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~10 Chap ter 6 Manual gearbo)( an d automatic transm iss io n
operlltlon. looseness between the inner ;mel oulC. ';)ces. imd 10f genera' wear. NOfIll.llly they should be .enewed on a gearbox lh<11 IS being .ebuil l. 8 II Clther 0' the synchrOnise. unllS ;nc WOUl II w Ill be ncccssmy 10 buy" complete assembly as the Pill ts ,lIC not sold individually. Also check the sliding keys 10' we;'!. 9 Examine tho ends 0' IhO scl(!C I(ll' lor ks where they rub "g.1In51 the channels in the peJiphery of the synchrOntSfl f units_If I)()Ss,ble cOIllp.."e the sclecw. lorks with new Units to hell) dC1Crminc the weill lh,,1 h,IS occtJUcd Renew thelll " worn. 10 If the bCilring bUSh ,n Ihe CXI(mSlon is b;uliy worn II,s OOS110 [ J Ge1Hbox (4·speed) -reassembly
When any hOlt screws "110 a throuUh hor". JOllll11\!J COlllpnulI/t Should hc nj)lllted to I he lhwads 011l11! holl helorc It ," InS/"h~1 2 Fit Ihe /cve.so Idle. He"r WIlli Ihc It,oolle on the !le;1I tuw;IId,. Ih,' lenr.lnsel! Ihe .dle, s h ah nnll dlllle 11111 with .1 pla~t.c·IIIl:IIIt].1 h;""""" unllllhc OOltOnl ollhe Slel) on the end ollhe shalt.s IIIIsh WIth lhl! ,,11.1 0 1 the gCJloox. Thc mIlled " t he OIl lellHn horo 01 Ihe Ui ls k e l ,1nd tW:illnlJ IfJlilinur .lte ah\jl1fJd as III
FlU. 6 13 Apply 101ll1lng compoullll to the threilds 0 1 Ihe bolts. lIl~e SpecIIIC(ltIOns .
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the new IIlput sh,ll! ncedle rollel heilrlllg ilnd push I t 11)10 tllC oJorc 01 the input sha ft Slide the lOP gC(lr synchroniser baulk IInu on to the cone olthe IIlJ)u I sha h 8 FIt the extension houSll19 gnske!. lhen InSerl the ,1s~",hlcd mainsha/t into Ihe rca. 01 the box anll (frille II III untIl the nose 01 Ihe Illalnsh~h is fully engaucd in I he II1PUI shilh necdle l>c,l11nU 9 Carefully lu.n the ge;ubox upSIde down. so thilt the layshalt \}e,lr elusler dIOI)S mto engJgelllenl with the malnshillt Jnd IIlpIII shalt Check thilt the gear and the two lluust wilshe.s il.e III line and then c,l.elully push in the layshalt from thc leal. If necessary till) Ihe S h ,ll! In with the p lasuc·headed IHI/llmer. bllt take grC;lI CJre not to dlslodUe Ihe thruSI washels or needle .olle.s . When fully home. the h Ollom of Ihe slep on the .dlel shalt shOuld be In hnc with Ihe face 01 the box and Ihe mIlled flats should be in IIno wllh the Idler shalt oo.e. 10 Turn the geilrbo~ the lighl w;ly UI) Jnd align the hole in the 1>.111 bemll1g SUpj)Orl WIth the dowcl on Ihc cxtcnsion housing. Fit the eXlenSlon housing. Apply jOlllllnu coml)ound to the ttlle<1ds of Ihe bolts. InSClt them and tightcn 10 thO torQuc wrench seHlng gillen In the SpeCll l
C3tions . 11 1/ a new cxtension bush has been fllle(1. check Ih~t the notch 01 011 groolle III II ilhgns wllh lhe o ll,elurn grOOlle In thoJ extension housing. If thc now exlension housinU 011 senl hilS not illready been filled. slide It Ollel the extension Shill t and enrelully tap it in wilh n h~nllller and n
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1 2 FIt J ncw O ·ring to the spcedomeler pll110n assembly. relit the ~Sembly and f it the C llcli l) to socure i1. ,3 Inser t the r(,lIerse gear interlock plungel. ball and spring. Fllihe boll with aloek plate and lIl$crl tI,c l.Iol t. TIghten the boll and bend Ihe lock plilles to seCure ,to
