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Chapter 8 Rear axle 135
Fig 8 .8 Drilling the beMing rf!t 6 ju sen the ilxlesh.1h "nd CIl!jol\JC the spl"u,d end of Ilu) ~h;,ft Wit I! the ulHcrcnliJI side gC;II, TilP tile shnft wllh fully entered III the c .. sing. 7 Align the backplilW ,md be,1"'}!) rC1 ground. 9 Check the 'Cilt axle 0,1 level and lOp up II necess ary,
5 AxlcshiJft homing -renewal
Noto: A SfJL'CI.1f 1001 IS "Hlliller! /0 n'III1:''''''[1 (,0111 lilt' axles/mIl (s,:c Fly 89) 1 Remove the ;,xlushalt as ,h:sG"hcd 1(' St;CIl0n 1 2 Usin\J all 8 mill (0.31 In) dldl, 1Il;,kc a hole III the he,Hlnt! ,etauun\1 119 . tt 11 ;1{;II)SS tho hole with a sholp pllJ (;h,sel. RUlllove tlH~ ""9 hom the shafl ·1 PIC'SS th e l>earinIJ oH the shall lJSIIl\) " sUlt"hl,~ jllJllcr or press. The specil1l Ford tool is shown '" FlU 89. 5 Remove lhe I>e,'''''o ,eiJll1e,
G Cleiln the l1xlcshnf1. be,non\) ,,,t;WlC' ,Hld "xle C.,1511l\) 7 Locl1le the loe1ll1ll9 HIWlIlel 011 the l1xleshl1lt. followed uy tho new uoa,ing wIth the 001 sel1l [l1CIll\) l1WilY ['om the l1~leshaft Hallge. 8 Slide on the new hea'lIl\) rcta"lIn\) '1119 and pr ess J fully 11\l111l1st tile hearing inner IWck. uSIng a slJItJIJle puller or J ICWlth oftuue. 9 Re fIt Ihe l1xleshalt wllh refe'ence to S ectIon <1
6 Axle reM cover relllov,,1 ilnd refitting
Chock the hont wheels then lilck up the re,l( o f the Cl1r il'l(l SOPPOI1 on axle stands.
2 Cl em1 the reM cover .Jnd surroundIng .Jre" (photo) 3 Remove the hllmlbr"ke relay le ver lind seco nd.Jry cable. or
transverse ,od (as ;;Jpplicilblc) with reletCnce to Ch"pter 9. <1 Place a suitable container helle~th the reM "x Ie to c~tch the oil as the rear cover is removed.
5 Undo and remove t he ten IJOlt s and sprinU washers lhilt securo the reill cover to the llIl,l l drive housillg LIlt aWilY th e re"r cover and its
\Jasko!. ~ Before refitting the ,oar cover Illilke sure thm the mating fJces ilre free of th() old Uaskct or 10nlting compound.
7 FIt a new uasket Jnd then the lea, cover and secure wIth the ten bolts and spring washers. The cover bolts protrude IntO the fillal drive hOUSor1U so it is important that a SUlwble oll·resist.Jr1t scaling
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Fig. 8.9 Usill(J the special Ford tool to removc the axlesllilfl henring (Sec 5)
r;olllpoulid IS SlIll:ilr() d onto lioe Ihro,'ds of each boll bef ore it IS [,twd. 8 TIUhwll tllr: cover secu,,"!.! holls 10 lhe spec,[,ed torque Wfl:IICh
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Iht! h,lndbr,l~e components with re ference to ChJp ter 9. 10 R efil l ti,e 1e;1I ,ule with the correct 9rJde 01 oil then lower the C,lr to
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2 Axle reM cover
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Pinion oil seal -re"cw,,1
This ope r,ltion may be performed WIth the rear axle in position or on
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2 Undo ~nd remove the two holts. sprinU Jlld plain washers that secure lhe centre bearing support to the under51(fe of the body (reler to
Chapter 7) 3 With a sc"ber 0' fde. Ill positions <1 UndO ~nd remove the four bolts Jnd sprinu washers secu"n9 the propeller shalt and rear a~le dlivOllg flanges and carefully lower the
propeller sha h to ttt() flool I I
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) Chapter 9 Braking syste m 143
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9 II there Dre no inspec tion holes, remove the wheels and drums In inspect the linings . 10 Where any lining is less Ih,111 the nllnimufll thickness, renew Ihp. complete SCI 01 re,ll b,~ke shoes. 11 Refi ' the drums lind wheels as necessary then lowe. tho em \0 thl) 9lOund.
