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Chapter 6 Manual g ea rbox and automatic transmission
18 EXlra ct the r."dp and pull the 5th gcar synchronise r ur1lt f'orn the
rnn in c,lsm\1. Icavlllg I t loose on thtl mninshaft (photos). 19 S II(le 51h IlcM from the synchroniser unit huh {photo) 20 S elect 3rd gem and either 1st or 2nd gear by pushin\) the re~peclivc synchronsrcr sleeves this will lock the mainshllft <lnd I<lysh<lft \)C<1f cluster
21 Unscre w <lnd remove 51h gcar retaining nul whole an nssrst,lrll
hOldS t:' e \Jf:arlJox st<1tion;;lry (pholo) The nut is lightened to;;l hrUh torque settrllli ;;Ind <In ;;Idclition<ll exlension m,lY be requrred 22 Remove the w,lsher nnd pull 5 th ~Jenr from the layshnft He;" r.l lIster using a two·le'J(jcd puller and socket in cont,lCI w 'th the eillst"r Remove the ~par.f)[ " nil (photos). Selec i nelltlnL 23 EX[r,lCt the errchp ret,linin\) the I,lysh;-rft ucar duster heallrlH "1 the
i ll1 e,rl),,,j,.rte hotrsrIl,J {photo).
24 US"'(I;' ~oft·f;,r.ed Ill;-rllm. wp the intermedrate hOtJS&#34;&#39;~1 (,,!e of tl,,; ",<1111 c<I,mU ;md pull Ihe inlermediate housing rC<lrw,lrds as /;tr ;"IS posslhlt' lJ~&#34;l(J II sr.rew(IIIvcr In ser ted between the &#34;&#39;h~&#34;n&#34;dl;lt&#34;
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hO(lSII1\1 <lnd main c.lsmg. Jlnse the hcatlnlJ from the shoulder on the i<lysh,l ft gC<lr cluster and ,emovn ,I flOm the ,ntermedi<lI C housing {photo}
25 Using a soft metal drift from tlte hont of the m ain cnsing. drive Ihe
layshilft rearwards to <11101'11 the \ .wm d,,~tn&#39; t o he lowered 10 the hottoot 01 tlHl cas,,'U .
2G Ease tlte input Shaft f'om the frOllt 01 tlHl c;-rSlng, if oecess<lry uSlrlg
" small droft inside the Uearbo~ to Il&#34;JV(~ t he healing sl'ghtly forwards_ Ihe" lIsin,J levers bene"th the he"""!J r.nchp (photo). 27 Remove the 4th ge<lr synch&#34;H&#34;~e, IIn\l fleOlove the InplJI shaft ne edle roilcr bea rmg from Ihe end of the Ill,;,nshalt or from the centre of lhe IIlPlit sha ft {photos)
28 flernove lhe nlninsh;lit alld 1Ill<""'Hrllatn houslnll f,om the main \;aSII10 {phO to). R emove the g.lsk"t
29 Wllhdr,lW th e I,lyshalt ,11lel 0"_" eh";t,,, I,om Ihe 111<1111 C;-rSlIlg (phOlO)
30 In:;'''I; ' sUlwble bOl t (M8 x GO) Illto Ih" ,,,v',,:;c !Je,1( ,die, shnft. alld
11 18A Exlrar.t,nn 5th geM synchro ci,clip 11.18B 5th u em syl,(IHU hul) 11 18C 51h ~Je;-rr synclH O
11.19 SlId l"!J 5th !/tlar from "'<llnshaft 11.21 Remov"'q '''.1 ll1sl';l11 Illl!
11.226 Relllovmg 51h gear spacer IIIl\) 1 1 23 Extr<l ctmg laysh<Jft bearing circlip
l'.22A Wrthdli'Wlll9 5th ge<lr from laysh<Jft
11 24 P"sl"g off laYSh<llt gear clUSlcr bc<arrng
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9 F it the 4th gCill syncluolliser "n9 to the 3rd/4lh sym;luOI"s(1f 'HUI with lhe c:ul-outs over the slidlllg k(lYs. then fit the UlPUl shalt asscnlhly i]n(l lilP the bearing fully into tho casing up 10 the rclo1llunu circtip (photo).
