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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
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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
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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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Chap te r 1 0 S uspension and steering
Wheel b,ll,lncing may bo carried out wllh the wheel Mher on or off the v eh icle. II bOSItion . Gene,,,1 tyre wear is influenced to" I",oe degree by d.iving s tyle -harsh br;)kmg ilnd "ccelelation or l ast cornering wifl 1111 p .oduce mo,,:~ rapid tyre wear. Interchanging 0/ tyr es may result in mo.e even weill, but this should only be ,nrlied out whele there is no mix 01 tyre types on the vehIcle. However. II is wolth bearin g in mind th"t if this is completely ellecllve. the nelded expense 0/ repl1lcing 11 com pte te set o t lyres simull
22 Fault dinynosis -suspension nnd steering
5ylllptOlll
III(; le pulls t o on!! ~Idll
Slecnl1!l ~trll or h eav y
Excessivc pt;Jy in s!Cerinu
W twd wohhtH ,11111 v,h,nIIOI1
Ty,,~ W(~;II 1lI11,VCn
leg,l ! restri ctions "pply \0 the mixing 0 1 tyre types on a vehicle . Bilsic;lfly this means Ihil a vehicle must nOt have Iy,es of dilleling conStruction on the same axle. Althoug h ;1 is nOI recommended t o mIx tyre type s belween Iront I;)'I'Icd from yOll' locn l polrce if in doubt ,1S t o Ihe CUlfCnt lC
Renson(s)
InCOlfect whcel o1lrUlIlllent WC,II In SIISI)()IlS'On 01 SI(""""! I CO""llOnents Ar.r.uic"t .1""'''!lC 1 0 SUSllf,nSlon o r ~I.w" nu compUll"nts IIlr.Olllll:t lyre p.eSSUlt's
Lack 01 SieIJIIIl!J \J
1"r.O""r:t wheel alrWIUlen t Powc. SIIJIJ'"1U laulty
W orn sleellng Or sus penSIOn 10UliS W en. III couplrnU shllft unlve,sal Joms Worn r,lc k ilnd 1)""On Incorfectly adJuSlcd rack Slrll llC'
RO:Hlwhe els oul 0 1 hnlance flU.ltlwhcels huck led or IhslO,Wd l:iHlhy ur dnmnHed IVII]
Wu,u s tL'f:II"!J Of SUSI""l~IOn JI1I1lI~ WlJnk Shoc k ;.hso'b"r~
'"collee.1 whee l ;' ''UIIIHlllll We: " III suspenSIon Ot st"""lIg C{)I11POIlCntS Ro,'llwhL'Cls out 0 1 halance WIJ;lk shoc k 'lhso.he'5
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