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Chapter 6 Manual gearbo x and auto m atic transmission
5 Unsc rew and remove the tolque conve rter·to·driv eplme b ol ts
t h rough the stader mot o r openrng. turning the engine ,1S neces sary to position the holts rn the opening.
6 Rem ove the propel ler s h alt. reI erring 1 0 Chap te r 7 as necess,u y.
Place a po ly thene bag over the end of t he transmiss io n to preven t dirt Irom ente ring. 7 Detach the sp eedome te r cable from I he extension housing .
8 D iscon nec t the shIft rod althe trans miss ion manual lever. an d the downshift c<lble at the tl a nsmission d ow nshi ft le v er. If necessar y, the
sh if t r od may be completely r emove d by d isconnec ting il frOIl1 t he
selec to r level.
D D isconnect the downshift ouler cable hom the support bracket. 10 D,SCOI1l10Ct th e StMter rnhlbilOr (noullal Start) switch leads. II Disconnoctthe vacuum lines from the vacuunl unll. 1 2 POSItion a Irolley lac k bcne<lt h Ihe Iransmiss ion and raise II 10 /US{ I"ko the transmiSSIo n weig ht. 13 Remove the engme rllar suppor t 10 crossmember nll t <lnd Iho tlanSI111S 510n extenSion housing r.rossmember 14 DIsconnect bOlh eKhaus t pIpes at the m anrfolrfs (Ch<tpter 3) ,111(1 support them ilW<ty from the transmission ! 5 Lowe r the lla ns rll1ssion and also support Ihc 11011 cnd of the ~11!lille 16 D,s coll,lect the 0 11 cooler hnes <It the lranSIlHSSIOn and pili!) thel1110 lev el)! dut from entering . 17 R~move "II the corlVf&#34;t~r hO\l5111g to·onUII1O hott s. and Ihe tl;1I1~I1HSSIOll fIller lube
Fig . 6.29 Downshifl cahle locknut A. Ir[lnsmission lover B
<llld st<lrter inhihitor switch C (Sec 20)
F ig . 6.3 1 O il coole r pipes (Sec 20)
Fig. 6 .2 8 C onnecting d ips A ,m d shift ro d B (SIlC 20)
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18 Carefully ~ove the lrilnsmission reilrwards ilnd downwmds, and
away from the car. Make sur e that lhe torque conver ter rema ins fully in
the transmission. 19 Refilling is the reverse of remova l but ensure that the torque converter drain plug is In line wIth the hole in the driveplate . To check
that the torque converter is positively engaged. measure the distance A between the converter housing to engine mJting fJce and the end of the $llIb ShilfL This should be al leilsl 10 mm (0.4 in) (Fig. 633). Adjust the selector cilble i1nd inhlbilOr switch i1S deSCribed later ill this Chapter. Reftll the 1riln smission unit with lhe specified flu,d before StDrlll1g the ennine i1nd check lhe level i1S describe(f in Section 19.
21 Selecto r mechililism -removnl. overhnlll ilud refitting
Apply the hnndbr,lke then Inek up the front of the car ilntl suppo'1
on ilxle stands. 2 Insi(fe the cm. prose off th e selector lever escutcheon. ,md wothrhaw
!he Illumillnt,on 1ll0U1l1l1l\J from the selec tor lever Oeneilth the CM. remove the Spr<fl\l chp and dewch the selector rod
.1 the selector lever.
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6 .33 Checking torque converter engagement with trnnsmission oil pump (Sec 20)
Alle,1S1 100111111 (0.4 ill) 8 O(.1ill (lluy
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6 .34 Selector mechanism (Secs 2 1 and 22)
A SclcclOf pawl B SClccrof cabie
C Pusllbu/loll
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Fig. 8 .1 CrOSS-Sl!ction o f cnrlv rCilr ;1xlo (Sec 1)
A Fixed /ellglh SIJ.1C(!f B Pinion slum
2 Routino mnintcnoncc
C Dd1clCII1.11 S/II"'$
At lhe uHerv"ls specIfIed 111 the HOlltmc M.111l1cn;mc c SCCllon III the 110111 0 1 the mnnu;1I c""y oul the following p,uccdw(!.