10 Invert Ihe \jCo1rilox so Ihil! the l<lysh,lll gear clusler meshes wllh the input ShiltJ and m,Hnshollt geilrs.
11 USU1U iI soft llletJI doft, d,;v(llhc I;;!yshafl into the miJin CilSUlO unt,1 flush ilt the front lace -the flat on the rcar end 01 the Inyshilh must he horiZOlllal (Dhow)_
12 Us;n!).1 mel,lilllbe. lilfl the Inyshaf gear cluster be,IIPI'!J 11110 the inlcrmcd'<lt(! hOUSing ilnd secure with the eirelip {photo}_ 13 Fit the SpilCCf 'lilt! then, usin!) n mow I tube !<Ip 51h \jCilr 01110 the splines of the 1,1yshilft oc'" Cluster.
14 FII Ihe tlllu~1 wnshcr "nd ICl<linlllg nul. Select 31d tle", "nd 1~lIher 1 st 0' 2n(1 !IV.l1 hI' pushin(J Ihe lespec tlve synchloniSCI sleeve. WhIle an aSSI~t,lIlt holds the ge"rbox sl<ltlonmy. tighten the IIUI 10 Ihe specrllcd torque. then lock It by peen Inn the coli", on Ihc nut ",to the slol III Ihe Oe;I( cruste, (phOI05)
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15 Seleci neulrnl. then slide 5th ge", IlItO mesh WIth the driVing Be",. 16 Slide the 51h gem synchroniser unll complete with sp"ce[ Onto 51h Oll"r. Then. usrng.l metal tube, drive Ihe dO\1 huh "lid 51h synchronlser flng OnlO Ihe 1ll",nsh,,11 splines whIle UlOld"l!) the synchronIse! 111111 onto Ihe shdlll[J keys. Fit the circhp (pholUs).
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T"p Ihe sp eedometer drivegeilr "HO ItS COrreCI poslilon on Ihe mollllsh"ft -the dlsWllce belwoon Ihe HeM 'Illd the 5th gO,l[ dOll hub c"cllp should be 123.0 to 1 24 .0 111m (4 843 10 <1 882 Ill) (nhoto). lB Loc"le Ihc 5th He", selector fOlk In liS syn ch ronlSN sleeve "nd loc"le Ihe Interlock sleeve in Ihe uroov", hhol! Shollider 10 front). then InSurt the seleClor sh~1t through the sleeve ,1nd SeleCIOr fOlk InlO the "'aOll r.,lsll1\J (photo).
19 LocnlC the lSI/2nd "nd 3rd/4th Sf)I&#39;~rIOr IOlks 1(1 Ihell respecllve ~Yllcillonlser sleeves. posilion the selectOl !ross <lnd lockrng plate, ,1rld 1I1S(~lt the selector shah through Ihe cOlllpo&#34;en1~ InlO the frail! of the mam caSillO The roll pin hole in the 3,~lel:I&#34;[ 1'035 rHUSt he tow.>rd s the Irolll
20 If If!rnoverl. 'ef'l Ihe seleCIOr sh,,11 (:&#34;nlr,, 11~1I1!1 sprinU ",ui 51h \Ie",
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15.9 FI1l1I1\1 Inpul shnl1 15.11 L;,ysh;r!t corruc tly located hefore inst,111,11101l 15.12 F,ltintllile Inysllilft hearing
15. 14A Tlghtelllng thc rn"insha fl nut
15.16B F'lllI'\) 5th genr synchlO to m~inshalt
15.148 Slak,n\1 the rH.lloslrall nul
15.16C 5th \le,,, haulk flng Jod hull
15.16A 5th gem synchro spacer
15. 160 51h gear hub {:ilchp
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1 5. 17 MC~Sll&#34;nu corchp· 10·SPCI1(lOIllClcr drivcgc,l' dImension 1 5 .1 8 Sc lcCl0f Sholl! t1sscmlJ lcct 1521 FIlling selector sh1lft/boss fall pin
15.23 Speedome ter dJlvcgcn, cove.
IOCkmg cOI1l,ol hy Inserl;"y the 1)111 ;lnd 1>lu9 2 1 Ahgn the holes. then (lillie Ihe roll pin il1lo the sc lcCIOf boss ;111\1 SI~ICC1Of s h<lh (photo) 7.2 tnserllhc ~clCClOr lock lll{J pin lind spnng, npl} !Y sonlcr t o the plug ·'uc.1ds. then insert ,111<1 liUhlcn lllc plug uSlIlg ,Ill Allen k ey.