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1/1 Insert ~II Ihrce selecto, 10l~s Into Ihcn I)ositlons 111 lhe gearl)o~ 15 Shllc 1~1/2n(1 \le,1r selector ,,111 through Ihe r,ghl-hilll(1 bo.e mille
I:ilse. Ihell tluead ,t through the 1 S I/2nd gCM selector lo.k Align Ihe holes 111 tile lo.k and r~11 ,111(/ t<1l) in the 101l1)ln. Insert the plunUe/ into thc c,lse 16 FIt Ihe pltlllgc/ '1110 Iho 3rd /lOI) ge,ll selecto. lad. inscrt lhe 'illl
t h .ough Ihe ccnHe hore III the C,lse ;lnd Ihread the raIl Ihrough Ihe 3rd 101) gea. sel()(: tor lo.k. Fit the clfchp to Ihe groolle ;n the se lecta' lilll Ahon Ihe holcS III the selectol 100k and ,;lil. insert the loll pIn and lal) .t home. 17 PUSh lellerSC gc,'1 seleelo, r;llt Ih/ough Ihe lelt·hand bore in the hou$"'g. and then thread 11 through the rellerse gear seleclol fork. Align Ihe holes III Iho IOrk and 101.1. inserl a roll pin and tap it home. 18 FIt Ihe interlock plungC/< apply sealing compound to the plug and dfille In Ihe plug 19 Inse!! ICllerSe ueJI ,clay lever and secu/c it wilh a roll pin. 20 Inse't thO sCleCtOr shalt ItHough the selcctol housing COllel and fit the co~er using a new gaskel Insert the COlier rewining bolts and screw them in Iingel lIghl. 21 FII the sel/lCIO' sh:lh b'lIcket 22 Shdo lhe S(lIOClOr flnge. onto the selec tol shalt. Eng~gc the strew III the ,ece~~ in th O shaft ~nd tIghten the sc rew. 23 0101) lhe Ihloo dctent ba lls 1I1tO thcir bores in t he casc. g1Case the thleo sprinus alld Ilise rt thcm Into the recesses 01 tile yeJ.1>ox COllel. FII
a new COlier gasket and positIon Ihe COllcr onto II Insert the COllel holtS and tlghtcn Ihem to tho 10Ique wrench suiting (Jillen III lhO SpeClf,callons
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9 F it the 4th gCill syncluolliser "n9 to the 3rd/4lh sym;luOI"s(1f 'HUI with lhe c:ul-outs over the slidlllg k(lYs. then fit the UlPUl shalt asscnlhly i]n(l lilP the bearing fully into tho casing up 10 the rclo1llunu circtip (photo).
10 Invert Ihe \jCo1rilox so Ihil! the l 11 USU1U iI soft llletJI doft, d,;v(llhc I;;!yshafl into the miJin CilSUlO unt,1 flush ilt the front lace -the flat on the rcar end 01 the Inyshilh must he horiZOlllal (Dhow)_
12 Us;n!).1 mel,lilllbe. lilfl the Inyshaf gear cluster be,IIPI'!J 11110 the inlcrmcd' 14 FII Ihe tlllu~1 wnshcr "nd ICl • ,
15 Seleci neulrnl. then slide 5th ge", IlItO mesh WIth the driVing Be",. 16 Slide the 51h gem synchroniser unll complete with sp"ce[ Onto 51h Oll"r. Then. usrng.l metal tube, drive Ihe dO\1 huh "lid 51h synchronlser flng OnlO Ihe 1ll",nsh,,11 splines whIle UlOld"l!) the synchronIse! 111111 onto Ihe shdlll[J keys. Fit the circhp (pholUs).
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T"p Ihe sp eedometer drivegeilr "HO ItS COrreCI poslilon on Ihe mollllsh"ft -the dlsWllce belwoon Ihe HeM 'Illd the 5th gO,l[ dOll hub c"cllp should be 123.0 to 1 24 .0 111m (4 843 10 <1 882 Ill) (nhoto). lB Loc"le Ihc 5th He", selector fOlk In liS syn ch ronlSN sleeve "nd loc"le Ihe Interlock sleeve in Ihe uroov", hhol! Shollider 10 front). then InSurt the seleClor sh~1t through the sleeve ,1nd SeleCIOr fOlk InlO the "'aOll r.,lsll1\J (photo).