Ch eck operation of servo lIoil 12 Visually inspCCllhe vaCUUll1 hose IClIding hom the inlet mlllllfolll Of air box 10 the servo unit fOf dc\c,iOf1l1lon and security. 13 Wit h the engine Slopped. dCI).es s the bra ke pedal several ,imes to dissipate t he VOC U\Ull hoUl the sorvo Imit. 14 Depress the b'i1kc 11Cdll1 wilh moderate pressure then Sin' I the
cnU illC . As the V L ubrietl!£! /wndbh7ke linkage 15 Jilck up Ihe .eolf of Ihe Colf illid SIIIIPOII on ilxle Slilnds . 16 Oltthe prim,uy eil!>le connOChon to the boltom of Ihe halldh';,~" level. 17 011 1974/1975 models. u,ease Ihe pflmolfy callie whe,e II p;,sses over Ihe pulley wheel. ,111(1 0,1 Ihe pull ey ilnd lever pivot pO"'IS . 18 On lillCr models grease Ihe 1,i1nw c.se rod SUI)I)Olt hC;lfinU 19 011 the clcv is IIUIS i1I the w", l>olckpl" ,es. 20 lower thc cm !O the gr ound
R/mew fhe /)rilke I/Ilid 21 lJIucd Ihe hyd.; ."loc sySle m as d"scllherl III Seelloll 15 ilUOwnl! II",
Ihe new h ,,,k\) Ih"d to COnlph: lely 1,lIlhe C:"CUtt he"I!1 bled . 22 AI Ihe sanl\) I"ne rcn,uve Ihe 'Ci" ",ake \I'lOn,s alld check tho wlu,,,1
cylonclers 10' leak"IJe.
3 Front disc pl1ds - renewal
Apply t
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2 RemOV(l Ihe hont wheels.
3 It Ihe fhnd level in the maste' cylondel reservoir is high. when the pistons l1re moved into thei, respecI,ve bo,es to accommodate new pi1ds. thO leyel could rise sulticienlly fo, Iho fluid 10 oyerflow. Place ilhsoruent clOlh .1round the reSe,yO". o. syphon a Imlo Ituid oul. so 1)'Cven tUlg Pil"ltwOlk hOld the m;"n ,clalfl,ng pins in plilce (photo) 5 RemOYfl Ihe m"in le tainm g pin~ which ,un through Iho c.lliper and the mel,, 1 h.,r. krnn of th o pads and Ihe ShUllS. 6 The flll ;t, o n l),le1S cil n now bo removed from the cahper. If they prnv!! \III1ICIIII to ,emove by Iland . II pair of long·nosed pi ie,s can be lIscd Lill :Iway the shims and tens.on sPflnus (whe,e lilted) (phoIOS). 7 Ca.eh,liy clcall Ihe .ecesses in the cahl>Of in which Ihe h,ction pads :md ShUllS he. and Ihe exposed faces 01 caCh pis ton. rem oving allu3ces 01 d"t 0' rllst 8 Us",u a p,nte 01 wood. e.l,eh,lIy rUlI,1et Ihe pis tons. n 1'1,11;\1 IhH t",'~e p"d tens,on SI""'U" Oil Ihe hr~ke 1)o1ds i1fl '''~'''''''" ;,S n,~:"sS,l'y
<1 F rollt brake caliper _ rcmoy'll iltld refitting
1 nemove the f,on! disc pads i1S tie sc"lJc(/ in Section 3. 2 1111 'S Itll,,,,d,,(1 10 lit ncw Ci1tiper pistoll s "nd/o, seals. dep,ess the tH.1k'J Iwel,,1 10 hlUlU the pistons i"to COI11i1ct with thO (fisc and 3 .4 A pad .et .>.6C Disc pad and shim 3.9A T he shim allow must lace tho forwa,d rotation o f Ihe f.ont wheel
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Fig. 9 .6 Rear wheel cylinder component s on "",I y models (Sec 8)
I Cft,} 2 Rubber hoot 3 Pis/oil
5 Relmll SfJflflY 6 Blcell screw 9 Scff ",',uSilll!! wtdll.:/ 10 At/jlls/my boof
4 Seal I Retaming JlI,~tcs II Ullfufb,;,Ac oj/cUlling level 8 Wheel cyhirdcr body
11 Dip the piSlOn(s) and plSlOn SC 12 Rein the wheel cyhnder using il f(lversal of Ihe fcmOy.1. procedure. Note lhal on (l,lIly models t he sel l.,ldrusI1I19 .atchet is handed -RH thread on the RH side. and Lit thread on thc LH SIde. 13 On cOlllpletion bleed the hydraulic syslCHll ;'IS described in Section 15.