_ 3 Fit Ihc SPCCdOIllCICI dnV(!IJciII to tho r(!J' ex tenS Ion housing. Apply " ionic scali.., 1 10 Ihe cove. Ihe'l pro ss II 111\0 \he housinU (phOI0) . . nornavc the 1 (!U1llOHUl1y flHed bolts 1'001 Ihe mlCfllIcd.nle housing. •.• en scle<:1 4th {Jom. 25 Slick n new \Jaskot 10 the e~tcnSlO&#34; housing with glC,1se. ,md fot the hOusing 10 Ihe inle,mcd'Jle housi"g T .. ke c", e nOI to (I,ml<lge t he 'e'"
all seal. ,1"d m,1ke sUle th<ll Ihe sclecto, shah cenll<thSlng SWinl] loc .. tcs on the pin (photo).
26 Insert the bolt s .:md tighten them to thespcclflod to'Que In d,agon .. 1 sequence. Befo.e Inserting the Ih.ee bolts which go light through tllo
main c .. sing ... pply se<tl<lnt to their threads 27 Selec t levelse \Je .. r <tnd loc .. te the connector on the re .. r o f the
se leclor rod . Support the rod wi th a piece of wood. then drive in the '011 pin_ Selec t neutral. 28 Press the .eil' cover into the extension housing .
29 Check that the 5th gea. interlock slceve is corrcctly .11ognoo. then 'nscrt thc Sth geil' locking pin and spring.
30 Appl y some scalallt to the 5th geilr locking plate. 10Cilte It on thO extensio n housing. an d inselt nnd t igh ten th e bolts to I h e specIfIed torque. 31 Fit the Ueilrbo~ top covcr. together WIth a new gas\(et. and lighten
the boilS to t he sf1eclf.ed tOfQue in diagonal sequence. 32 F u the clulC h relCilSe bearing guide sleeve (oil slot dow nwllfd s). together with a new gilsket. and lighlen th o boi lS to the specillt~d torque in d;ilgon;11 sequence. Where neceSS;1ry apply seal,.nt to the bolt threads_ 33 Fitthe clutch bell housing to the Iron t 0: the gearhox. together woth new gaske t. Apply sealant to the bolt threads. thcn inse n the boilS .~d tigh ten them to Ihe SIXlcllled 10rQue in diagonal sequence. 34 Inscrt and trgh le n the .ev(usinl.l Ioght switch in Ihe ex tensio n housing
1525 Selec tor sh aft spring pin (arrowed)
35 FIt the clutch reLease l"l'lIIng and a.1Il wuh .efercnce 10 Chnl)\ el 5.
16 G e(lr box (5-spee{l) -d isellg i:lgem enl of 5th gear
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is possI ble 'or vducles hu,l t bclo.e NovcmiJer 1983 to have i:l p.oblem WIth 5th ne". Illillplllg Ollt of cnuanClllcn t during normal
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2 ThiS 1I0uhle Cilll he rcc tl',cd hy suhstitutinu nlod,hc<l 5th ge.1'
componen1S t o Inc lude thO hub. o!\Ulk ""gs .. nd sci(.-ctor 'ork.
3 Rem ove Ihe gearbo_ "s de$("bed in SectIon 3. This wrll nCCCSSlla te lemov ing the ge(l' Icvcr "nd lu"C I cove. whIch is held In ,)OSltlo n by TOOK typc sClews . 4 Removo the clutch Hlleilse bearing and tevcl 110m the bclthousing . 5 Unbolt ami lemovc the lOP covel. 6 C"ory out the opel,1t'0"S dcsc llbed in par "graphs 8 10 1" 01 Seclion
" 7 M"r\( Ihe ex.1Ct IIOS""o n of t he speedometcl wormdrive on the milinshil lt (lnd then draw it off using a pulter .