19 LocnlC the lSI/2nd "nd 3rd/4th Sf)I'~rIOr IOlks 1(1 Ihell respecllve ~Yllcillonlser sleeves. posilion the selectOl !ross rd s the Irolll
20 If If!rnoverl. 'ef'l Ihe seleCIOr sh,,11 (:"nlr,, 11~1I1!1 sprinU ",ui 51h \Ie",
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15. 14A Tlghtelllng thc rn"insha fl nut
15.16B F'lllI'\) 5th genr synchlO to m~inshalt
15.148 Slak,n\1 the rH.lloslrall nul
15.16C 5th \le,,, haulk flng Jod hull
15.16A 5th gem synchro spacer
15. 160 51h gear hub {:ilchp
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1 5. 17 MC~Sll"nu corchp· 10·SPCI1(lOIllClcr drivcgc,l' dImension 1 5 .1 8 Sc lcCl0f Sholl! t1sscmlJ lcct 1521 FIlling selector sh1lft/boss fall pin
15.23 Speedome ter dJlvcgcn, cove.
IOCkmg cOI1l,ol hy Inserl;"y the 1)111 ;lnd 1>lu9 2 1 Ahgn the holes. then (lillie Ihe roll pin il1lo the sc lcCIOf boss ;111\1 SI~ICC1Of s h _ 3 Fit Ihc SPCCdOIllCICI dnV(!IJciII to tho r(!J' ex tenS Ion housing. Apply " ionic scali.., 1 10 Ihe cove. Ihe'l pro ss II 111\0 \he housinU (phOI0) . . nornavc the 1 (!U1llOHUl1y flHed bolts 1'001 Ihe mlCfllIcd.nle housing. •.• en scle<:1 4th {Jom. 25 Slick n new \Jaskot 10 the e~tcnSlO" housing with glC,1se. ,md fot the hOusing 10 Ihe inle,mcd'Jle housi"g T .. ke c", e nOI to (I,ml all seal. ,1"d m,1ke sUle th 26 Insert the bolt s .:md tighten them to thespcclflod to'Que In d,agon .. 1 sequence. Befo.e Inserting the Ih.ee bolts which go light through tllo
main c .. sing ... pply se se leclor rod . Support the rod wi th a piece of wood. then drive in the '011 pin_ Selec t neutral. 28 Press the .eil' cover into the extension housing .
29 Check that the 5th gea. interlock slceve is corrcctly .11ognoo. then 'nscrt thc Sth geil' locking pin and spring.
30 Appl y some scalallt to the 5th geilr locking plate. 10Cilte It on thO extensio n housing. an d inselt nnd t igh ten th e bolts to I h e specIfIed torque. 31 Fit the Ueilrbo~ top covcr. together WIth a new gas\(et. and lighten
the boilS to t he sf1eclf.ed tOfQue in diagonal sequence. 32 F u the clulC h relCilSe bearing guide sleeve (oil slot dow nwllfd s). together with a new gilsket. and lighlen th o boi lS to the specillt~d torque in d;ilgon;11 sequence. Where neceSS;1ry apply seal,.nt to the bolt threads_ 33 Fitthe clutch bell housing to the Iron t 0: the gearhox. together woth new gaske t. Apply sealant to the bolt threads. thcn inse n the boilS .~d tigh ten them to Ihe SIXlcllled 10rQue in diagonal sequence. 34 Inscrt and trgh le n the .ev(usinl.l Ioght switch in Ihe ex tensio n housing
1525 Selec tor sh aft spring pin (arrowed)
35 FIt the clutch reLease l"l'lIIng and a.1Il wuh .efercnce 10 Chnl)\ el 5.
16 G e(lr box (5-spee{l) -d isellg i:lgem enl of 5th gear
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is possI ble 'or vducles hu,l t bclo.e NovcmiJer 1983 to have i:l p.oblem WIth 5th ne". Illillplllg Ollt of cnuanClllcn t during normal
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2 ThiS 1I0uhle Cilll he rcc tl',cd hy suhstitutinu nlod,hc componen1S t o Inc lude thO hub. o!\Ulk ""gs .. nd sci(.-ctor 'ork.