Check fcar axle oil level 1 Jilek lIlllhc IvaI of the Cil! ;uHf suPPOtl on axle ~I&#34;nds T o C!lSI'''') li1,'l Ihe Cilr is lellel ;,150 I<lo k III) Ih e IrOnl of th e cm Allefll;. \,vcly . OSI110n Ihe en, ovcr ;m IIlSIJO:ction ,)11 or all .;)mps J. Usmg;J 51111<11110 sqll1lrO key, llrlSe.cw the hiler plu\) I.om Ihe 't·h;md Side 01 tho d'lfcruntinl housmu. USIng a 'mger Or., )llceO 01 bent mowl .otl. check Ihat the OlliS level WIth the b0110111 01 tho f ,lIe . 1)lug hole O f il n>i!xnmun ul 100 mill (0 39 Ill) belo w the holo 4 II necessmy top Ull wllh I he euoree! \)I;lde 01 011 ;IS !Jlvcn '" 'Rceommcmlt'd !"brle,',,'s ImrllhUfls' 00 no! ovcllill thc .em ,nle. o th e.wise thc 011 will ove.he;ll ;111(1 he IO~1 Ihl oUll h Ih e b.e;Ith e. vent 5 Rcht ilnd tiuhten thu hUu. plu\1 Ihen lowe. Ihe eM 1 0 the lJ'ound
3 R e<lr <1)(10 - relllov,,1 ,\Il d refilting
Jack up the le,lI olth e cm ;Jnd sUPPOl1 wllh axl a stan ds 0' hl oc ks
posi tioned lIancnlh the sid(Hllemhe.s . Cho ck thc tronl wheels and rcmove the .ear wheelS . 2 Mark thc p.ol>elle. sh;J1! ilnd .eil' <ule drivc ft3!111cs in .elallon .0 ench olhcr. 3 Unscrew the Iou. fI,lIlge boilS while holding the sh M , wilh a mewl
ha. insc<led through the universal 10Ini. o r by applylllg lhe hJ'ldhrake lower the 'eM 01 th e p.opelle. shafl.
4 D is connect the h,mdlllilkc ti.lIle and. whe.e .1pphC;Jblc. tha
t'ansverse ,od from the .ea. (Ide wl,h refalCnce 10 Chal >!el 9
5 CI<lmp Iha fle~lble hr<lke hosa t o the re<lr a~lc then unsc.ew 'he nuts and disconnec t II /.om the IIgid tJ'ilke pipe all(i ;J~le hrnckel. It a ho se clamp is not av allahle. lig hlen a piece of polythene sheel lIenealh the laSle r cyl inde f till> 10 reduce any fl u id loss and also plug the disco nnecte d hose 6 Jack up the ,ca. ilxle a few Inc heS Ihen unsc.ew and rem ove the sh oc k ab so,be, lowe. moun.,n g lIo115. Prise Ihe shock abso,lIers horn lhe b.ack (lIS on Ih e rca. aKle.
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Fig. 6 .2 Cross·sc ction of I"ter rear Ilxle (See 1)
Fig. 6.3 Removing the rear ax le fillo r 1)lug (Sec 2)
Fig. 8.4 Flexible brake hose connection to the .ear axle­arrowed (Sec 3 )
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134 Chapte r 8 Rea r axl e
FiO. 8.5 Discorlllccti!l9 the rcar sI"biliser Iwr (Sec 3)
7 U~&#34;&#39;!I u"ps (FlU 8 5) I)UU rile s1.1h,l,s(lI b.ll 10 lilt:! lCol. while unstocwIIlIJ the mOlllllnlU I)oIIS from the Ie;)' ;l~II!. flcl110vc the C!JIllI'S 8 W,lh the rC:II Ildc sUlt,lbly SUIlI>o.ICd. lIIlSCICW rhe nulS hom the hallom 01 the U-bolts i1rld reOlOlle rhe lowel S I)llrlU p l;lrcs .. ",t! 1115 .. 1<11015. 9 Wllh rhe help of an asslSlilnt. hft the rem a~lc over the &#34;~<lr ~p&#39;!I1\1s iUld withdraw i t from undcr the CilL 10 To refit the ICtllr axle, lirst cher.k Ihal the upper insul<l ,ors ;lnd 1",lCkclS a.e correctly located on the springs. 11 Wllh rhe help of an assistant hft the rear ;'!Kli! into 1)05'1'011 on the W:1r 5Il flrl!JS. 17. COIIIWC l rhe IUOI)clle. shall 10 Ihe dflllc flanUc with rile IlfClllous ly 111;1,1 " "'o1rks :11111110<1. ,1nd loosely fll the four bOl ts. tOljclhe. W Ith new hl':kw;,s he.s
13 I O.:.lt!"! the ul~&#34;&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;o.s 1m!! lowe. SP""1J pl~ws all the sp rin!jS thclI "1 Ihn 1)·llo\1s. W!IClhc. wilh Il/!W sld/.locklll\) lIutS T'!Jhlf:l1 thc IHII S l"o!Jlnsslvuly 10 Ihe spo{;lf ,/!(IIOIQUC. III 1')<;,lIe Ihc CI;1I1IP~ 011 liIe Slilhd,scr bilr "'0\I1111\1 tubhers tlrCII pull 1 hili IlltO poslllon WIllI thl) grips <l1l(1 fIt the mountlllll bolts. TIUhtell .Il hl>l1~ 10 the S IICclllI .. '(l toIlIUI) . • ,. j<lck up the reM a~l{l ,1S neceSSilry and push the shock <lhso<be .s