9 ROilr backl}lato -rClllovn! (IIHI mfittillg
Remove th ... wheel cylllllier ~s Thoroughly cle,ln the b~ckpl.1te ~nd Jxll) casing Ihen relit the h .. 1ckplJte with reference to ChJpter 8 Jnd Section 8 01 this CIl.1pler.
Fig. 9.7 Re .. r whoel cylinder components on lilter models (Sec 8)
1 Rubber boots 2 Se'lls 3 PiS/OilS 4 Re/vm spring
5 Wheel cylinder body 6 Bleed screw 7 OVSI cover
1 0 MJsle r cylinder -rcmov;11 Jnd refitting
P lace a ~wllcIH'hJe COI11~lIler benem h Ihe mJ$le f cylinde r 10 cmch ,1ny spIlled Ihud ... Mil also place ~on,e cloth on Ihe surrounding hodywork ;lml componems 2 Disco"nect Ihe wirinlJ lrom the low tluid winni,,!) sw,tch on the ,evelvoir 1,lh.1I r:ap (photo).
3 UIlSI:f(lW lill) reservoir 1011111 cap and dr"w out the flui(1 using J syphon or sucl'o" l(,be <1 Unsocw ("u un'on Illl(S IOnd rlist:onncct Ihe b,ake lines. 5 Unscrew lOud r emove (ill) nlolUwng nulS and washers Jnd lilt the mnster cyl",du' hom Ihe Siuds Oil Ih e servo lmll. G Empty llin tlu,d 11010 llie con l,urlcr Jnd remove the master cylinder
from Ihe enU",e comp(lrtmeni. Io1k,ng cllre nOI 10 spill Iluid on the bodywolk. 7 HeliuinU 's II ,eve'slIl of removJI. but on completion bleed the hydraulic syslem IIS (Iescribed In Section 15.
10.2 Disconne cting the low lIuid warning switch wiring
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Chapter 10 Suspension and steering 161
fig. 10.11 Drivebelt [ldjustlllent pulley holts on 3.0 litre models -arrowed (Sec 2)
2 Routine maintenance
At the "*',vals spec ,f,ed III the Routine MainhHlance $()(;t,on in the front of til() manunl c,lIIy out the 101l0wlIl\j p,o(;cdures.
Check lyres for illflalioll, wear and conditioll 1 Check [lnd If necessary adjust the tyre pressures .
2 Check [III t yres for WC[lr and condition with referenc e to Section 21
Check power steering pump drive belt tensiof) 3 Check thm the deflection of the drivebelt m,dway ulon!) its lonyest nlll between upper pulleys is approxirn 1110tler;lle th"'''h pressure . 1 If "dl"~t"'e"l ,s necuss;uy. loosen the ,dler pulley bracket bolt~. re'posll'o" tlH~ IIIilcket then rc·t'Uhten the bolts On 30 htre llIodels the III[lck"t t"u~t he pivott:!! .1tound the end holt. whmeas on 2.8 litre ,,'odds the b';'eket mllst I", ,"oved wllh"l Ihe elonu"t<:d bolt holes
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Clwck puwer steering fluid levef (lnd hydraulic huses II pOSStble the level should be checked w,th the Buid [It nOll1lal
uper,\!mg tClIll)Cr[lture . 6 On c;lrly modcls unscrcw the wing nut nnd relnove Ihe rese,voir cover ilild uaskel. The flu,d should be up 10 Ihe MAX level mark on the
reservo". 7 On later models, wrn tht! hiler C lll.Jrk on the d'pstick.Js applicable (photo).