3 Rem ove Ihe gearbo_ "s de$("bed in SectIon 3. This wrll nCCCSSlla te lemov ing the ge(l' Icvcr "nd lu"C I cove. whIch is held In ,)OSltlo n by TOOK typc sClews . 4 Removo the clutch Hlleilse bearing and tevcl 110m the bclthousing . 5 Unbolt ami lemovc the lOP covel. 6 C"ory out the opel,1t'0"S dcsc llbed in par "graphs 8 10 1" 01 Seclion
" 7 M"r\( Ihe ex.1Ct IIOS""o n of t he speedometcl wormdrive on the milinshil lt (lnd then draw it off using a pulter .
8 Extr"ct the ci. et,p "nd H)move the 5 th sp(lcd sync hro unil/rom Ihe
mJinsh"lt. 9 Dismanlle the synr.hro "nd reasscmble using the new p" rts, When I Itting t he b"ulk lings. m"ko sure that theil bevelle( 1 side is tOwa.ds the
re,,' o f Iho ge",box. 10 Caffy out the ope,,,,,ons desCfibed in jh"lfilgraphs 16 to 22 and 25 1027 in Section 15. 11 Inser t the 5 th ge 1 0 the light whIle "1 tho} neul'il' mode and then tighten the locking plate nutS to ill o 'que 0125 NIIl (l8tbl It). 14 Fit the top cove. olnd gasket and I he clu tc h release components.
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When towing a vehic le wIth automl11ic uansmission it is impoltllllt to observe the precautIons gIven til ,he 'Jading and Towing' se<:,ion at the Iront 01 the manual. Due to the complexity of the au'oma',c tran smission unit. If performance IS not up 10 s tandard, or overhaul is necessary, it IS impera tive that this be left to the locallllain agents who will have the special equipment for fault diagnosis and rectiflcallon. The content of the following sections is thereforc confined to supplying gener", Informl11ion 1'Ind any service information and ins t.uc tion tha i cnn be used by the owner.
19 Routine Illilinte,wno
At the i!lle.vnls SI)CClfiecllll Iho ROllllne Milintennnce seCIlOll in the I.onl 01 th e Illanllal cnllY Oul Ihe follOWIng p'ocp.dwe
Luuricow selector link'1[}() , Applv the h;rrldh.,lke th(:n J,lck \lp the front of Ihc Cill ,'lid Support
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2 Orlthe Irnkn!JCs at cndl end 01 Ihe genrsh ,h rml on the Icfl·hnnd "le 01 Ihe Iransnll~s,on lowel the cnr \0 Iho wound,
Check /mn.Wllissioll fluid level 4 Elrlll!! the engIne and trnnsnllSSlon to nOllllal ope.IlIUl!IIp.llIperillllfe
and I)alk tho vehlchl on le vel grOllnd 5 Wi,h Ihe engIne idllll(l. move tht: 1.,lnsnllSj"on St:leclt>r lev!]r through ill! pOSlllons 1!lIee lImes. Ihen onuaue '1" ,11111 wall for ;rt lea~t one minute. 6 With ,he engine 51111 idling, wllhd.ilW Ihe lr.1nSnllSSIOll d,psllck.
Wipe it dean, reinsert II, wilhd •• 1W 11 for Ihe second !line nnd read off the levol. 7 Two tv pes 01 automatic transnllssion fluid a.e nvarlilblc (sec SpccifiCiltions 10' tv,>c numbe.s) .1nd It is ImpO,I,ln , Ihilt IheV 'lIe nOI mixed. The colour 01 the dipstick. 10' flUId level checklllg denotes which fluid tvpe to use , 8 If a tlr1nsnllssion requlII"U 1,1ter tvpe fluid IS I'lled 10 " to' COllsult your I'ord dealer rI thIS cond,t ron arIS"~ 9 If III)r.CS~.1rv IOp·up with til'.! spec.rlled orl, thr ough tire drpSlrck tube. 10 tire MAX m, uk, The '1" Adjust Iront brake /)(In(/ '" ApplV Iho handb."ko tholl lack 1'1) th'.! ',ollt 01 the ca. and sUPPO.I axlo stands 11 D,sconnoC t the downshIft ca!)le at Iho t'.1nsmISSlon 12 Slacken Iho brnke band adJusto, sClew locknut and unSClew the
adjus'or screw n lew h,fIlS . 13 Tlghlolllhe adJuslo, sOcw to 14 Nm (10 Ihl II) IISIilU a SUItable lo,que wrcnch From Ih,s poSlllon slaCken the adJusle r screw bv exact Iv I'll \Urns (pre·1983 models) or 2 Iwns ( 1983 and late,
model), Ihen tighten Ihe locknut Wllhoul diSlUrblllg Ihe pOsition of Ihe adjuster sc,ow .