, Ihe" I/.ac ket s. In se'l Ihe nloum"lU bolts and tlghlel1 the nUI S. H i Ilelll Ihe lIexll/le b.,lko hose and lIuhten the nuts. 17 Rel1lovc the hoso cl,lrn p or polythene sh eet then blcL,{/ Ihe hr<lke s n~ d(!sCllhed ill Ch<lpWr 9
t 8 nelll t he h<llldhr<lke c,1blc and. where <lpphcllhle. the tr~&#34;sverse lad II) thfl ICi"lI n K le WIth referen ce to Chapter 9 . 19 T,ohtell Ihe dllve ""nne·to·propeller shall holls to lhe speCIfI ed to.que. 20 R el'l the .ear wheels "nd lowe. the car to the ground. 21 Check Ihe .en. aKle 0,1 level <lnt! top up II 'Hlcessi"lIy .
1 AxleshMt -removal ilnd refilting
Chock Ihe front wheels then jack up the re,lr of the c~r ilnd support with onle stilnds. Remove the .ear wheel 2 Ilelea se the hilndb.nke and .emove Ihe brake drum.
3 USIng a socket through the special holes in the drive lI.::tnge. unsc'ew the bollS secu.ing the b.::tckp late and bearing ,el.::tinor to tho a~le cilSln g (pholo). 11 Withdraw tho a~leshnft. together with the bearing. " it is tight due 10 tho oulor Ir<lc k seizing in the casing tcmporarily refil Iho wheel .::tnll Iwll on the wheel. If Ihis is unsuccessfu l. use n slide hammer allached
1 0 the dtive lIange. or ,1Iternil1ively sc rew two long baits th.ough Ihe jng al diametlicaUy opposite pOInts (FIg. 8 .7) and lighten them I,·...r<jressiv ely un!11 the be.::tring is freo . 5 To .e"l the a~leshafl. IU$I w ipe clean Ihe bcallng .(!(:ess in the casing and al>ply a liule Illhium based glease both 1 0 the casing and bear ing outer !rack . F
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.6 RelHoving t h o Mdeshalt .e l'l ining hoits (Soc 4)
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Fig 8 .8 Drilling the beMing rf!t<lining rino prior to splitl;l\g with ,1 eol ( 1 chisel (Sec 5)
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 <l mall,,( lIIl(,lltl(lI)C<lrill\j is
fully entered III the c .. sing. 7 Align the backplilW ,md be,1"'}!) rC1<lUHH holes with the C.1Sll1g holes. insert the bolts ilnd li\Jhwll them evenly 10 the spccllicd torque. S Relit the b'<Jke drum t1nd fCil' wheel <lnd lower the CM to the
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&#39;III<!V~&#39; lilt' 1>1:''''''[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 . t<lkllllJ CillO not to p,,"eto;Ito Into tlH~ .1xlesh"l!. 3 SupPOI1 the 1m\) 0" il v,ce thell spl>t 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&#34;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
se ttln\)
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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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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<lrk a 1000e across the propeller shalt alld rear ~xle drive fI~nu()s so thatlhcy Illay be ,cll ed \()gelloer ill thell o&#34;gin~1
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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Fig. 9.1 DU<lI linc hydn.ulic brnke circuit (Sec 1)
1 2 Fron! br,)k(1 disc ,1nil c<1IijJ~&#39;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<JinlellilllCC sectIo n in the frOllt of tlw 11,;)1111<11 Colny oul the lollowlIl(J procedures
Check hrilke fluid Ivvel 1 CI",<;k 110.11 Ilw hrake thud )"vcl in the reselvoir is .1, or nc." lhe 1Il,,~i&#34;&#39;lI&#39;&#34; ',,,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/<l ke linings. If lI,v(!1 (hops wW ;1,ds the ""Ilimlllll mn,k the cornplclC hydraulic system should he Chec ked lor le<lks,
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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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<lslId and the iunition switched on. depress the rubber membr<lrlC on the rIl511'VOII hi ler C<ljJ (phOto) If the wilrning light filils to came on check the bulb ill1d <lssocimed circuit.