Fig. 10. 5 Topping·up the power steering reservoir on early models (Sec 2)
8 Whele nec.ess.1'y ~dd Ihe ~pccilled lIU1d to bring Ihe level up to the
correct ,nilrk. 9 ChC(;k the hydr[luhc hoses for comJit,on and security.
Check steerinfj ,-md suspension components 10 n,ll$O tilt) front ilno reM 01 the Cill or position over an inspeclion pn. 11 Check the SleetinlJ wck and t'e 'rods for d[lm3ge und weM. Also check the wek HJbber bellows and track rod end rubber bOOIS for spfilS
ilnd leilk[lge. 12 Chec k the front ,md reilr suspension components lor d"m.Jge [lnd wear. In particuf;lr check the front suspension tr.Jck control Mm ilrod stahiliwr r"bber mounling bushes. Usc a lever to check that there is no excessive we[lr III the Iron I slispenSlon lower IJ[ll lJoints which Me
"'\()\JIill wnh the track conlrol ilflllS . 13 Check the operat,on of the I,ont ;IIHt rear shock absorbers This is
be st ilchievcd with thO} Cilr on the \lfOlind by depressing euch corner of the ca' 1111\I1. On 'ele[lsil\ljthe C()"H~r helllU checked Ihe body should ,,~c thell s"llie IIlIl11ed,mely on ,t~ way down. II there nrc sever.J1 ()sclll;ot'ons the sho(;k absorber IS weilk nnd should be renewed.
3 Front hub _ removal. refitliny and bearing adjustillent
Apply the h[llldhr[lke then Jilek tip the front 01 the cm ilnd support
on axlt! standS Remove til(! rOildwhecl 2 Rernove the front ul;lke CJllper With ,elerence 10 Ch.Jpter 9. Whele the flex,ble br[lke host! is connecte(t dueclly to the cililper ther e IS no need 10 disconnect the hose i1S thO} caliper can be suspcnded by wire
aWily from the diSC. 3 By calelul 1 centre of the huu (phOIO).
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Adjusting the power Sleering pump drivebelt tension on the 2.8 litre engine
2.7 Powcr steeling filler c.Jp/d,pstlck for the 2.8 hIre engine
3.3 Removing the dUSI cap from the front
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Chapter 10 Suspension and steering 171
19 4C Removinu the top steering column Shroud 19 G lunitlon SWitch ,1nd wirlllU (A). also COllll'lII upper mOlUllnl!J holt (0) 19.7 Removing the steering column uppcr mounlul(J holt (arrowed)
'5 Secure Ihe SIt:(;(1I1(1 lock 10 Ihe colulIlIl ,lIal ~heil' the h eads I,om ,he m:w holt~ 11) U~e the stecrin\J lock to locate the shaft in Ihe column. then III Ihe )ct,on mdlGltor OICIlJalinn GUll alld Stecrmn wheel. CtlCC~ that Ihe ruadwheels afC st,lIln the 5trai\jht·ahead P05,110l1. 17 Install the Stce!Ul(J column orommet Oil the lowm en(t. 18 LOCille the column assembly ami sr:c",e It wrth the Iwo mOllrlllng bolts. 19 The ((,milliuler of the rellllUI\J proccrl",e ,~ th" reverSI! of lhe removill procedure,
20 F ront wheel alignment and steering ilngles
Accurate front whcel alignment IS essential lor good stoer"'g and lyre WOiJr. Scion) cons,dering the steering angle. check Ihat Ihe tyres
are correctly inflated. tllnt the front wheel s arc nOI IJlJckled. the hub hea"nns arc not worn o r mcorrectly adjusted und thilt the sleflr"'g IlIlkaUfl is in IJood order. wllhout slackness or we,ll at thu Jo,nls