14 R econnec t the downshift cable and lowe' Ihe car 10 Ihe ground.
20 Automalic transmission -removal (HId refining
If l)Osslble, ,aise the car on a hOlsl o. place it over an inspectIon pit. Alternatively, it WIll ho necessary 10 Jack up Ihe car to obtain the Illaximum possible amount of wOlking room undernealh. 2 Place a large d.ain pan benealh the transmiss.on sump (011 pan)
Ihen. working horll the ,car, loosen the a!laching boilS and allow ,he lIuld to drain. nemove all thO bohs excep t tho two I.onl ones to draIn as mIlch fluid as pOSSIble, th on temporarilV .efit Iwo bolls at th e re,1I 10 hold it in place . 3 Remove tho Slilrte. moto. as desc.ibed in Chapter 12 . • jWhero apphcable, rernove the access cover Dnd ad3pto, plale bolts,
Ie the engine untrl the to.qu e converter drain plug is visible, then
unsc.ew Iho plug and d.ain Iho Ihud Into a suit3ble con winer. Refl! and l'Uh ten Iho plug.
Fig. 6 .25 Checkill{J tho au tomatic transmission lIuid lovel (Soc 19)
Fig. 6.2 6 FrQ,1 bn'ko band adjustment (Sec 19)
A Arllf/SICI sc/t'w a Locknut
C Downslu/t Icvel D Downs/u/t c.lblc
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ci,cumS«"Ulces mny only one pmt of the two be renewed. fnspect the dllfe,enti,ll pinions nnd side gems for signs of pitting. score mMks. Chipping nnd general wem. Obtain new gears as necessa,y . Inspect the th,ust washers lor signs of weM or deep sco,ing. Obwin new thrust wnshe,s as necessary. Once the pinion o il senl has been disturbed it must be discMded and a new one obtained. 20 When new pnrts have been obwined ns required. reassembly cnn begin. First lit the thrust washers to the side gems and place them in position in the differential housing. The ground side of the thrust washers IllUSt lace the side gC.Jrs. 21 Place tile thrust wilshers behind the dillelentini pinion genrs i1nd mesh these twO Oems with the Side gears through the tWI) ilpertores in the lilllerentlill housing. Milke sure they ilre diametlicilily opposite 10 each other. RO«l!e the clillerent'i11 pinion gears through 90' so brinUlI1\j them into line with the pinion genr shnlt bore 111 the housinlt 22 Insert the pinion genr shnft with the lock In!) p'n hole III line with the pill hole. 23 Usinu leeler 1),IU!Jcs. measure the en{lll(",t 01 ench s,de Be,,,. II the speclficd h\Jure IS excecrt"d. IU!W tl"u~t washlllS mu"t he olJt,uned
-omnlllie the a~~el)lhly ,lg,llll ,trld ht new thll,st wa:,lu' suilahle dinmetci tul!c . cmclully lit the larg"r ti!per rollI)' benllll\) onto Ihe pillion shafl. The lar\ler dlilllleter 01 the be,lllllU !\lust be nex110 the pInion head
28 Using soitable diameter tubes. fit the two Wper roller bearing cones into the finnl dlive housing. making sure that they ale litted the correct way round. 29 Slide the shim and spncer onlO the pinion shalt and insert inlo t he final drive housing. 30 Relit the second and smaller diameter wper loller bea,ino onto the end of the pinion shaft lind 101i0w Ihis Wilh a new oil seal. Sefore Ihe senl is nctually fitted. apply some grense to the inner Ince between the two lips of the seal. 31 Apply n little jOinting compoond to the outer Ince of the seD I. 32 Using n tuhulilr dllft 01 suitable dinmeter, carefully drive the oil seal into the fillal (hive housinlJ. Make quite sore thnt it is lilted squarely and flush with the housinU. 33 Refn the drive pinion IInnge nnd hold securely in n bench vice. It II fixed lenIJth spncCl is Itlted. fit ilnd tighten the pinion nut 10 the spec ,lied lorque. If a collapsihle spnce r is f,tte d. follow the prOCedlHe
