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1 2 Fron! br,)k(1 disc ,1nil c<1IijJ~'f M,lS/IH cylinder and I/uid resefvoir 3 V,KIIUIn sClva unit 5 ReM drum brake 4 Prcss1ltc  (h!fetcH/i.)1 wi/filing swi/cl! 
2 ROlltine maintenance 
Al III<, u,h!lvals speClficed in the Routine M
Check  hrilke fluid Ivvel 1 CI",<;k 110.11 Ilw hrake thud )"vcl in the reselvoir is .1, or nc." lhe 1Il,,~i"'lI'" ',,,10k The ,c~;cr\loi( is localed on the master cylinder on the nghl-hillld sule 01 the IJulkhead III the cl1uine cOIllpnnlllCII!. SliUht Va-"I,ulls of I"vel Will occur ilccordlfl!) to  the wear ollhe II/
2  ·'h tim  cm  rnlsed.  c,lIe1l1lly inspect illl the hydraulic pipes.  hoses ;lnt. .. ,lions lor chJlmg. c'ilcks. Illilks ilnd corrosion. 
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uejJ.es~ the rubue' membrJne to check the fluid low level 
Warning  IrUht 
3 To top up the fluid unscrew the fill er cap whrle holding the c,lhle connector  sWtionar y. and add brake lIuid ns necessJr y. R efit the cnp on completion. 4 When checking the brnk e fluid level it is n good practice to also check the low level wnrning light With the hnndbwke rele
Check disc  p<1d and rear bwke shoe linings 5 Jnck up the Iront nnd rem of the Cilr nnd support all il xle stands, 
Re leuse the hilndb'
,emoved. 7 Mensufe the thickness 0 1 lining on e
thnn 1 .5 mm (0.059 in) 
Fig. 9.2 Handbr a ke lin k ag e  lubrication points (arro\Ncd) on early models (Sec 2) 
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Index 
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Accelerator cilble removal ilnd refining -14 shnft ilnd pedal removal and refining -75 Air cleaner removill Jnd ref,nrng cal buren or mod cis -68 fuel injecllon  models -80 
P rnator .,rushes inspecllon. removal and refilling Bosch -202 Femsa -203 Lucas - 202 
dismantling and rcassembly -203 
removal and refining -201 Antifreeze mixture -60 Automatic transmission descrip tion -122 
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downshift cable removal. refi11ing  and adjustment  -121 extension housing oil seal renewal -121 faull diagnosis  -127 
maintenance.  routine -123 
removal and refOlting -123 
selector mechanism ildjustment - 126 rcmovill. overhaul ilnd refl11lng -125 speclflf:iltions -103 SI.1r1er IIlh'bilm/reVerse lamp switch remov
Bilttery clrilrgmg _ 201 description  and testing -200 removal and rcfll\lng -201 Big-end bearings -37. 52 Bleeding the hydr
centre  console  -189 
demister 
noules reOlov
description  _ 174 
doms-178.180. 18210 185 face level  vents  removal  and refItting  -197 facia panel -188 fuel filler flap -188 heater -192 to 194. 196 10
) bodywork and  under/rame _ 176 routine _ 116 
uphOISlCry 
and  carpets  -176  mirrors 
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192 open rem quarter glass assembly 
removal  and refitting  -186 
re~r qllMlcr trim panel removal and refitting -185 repi'lir millor damaue -178 minor damage -176 sent belts -191 seats -192 sunroof-189la 191 lailgate  -180. 187. 188 torque wrench scuings -173 windscreen  -180 Bodywork repair sequence (colour) -174, 175 Bonnet release c
p ipes 
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Camshaft (3.0 litre engine) retitting -54 removal -50 Camshaft and camshaf t bearings examination and renovation 2 _8 litre  engine  -35 
3 .0  litre  engine  -51 Camshah and front intermediate plate (2.8 litre engine) refilling  -41 Capacities. general -6 Carburetlor (Weber) aulomat ic choke 
adjustment  -71 removal. overhaul and retitting -71 
dismantling and reassembly  -69 general -68 idling adjustment  -73 
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