t.
The wheel hub as s embly i ncl udes t he wheel bearing and ABS s ens or pul se ri ng. The hub as s embl y i s a non-s erviceablecomponent and requires repl acement as a complet e as sembl y.
STABILIZER BAR

ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Locknut2-Ball joint
3-Link
4-Ball joint5-St abi li zer bar
6-Bus h
7-Bolt8-Coll ar
9-Cl amp
The s tabil izer bar i s at tached to the rear of t he s ubframe wit h bus hes and mount ing bracket s. The pres s ed s teel bracket slocate over t he bus hes and are att ached t o t he cros s member wit h bolt s s crewed i nto t hreaded locati ons in t he s ubframe.The s tabil izer bar has 'ant i-s huffl e' coll ars press ed i n posi ti on on t he ins ide edges of the bus hes. The coll ars prevents ideways movement of t he s tabil izer bar.
The s tabil izer bar i s manufactured from 22 mm diameter, manganes e s teel bar. Each end of the s t abi li zer bar curvesforwards t o at tach t o a ball joint on a s t abi li zer l ink. Each s t abi li zer l ink i s s ecured to a bracket on t he damper body wit h alocknut . The li nks , which are not handed, allow the st abili zer bar t o move wi th the wheel travel provi di ng maximumeffect iveness . The s tabil izer bar bus hes are of t he compres s ion t ype which gri p t he bar under compress i on by the cl amps.
The s tabil izer bar bus hes are t he compres s ion t ype which gri p t he bar under compres si on by t he mount ing bracket s. W henfi tt ing replacement bus hes to the bar i t is i mport ant to ens ure the bus hes are correct ly orient at ed t o t he bar. Failure t ocorrect ly ali gn t he bus hes wi ll res ult i n exces s ive pre-load (wind-up) i n t he bushes when t he s uspens ion i s at it s nominalri de height.

Publi s hed: 11-May-2011
Rear Suspension - Rear Suspension
Diagnosi s and Tes ti ng
For addit ional informat ion.
REFER to: Sus pens ion Sys tem (204-00 Sus pensi on Syst em - General Informati on, Di agnos is and Tes t ing).

Publi s hed: 11-May-2011
Rear Suspension - Rear Wheel Bearing
Removal and Inst all ati on
Special T ool(s)
204-528/2Remover/Ins t al ler, Bus hing
205-725Remover/Ins t al ler, W heel Hub
205-726Remover/Ins t al ler, W heel Hub Bearing
205-728Remover/Ins t al ler, W heel Hub
205-802/5Remover, W heel Hub/Beari ng
Removal
1. W ARNING: Make sure t o s upport the vehicle wit h axles tands .
Rais e and s upport t he vehi cl e.
1.
Remove t he wheel and t ire.
Refer t o: W heel and Ti re (204-04 W heel s and Tires, Removal andInst all at ion).
2.
Remove t he wheel knuckl e.
Refer t o: W heel Knuckle (204-02 Rear Sus pensi on, Removal and
3.

Inst all at ion).
4.
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6.
7.

8.
NOTE: Bearing damage i s unavoi dable during this
operat ion.
Pos it ion t he wheel knuckl e as sembl y in a pres s
and s upport on s pecial t ool .
Speci al Tool (s ): 205-802/5 Pres s t he dri ve fl ange out of t he wheel knuckl e
as sembl y us ing s peci al t ool.
Speci al Tool (s ): 205-725 8.
9.
NOTE: The inner bearing t rack wi ll remai n on t he
dri ve fl ange.
9.
Clamp both hal ves of a sui table bearing
s eparator around t he inner bearing track and
pos it ion t he dri ve fl ange i n a press . Us ing t he s peci al t ool, pres s t he dri ve fl ange
from the i nner beari ng t rack.
Speci al Tool (s ): 205-725 10.