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'<lke. 6 Although i t is pOSSible to check the Iront disc pari 1illillUS with <l mirror and torch. it is recommended thnt the front wheels <lre Illst
,emoved. 7 Mensufe the thickness 0 1 lining on e<lch disc p<ld <lIlt! If ,lilY IS less thnn 3 .0 mm (0,1 18 in) renew the complete set of front [Jose pnds 8 II the ren, b'nke h<lckplntes incorporn\(! inspection hOles. remove the rubher plugs nnd check thnt the thickness of the hmn\js IS not less
thnn 1 .5 mm (0.059 in)
Fig. 9.2 Handbr a ke lin k ag e lubrication points (arro\Ncd) on early models (Sec 2)
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9 II there Dre no inspec tion holes, remove the wheels and drums In inspect the linings . 10 Where any lining is less Ih,111 the nllnimufll thickness, renew Ihp. complete SCI 01 re,ll b,~ke shoes. 11 Refi ' the drums lind wheels as necessary then lowe. tho em \0 thl) 9lOund.
Ch eck operation of servo lIoil 12 Visually inspCCllhe vaCUUll1 hose IClIding hom the inlet mlllllfolll Of air box 10 the servo unit fOf dc\c,iOf1l1lon and security. 13 Wit h the engine Slopped. dCI).es s the bra ke pedal several ,imes to dissipate t he VOC U\Ull hoUl the sorvo Imit. 14 Depress the b'i1kc 11Cdll1 wilh moderate pressure then Sin' I the
cnU illC . As the V<leuum bwlds up. the l)Cdal should move sh Utl1ly IOw ;uds the floo. indlc;uulg that Ihe $Crvo is p.ovidlllg .esis tilnCfl
L ubrietl!£! /wndbh7ke linkage 15 Jilck up Ihe .eolf of Ihe Colf illid SIIIIPOII on ilxle Slilnds . 16 Oltthe prim,uy eil!>le connOChon to the boltom of Ihe halldh&#39;;,~&#34; level. 17 011 1974/1975 models. u,ease Ihe pflmolfy callie whe,e II p;,sses over Ihe pulley wheel. ,111(1 0,1 Ihe pull ey ilnd lever pivot pO"'IS . 18 On lillCr models grease Ihe 1,i1nw c.se rod SUI)I)Olt hC;lfinU 19 011 the clcv is IIUIS i1I the w", l>olckpl" ,es. 20 lower thc cm !O the gr ound
R/mew fhe /)rilke I/Ilid 21 lJIucd Ihe hyd.; ."loc sySle m as d"scllherl III Seelloll 15 ilUOwnl! II",
Ihe new h ,,,k\) 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
he handbr<lke then Jack U') Ihe Ioonl of the Cill <lnd supporl on <I~le s tandS.
