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26 Chapter 1 Engine
PART A, 2.8 LITRE ENGINE
General dcscril>liOIl
The 2.8 !lIte cnnlne IS of GC,Il1;l1l V(l Qve.hctld v01l0'11 ollhe clankcl'ISC IS a pressed steel sump whIch ,lets ns a "'~"\lOIl fa. the cnWllc 011 I\hlll1l1l1lll11 ,1110y p'Sl0ns illC conl1CClcd 10 lhe Clanksho1l' hy ~I !.1·C"OII 10lucd s'l~1 COllnCChng lods ,1n(l glld\Joon pillS Two I:Olllp'f'SSIOII 111'\)5 a/HI onc 0.1 (:onllol Illig, ,,11 101:;111,,1 al,ov(! lhe !llulgtJon 1)111. alo Io110d. Till) la'lIed c."nksh"'1 ""'s in lOll' ilia", iJca'lI1gs. and en(lIioal 's (:Olll.ollcll hy II110M w;lshc.s 00 No 3 1I1;lIn bO~'IIl!J. The dllv(! 00'" IOf
the d'SI"hutOf ,m(t 0,1 pump is located in flont 01 the 'Oil! Cilm bC;1rIog lub"cation IS by means of a bi-rotor 011 pump
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I\llho inlo.vals sj)ecilio( in 1110 Routine M~"'lcn,1ncc $CCllon II from 01 Ihe m~nll;ll carry 0111 the 'ollowlng p.ocedu.es.
Change engine oil. renew otl tiller olld clean oil filler c. 1 Apply Ihe hil"clb.~kc Ihon jack III) Ihe lrolll 0 1 Ihe Cill and Sil l on ilKlc Sliln(\s. Alle'nnlively pOSll10n Ihe Cill ovc. ,111 ",~pcCtl(ln I 2 rlace a SUlliluh:1 cont~Ule. beneillh Ihn sum1) Ihen tlns.;."w dHun ph.!) (photos) ~nd (If""' the 001 3 Wh.le the o,l.s cI.,}lninu unserew Ih" 0,11.110. '-:;111,,<190 USII'H a' wl()nch ., Clean Ihe d.;IIn plug and Sltllllllhen ,elll Ihe pili!) and IIUhl"!! 5 CtCill1lhc IllIer COlllil(:1 mea 01 11i(, CXlenSIOII blackc. 6 Sme:1f a fIlm 01 enUlnc 011 011 Ihe now 0111.1Ir,. ",hhe. u,'~k(" I screw lion IImoi " JlISI CO(l\;1CIS the t"n~k"l 1 ,1(:(, (photo) 1'",111
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Chapter 8 Rear axle
Contents
Axle rear cover .. lemoval and .etliling Axlosha!! bearing -renewal Adcshah -removal and refltllng . Fnul1 diilgllosis -re3. ,1xle Gcncr Speci fic", iOl1s
Gel \cra' Axle dcsI\)n Hallo . uhllei'ml C"llilClly •• I>IIC;1I11 type. O ,lIcnmll.1I sIde 90;u ('"dllo;u 1'''''011 turning torque (~ell"llJ) Crown wheel and pill 1011 backlilsh
Torqu e w re nch settings Bc,uinu (31) \0 axle Cilsing Cover \0 axle caSing CrOWllwheel Axlcshalt bearmg retainer /backplate . Drove pinion nut ....... ....... .. Rear 51),ing U·boh Stabilise. bar clamp boll _. Propeller shnfl 10 lear General descrilHion
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The rear axle IS of the hypol(f seml·floallnO tYI)oO and is located hy semi·elliptic ro~d springs, In conjunction with a smhlliser har. The dilJerel11inl is intogral Wllh the axle hOUSing and Ihe rear axlo
InuSt he removed to carry out ilny rePil" S to the dll1erellt,,,, wh,ch milY hecorne necessary . J The drive pinion runs in two lapered roller UeiltlllgS, which are "reloaded by a spacer . Early a.l"s have a ',xed lengltl Slh'lcer and Isible spacer (F'{ls 8.1 and 8 2). Both IYlleS of SI>aCer are InlOrchangeable. but c nle lhO The COrfeCI deplh of me~h 0 1 the p,nion in the crownwheel is
PUlIon 0.1 so,, , renew"l . fie;]! .1x10 ove.h;wl Ilear axle ,emOYil. and refIlling f1ollll!w 1ll00intCIHlIlCC • Wheel siud renewal,"
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Ilypo,d. sem,·flo,lIU1!), onteorill dolle/ent",', limited-slip dollelenl,')1 on 28 Speciill 300.1
I I loire (1.0 l)il11) SAE 90 015 mill (0006 'n) 2510 2 7 N,,, (I 8 to 2.0 IIlI tt) 010 to 020 ,nm (0004 to 0008 in)
Nm 60 10 68 35 to 45 801087 27 10 31 100tol20 25 to 36 401050 60 to 65
Ibl It 44 to 50
26 1033 501064 20 to 23 74 to 89 18 to 27 301037 44 10 48
obwined by Ihe use of selected shims inserted belween Ihe pin ion and rear t end 0 1 Ihe axle housing . Ove.hauling ehe lear axle requires a variely of spedallools and it is no! recommended Ihal any allernpl should be made tfJ do Ihis unless these lools ~re d
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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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