g iven in Section 7 paragraph 14. setting the pinion turning to'que to hetween 25 nnd 2.7 Nnt (1.810 2 0 Ihf It) which includes 0.2 to 0.<1 Nm (0.15 10 0.30 Ibl It) lor the ndriitional friction of the new oil senl II new hea,inns h~ve heen filted. logether With n li~e(l len(Jth SP,lCer. check thm the tOrlllllg torque is bel ween the limits just stmed. If not. a longer or shorter spilcer must he I,tted until the setting IS correct 34 Fit the healing cones to the cf,fierenllal houslIlg heallll(Js and carefully ease the housing Into posilion in the finill drive housmg 35 Relit the be,IIII'!J CilpS in thell originnl pOSitions. Srnc,ll n httle JOlntmg compound on the threilcfs 01 each cnp secuIII'O bolt nnd fit 11110 position. When ,111 low halts have bcen rein ted tiUhten these up in a (h"IJonal and progresSive milnne, to the speCi fied torque. 36 I I pOSSIble. 1Il00nt n dlnl in(licntor onu(Je so thnt the probe IS resting on one of the teeth of the crownwheel and determine the backlash hetween the clownwheel and pillion. The bileklash may be vMicd by elecreasll'\) the thickness of the shims bellind one beilling nnd incrensing the thickness of shirns behind the othcr. thus moving the crownwheel ;nlO or out ofmcsh as requi,ed. The tOt.llthlckness 01 the shims must not be chnn\)ed. 37 The hesl check the do·it·yourself owner cnn make to aSCerta", the correct meshinu of the crownwheel ilnd pinion is to smear ,I htt le engineer's blue onto the crownwheel and pinion iJnd then lot"te the pinion. The con1 COlleCI 100110 CO"t.1ct
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1"'5 ;",(1 ,0.:1'1 tile t;1\{1 sHoec When l ilted. the wHip'cec should he 1'''~'ll'''H,,1 .15 shown III FlO 1011 DIIIlCIlS'Oll A should he betweell ?!.i 59 nlld 2Gtl 5 ""ll (102 ami 104 JI') :lnd Ih" (h(fmcncc IWlwr!f!1l IllI! two s"I"5 IIll1S! nOI he \l'catc, th.1rl 2 5 nUll (0 1 m)
(l II Ihe IJl,~hcs "' II", (,11(1 11".:';'$ "''1''''<) """,wi,I, II 'llaV I", found "'O'e COI1V"Il C"'IIJ(.' 01 till: axle tulle ilnd the sprlllO .em eye ,lie Oil the sarll e
h",,/.ul1,11 h.'vel (the wUIOht ",qlllred IS dpp'ox,m 17 Steering ge Ll..,tore st;IItlnl) set the f,ol,t wheels In the s[ro1lght ·ahead pOSlt rOll
J.!Ck lip the front 0 1 thn C,lr and place s1 IHlill .hOfllonwl posltioll, Apply the han(lhlilke 1111(1 remove the f,ont ro,l(lwheels.
2 Remove tile nul ~lId holt from the elnmp at the front of tile fleXIble COllpll ll(1 on the steerm!j colllllln, Tills cl,IInp hOlds the couplln(J to the pillion splines.
3 Working on the front crossmemlier, knock hilek the lockmg wbs orl the two bolts on each IJck houslllg U ·C lillllp. undo the bolt ~nd remove tbe locking tabs ~nd clamps
4 Remove Ihe split pillS G Check that the steCflng \jeilr IS also III the sJraiuh t'ilheild POsl\ion.
Th iS cnn be done by ensuflng that the d,swnces hetween Ihp. ends oj bOlh trllek rods 1111(1 the Stec1inu geilr hOllslng on both sides ~re the same .
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Fig. 10,12 COfrect position o f stnhiliser bar ruhher bush {Sec11 )
T'!jht(:n the holts to Ihe speclf,(:{! to"lne, 9 Relit the I.,lck rod ends into the stO)(:IIn!) illluS. refIt (he I:a';[ellolted nllts and II!Jhten them to the slleclfl{)d tOlque Use new spill pillS to '!:t.nn the nuts
10 T'!lhten tho I:I,II"P bolt (HI the steeru'!J COItIllHI lIex'hle couphllU to 1f1n spec""~d torque. h,)vIlI!) fll~t rnil(\e SlJlOl tholt tlul pin lOll is cOlfecily 10(;"101(1 III t he S"III1CS 1 1 Lower the cm to tho urOllnd. thcn check nrld If neceSSo1ly ildJlIst the front whlwl ;III(J 'Hncnr 015 descrd)ed in Sec lion 20.