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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 <lilmage UCUlIl caused by the hydraulic lIuid . 4 Usmg iI 1)11" of tong·no~ed pile,s. exl,aCt the two smiltt clips Ihat
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&#34;,&#39;~e p"d tens,on SI""'U" Oil Ihe hr~ke 1)o1ds i1fl<l shims ililfl locale mlhe t,lhpCf . NOle Ihi11. whe,e ,11)I)hcal)le. the affOWS on the ~hUllS m&#34;~1 I<le.: Ihe lo,w.,rd rOIi1UOII 01 Ihe iron! wheels (photo). 10 ,,,,,Crlthe maon p;,(1 Ictitlll,nU prlls. tIIilklt1IJ ~&#34;,e th,11lhe 1i1nus of the IUII51(1I1 SP"II\j" .lIe under Ihe rCtallllll\ J pins Secure Ihe pillS with Ihe ~&#34;,,,II w,w d,l's 11 R&#39;·IM~<lt (hf! I" ocl,tlu,e on the .emil"' .. ,\! hom bri1ke then ,cl,t the ....heels <llIti lowe, Ihe Cilr 10 Ihc U,ou'HI 12 To co,,,,(;l ly ~eill t hc p'stons. 1l'''''))lhe !,,;.ke pedal suveral tim cs ",,<I j,n:,lIy top "p Ihe hydri1uh c Ih"d level in Ihe m.1ste, cylinde.
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<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 <lssist ~&#34;hs<:qllc&#34;l H:fllOV<l1 of the p'stons. ) FII a h{JS(l ciilt1lp 10 the lteK'ble hose ICi1d,llg \0 thc c'l hpcr. If a hose dallip 's not ilYil,li1bto. tighten" p,ece of l)Qlylhelle she"t beneath the
3 .4 A pad .et<llnn1U pin and clo,) (ilffOWt:d) 3 6A Ret1lovinU a d,sc pad 3.6B The two disc pads remOved
.>.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<lr(s) in hydrauhc flUId then reassemble the wheel cylinder In rcversc orde . to d,srnanthn\J. Not(! Iha the seal lip must lace into the cyhnder
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 <Iescllhed in Section 8. 2 Remove the ~KleslHlit (h~lfsll.1II). wllh reh,rel1ce 10 Ch,lpler 8. Ihen pll the h.1ckpl,11C.
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&#39;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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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 $()(;t,on in the front of til() manunl c,lIIy out the 101l0wlIl\j p,o(;cdures.
Check lyres for illflalioll, wear and conditioll 1 Check [lnd If necessary adjust the tyre pressures .
2 Check [III t yres for WC[lr and condition with referenc e to Section 21
Check power steering pump drive belt tensiof) 3 Check thm the deflection of the drivebelt m,dway ulon!) its lonyest nlll between upper pulleys is approxirn<ltely 130 ",m (05 in) under
1110tler;lle th"'''h pressure . 1 If &#34;dl&#34;~t&#34;&#39;e&#34;l ,s necuss;uy. loosen the ,dler pulley bracket bolt~. re'posll'o" tlH~ IIIilcket then rc·t'Uhten the bolts On 30 htre llIodels the III[lck"t t&#34;u~t he pivott:!! .1tound the end holt. whmeas on 2.8 litre ,,'odds the b';'eket mllst I", ,"oved wllh"l Ihe elonu"t<:d bolt holes
(photo).
Clwck puwer steering fluid levef (lnd hydraulic huses II pOSStble the level should be checked w,th the Buid [It nOll1lal
uper,\!mg tClIll)Cr[lture . 6 On c;lrly modcls unscrcw the wing nut nnd relnove Ihe rese,voir cover ilild uaskel. The flu,d should be up 10 Ihe MAX level mark on the
reservo". 7 On later models, wrn tht! hiler C<lp!thpSIICk illIll·clockwise und withdrnw 11 hom the reservoir . Wipe cle[ln the dlpsl1(;k.lully refit ilthen remove it [lgain. The flUid should be up to the FULL hOI or cold level
lll.Jrk on the d'pstick.Js applicable (photo).
Fig. 10. 5 Topping·up the power steering reservoir on early models (Sec 2)
8 Whele nec.ess.1'y ~dd Ihe ~pccilled lIU1d to bring Ihe level up to the
correct ,nilrk. 9 ChC(;k the hydr[luhc hoses for comJit,on and security.
Check steerinfj ,-md suspension components 10 n,ll$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()&#34;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<lpp'nu "n(1 leve,ing. remove the dust CilP frOIll the
centre of the huu (phOIO).
" :<>,:,~,.