2 WIH;f; 1 "I'!JIununt co"s'st~ 01 loUl I"ctors, C;"lliJcr_ IS the ""Ule "t wilich the front whet:ls ,lie sci from Ihe
verllcal when v'ewud 100'" the IrOnt 01 the c"r 1'0sIt,ve camber 's Ihe .. mount (111 de\J'ee~) th"t til() whucls ,ue toited outwards at the lOp 100'"
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Castor. ,~tho i"'~Jlu between the SIl,erlIlU ,,~,s OIrld.1 v..,'I,e.11 lone len viewud IrOIll p,lch ~,dfl 01 the C,lI 1'0~;llIve castor 's when the ~tcermu ",x,s 'S ",cloned rUiHw,,,ds ill the top jStcerinu ilxis inclin,,{ion 's lhe illl\Jle. when VIewed frOI11 the .It 01 the Cilr. bel ween the verltcal and "n 1Il'''U>I1.1ry hne drawn betwCl)n the upper ilnd lower suspensIon strut p,vots, Toe-i n IS the ilmoUl,t by wh,ch tlte dl5li"'Ce helween the frOrlt
IIlsuJu ed\Je~ 01 the rOildwhecls ('He,lsu1ed m huh heiuht) ,s less thiln lhe d'sWrlCI) ",e 5 PI"ce the Cilr on level ground WIth the wheels 111 the sualghl·uheild pos' lion,
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Oht"in or m"ke ne:w components have heen I'lted. set the ro"dwheels ,n the stral\jht·ilheil(f p05otrOn and also cent",lrse the steering wheel. AdJ"st the len\Jths of the track rods hy lllll1ing tltem so th,,! the track rod end IJ,litJoinl studs w,11 drop eils,ly onlO the eyes of the steer inu ilrlllS Measllfe the dislilllces between the centres of the hilllfOllllS illld the grooves on Ihe inner ends of the track rods and ildjust. ,r neceSSilry. so Ihiltthey me equ,ll Thl~ is all lII,t,,,1 sellinlJ only and prec,se ildillstmellt mu~t he carried oul as descrrhed earheL
21 Wheels and lyres -uonNal care and milintenl1nce
Wheels ilild tyre~ shOuld give no reill problems in usc provided thm ,1 close eye IS kept on Ihe", with re\janlto excessive weilr or dilmilge To llns end. the following pOllltS should he noted Ensure thm lyre pressures ",e checked re\Jularly ami ma,ntallled correctly. Checklllg should be c,Hried out woth the tyres cold alld nOI IIlHlledialely alter the vehicle hilS heen "I usc. II the pressures are checked w'th the tyres hOI. iln ap(l,Hently hi\jh readmlJ w,1l be ohw'lled OWlnH to heilt expJnsron. Under n<) Cllcumst"Iucs.
eSpecii\lIy 111 the s,dewalls Remove any na,ls or stones ell\bedded 111 the tread hefore they penetr"te lhe tyre 10 cnuse dcfliltlon If remov,,1 {)i dilll1i1ged by ·kerbing· wh,lst par king. and simililrly stee l wheels may hecome denIed or buckled, Renewnl of the wheel rs very ohenthe only course of rellled'ill ilct,on poss,ble, The balance 01 each wheel Jnd tyre ilssembly should be mainta,ned to ilvoid excess,ve weilr, not only 10 the tyres but illso to the s teering and suspension components. Wheel imbillilnce 's normilily S'\ln, f,ed by v,i)rilllOn through the veillcle·s bodyshell. illthouUh III many c~ses it IS piullcularly nOliceahle Ihrouoh the steenng whuel. Conversely. it ~hould bc noted thilt weilr o r dilnlaUc 111 suspellS IOll or steer ing components may '.:ause e~ceSSlve tyre wear. Out·of·round or out-of· t!Ue lyres, damaged wheels and wheel !leafing weilf/ nlilladJustntent also lilll into th ,.
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