13 Stcerinu geM (Illanual) -overhaul <111(1 adjustment
Remove tlllltr ilc k rod nnds (Section 14) then .elllove 1)nd discard the Wile retalnlllg cliPS. remove the hellows and drall1 the I"hricant 2 Mount the stee"ng Ijear in 3 It IS now Ilecess,l'y to unSClew the housmgs from the IlnilIOUl1s. so IhJt the tr~ck rods. hOIlSUlgS , locknuts. hall se C,IIl he removed. Idenlt y tJIIS rcqUlles the USIJ of spec;al 1001s which should he aVaIlable IrOlll ol Fo.d De;1ler. hu t II implovised grips or wrenches ;lie used. lilke care thnt no p,IIts Me dalllalled (If pa rtS ille darllaUed. "ew Items must be oblall1ed). 4 Remove the rilck slrpper cover pl~le, slliln pnck. (Jasket and shpper. 5 Remove Ihe pUlIon i>enring Ilrelo~d cover pl;1W, slum pack. g 1)nd lower beilJlnU {; USlIlg a serewdllver. or sinlllill tool, pnse out the pUllon oil seal 7 Clean all d'll 12 FI t the pinion. ensuJlng thm. after fItting. the lI~t is towa.ds the Jlght·hand side of the vehicle ( " respeCtIve 01 right or le/1·hand drive vehicles). 13 Fit Ihe pinion lower be,lling cover plate. 14 Assemble the rack shppel. SpIIIlg. uasket. shim pack nnd cover plaHl,
15 LubrientIJ the ball Seilts. balls and housings. with the specified gear 011 Screw the locknuts OntO the ends of the steeling (1)ck. 1 G Assemble t he sprlllgs. waShers. bJIl seJts. track rOd ends and housing. Tighten the hOllsmgs. to obwin a rowtionnltorque of 7 N m (5 Ibf It). then lock them w ith the locknuts. Recheck the torque alter tiuhtening the locknut 17 Drill new holes (even If the o ld holes Jre in aliunment). 4 mm {O, 16
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Chapter 10 S usp en sion" and steerin g
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Fig. 10.14 Sleering column componenlS (Sec 18)
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3 Wilh Ihe iron! wheels sl/aigh13he,ul, unse.ew Ihe nul from Ihe lOP of Ihe column. <1 Mi"k Ihe s!Celinu whecl and column m .eliliion 10 eilch olhe. Ihen 1".11 Ihe SI~"ng wlu • .'ci from thc spllncs. lilk",!! C illC nOI 10 cxtend Ihe ~pcclill convoluled SCC\lon which ;'CIS ilS it Si.rtlly d dllVCI "'J"'Y II, IIHJ evenl o f 01" lIccldelll 5 nel,!!",\) IS a revClsal (ll "''''(lvill. m;lklllll su'e Ih;11 Ihe Jucvlnu sly mndc marks ... c ilhUned T'\Jhlell Ihe nUllO Ih\! spc,:l1lod torquc
1 9 S leerinu coilimn -remov,,1. overhaul (lnd refitting
1 Remove Ihe Sleer'n\J wheel ilS descllhed III SeCllo n 18-2 Remove Ihe upper and lowe. slee.lI1\J coupllll(l cl;Jmp 1)0115 ;Jnd 131) Ihc coupling sh;Jh down Ihe pinion shah 10 rhSC(lnneCI Ihe cO\lplin\J
sha ri f.om Ihe column (pholo).
3 Remove Ihe direCllon in(hcaIO' aCIUillOI C(lm 4 RemovC Ihe stee.ing column shroud (2 screws 5 Oisconncci Ihe d"CCllon "lIJ,ca lo ' SWit ch hom Ihe col"m " (lwly 11110 Ih\.! column to locale Ihe bearing againsl the stops. 14 P. ess Ihe upper bearing onto the column.
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19 .2 S leering coupling shall (ar.owed) 19.4A Remove Ihe se,cw ... 19.48 ... and lower the bOllom slecring column shroud
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