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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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&#39; 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&#34;s&#39;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&#39;ee~) th"t til() whucls ,ue toited outwards at the lOp 100'"
thu vert,c;,1
Castor. ,~tho i&#34;&#39;~Jlu between the SIl,erlIlU ,,~,s OIrld.1 v..,'I,e.11 lone len viewud IrOIll p,lch ~,dfl 01 the C,lI 1&#39;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) &#34;,e<l~ured between the rca' Ins,de edges 3 The imUleS of c"mber. c,l~tor "nd slCe''''g ax,s ilIe SCI ,n produCI'On ~n(1 nre not <ldluswble. 4 Front wheel aliurUlll)n t (loe·"I) checks ilIe best camed out wl\h nlodern set!lIlg equ'pment. but il fC,lsonahly acc1llate alte rnative is hy nle<lns of the following procedure.
5 PI"ce the Cilr on level ground WIth the wheels 111 the sualghl·uheild pos' lion,
6
Oht"in or m"ke <I loe·in unuge Onu IHay eas,ly he Ilwde from it lenyth of rod or t ubinU. cr<lnked to clear the SUIl'P or bcllhousing and h~vmy il setscrew "nd locknut ill one end 7 W'lh the gnuUe. measure the d,stilnce IJetween the two IIlner wheel IIrns M hub helUln ill the Iron I of the wheel. 8 flowte the roadwheellhrough 180' (hillf il tU1[1). hy pushinU or pvlllllg the CM and then me,lsure Ihe d'Stilnce ilgaon at hvb height bel ween lite inner whee! (In,s <It the reil! of the roadwheel. Th,s meaSurernem should eIther he t he Silme as the one Just lilken. or greilter hy no! Ino,e lhan 7 mrn (028 in) 9 Where the 1O~·1II IS founoJ to be ,,,correcl. sla~ken the 10cknuiS 0[1 each tr,lck rod. also t he I lex ,ble bellows clops and rOWle each tr~ck rod . XII equal ilrnourl unlll the correcl toe·,n ,s oIJW'''ed . T,ghten Ihe .k rod ~nd 10cknulS. whole the !JilIIJo,nts ille held III the centre of lhe" ilrCS of trilvel II'S "npcrilllve lh~11he len\Jlhs of 1he trilck ,ods are ~IWi&#39;yS equal 01herw,se thu wheel ilngles on turns WIll he ,ncorrect. If
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<l"ces should ,III ,!lWlllpt he lIlildu to reduce the p,essu,es to Ihc quoted cold r eildlllU ,II thl~ "Ist,once. or effect've undcrinlliltlon w,1I result Undc""f)"I'o" wrll Ciluse ov(;rheiltu\lj 01 the tyre OWin\1 to excn ss,ve fluXlIlU 01 the casin\l. and Ihe Ire,ld w,1I not S,I correctly on lhr! road surfilce ThIS wrll cause it cOllsequent loss 01 adhcs,on alld excess,ve weilr. IlOtto '\lention the danncr of sudden tyre fadwe due to hea t bluld U), Overonfiil t,on w,11 Ciluse rap,rt Wear of the cell Ire part of Ihe lyre tread coupled w,th reduced ndhesloll. hiusher ride. and lhe dan\je, of shock dilmilge occw"ng in the lyre Cilsin\l Heg"liloIy check the tyres lor dilrno1\je 111 the form of cuts or !>"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 <I nad docs reveill thai t he tyre hilS been punctured. relIt the "JlI so thill ,ts point 01 penelrat,on is Illilrkcd Then inHlled'illely change the wheel and have the tyre repimed by il tyre deiller, Do no/ drive on il tyre in such il cond,"on In lIlilny cilses a punClUre C~ll he sunply repa"ed by tile use of ilil IIlner tube 01 t he correct size ilnd type. If In any doubl ilS to the poss,ble conS<lquences of ilily dlll11ilge found. conSult your locill lyre defiler lor adv,ce Periodically rcmove Ihe wheels and clean any dirt or mud from the 'Ilside ilnd outs,de SUrlilCeS. Ex~mine the wheel rims for signs o f (listing. CorrOSion or other dilmilue. Light alloy wheels "rc eusily
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<s Cille\Jo ry Billancing w ill not usually cure v,bration caused by such wear
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