8 Extr"ct the ci. et,p "nd H)move the 5 th sp(lcd sync hro unil/rom Ihe
mJinsh"lt. 9 Dismanlle the synr.hro "nd reasscmble using the new p" rts, When I Itting t he b"ulk lings. m"ko sure that theil bevelle( 1 side is tOwa.ds the
re,,' o f Iho ge",box. 10 Caffy out the ope,,,,,ons desCfibed in jh"lfilgraphs 16 to 22 and 25 1027 in Section 15. 11 Inser t the 5 th ge<lr locking pin and spring to Ihe extension housing_ 12 SmC<lr the 5th gear 'ocking pla te WIth seal"n t and locate It w ith nuts hand tight. I 3 Adjus t the gearchange mechanism by pressing the gear lever lully
1 0 the light whIle "1 tho} neul'il' mode and then tighten the locking plate nutS to ill o 'que 0125 NIIl (l8tbl It). 14 Fit the top cove. olnd gasket and I he clu tc h release components.
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When towing a vehic le wIth automl11ic uansmission it is impoltllllt to observe the precautIons gIven til ,he 'Jading and Towing' se<:,ion at the Iront 01 the manual. Due to the complexity of the au'oma',c tran smission unit. If performance IS not up 10 s tandard, or overhaul is necessary, it IS impera tive that this be left to the locallllain agents who will have the special equipment for fault diagnosis and rectiflcallon. The content of the following sections is thereforc confined to supplying gener", Informl11ion 1'Ind any service information and ins t.uc tion tha i cnn be used by the owner.
19 Routine Illilinte,wno
At the i!lle.vnls SI)CClfiecllll Iho ROllllne Milintennnce seCIlOll in the I.onl 01 th e Illanllal cnllY Oul Ihe follOWIng p'ocp.dwe
Luuricow selector link'1[}() , Applv the h;rrldh.,lke th(:n J,lck \lp the front of Ihc Cill ,'lid Support
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2 Orlthe Irnkn!JCs at cndl end 01 Ihe genrsh ,h rml on the Icfl·hnnd "le 01 Ihe Iransnll~s,on lowel the cnr \0 Iho wound,
Check /mn.Wllissioll fluid level 4 Elrlll!! the engIne and trnnsnllSSlon to nOllllal ope.IlIUl!IIp.llIperillllfe
and I)alk tho vehlchl on le vel grOllnd 5 Wi,h Ihe engIne idllll(l. move tht: 1.,lnsnllSj"on St:leclt>r lev!]r through ill! pOSlllons 1!lIee lImes. Ihen onuaue '1" ,11111 wall for ;rt lea~t one minute. 6 With ,he engine 51111 idling, wllhd.ilW Ihe lr.1nSnllSSIOll d,psllck.
Wipe it dean, reinsert II, wilhd •• 1W 11 for Ihe second !line nnd read off the levol. 7 Two tv pes 01 automatic transnllssion fluid a.e nvarlilblc (sec SpccifiCiltions 10' tv,>c numbe.s) .1nd It is ImpO,I,ln , Ihilt IheV 'lIe nOI mixed. The colour 01 the dipstick. 10' flUId level checklllg denotes which fluid tvpe to use , 8 If a tlr1nsnllssion requlII"U 1,1ter tvpe fluid IS I'lled 10 " to'<lue COIlVOIlr!r preViously used w<lh oarl.er tVI}e fluid, or vice vr:&#39;.~iI, the compollellt~ shOuld Ire Ilushed 10 ,1IIoi(1 mlxinu o f the two Ill/Ids
COllsult your I'ord dealer rI thIS cond,t ron arIS&#34;~ 9 If III)r.CS~.1rv IOp·up with til'.! spec.rlled orl, thr ough tire drpSlrck tube. 10 tire MAX m, uk, The '1"<rlllrty leqlm ed 10 r,IIS!] tile level !rOllr 'V1IN In MAX IS approxlmatt:lv 0 3 Illre (05 pIIIl)
Adjust Iront brake /)(In(/ '" ApplV Iho handb."ko tholl lack 1'1) th'.! ',ollt 01 the ca. and sUPPO.I axlo stands 11 D,sconnoC t the downshIft ca!)le at Iho t'.1nsmISSlon 12 Slacken Iho brnke band adJusto, sClew locknut and unSClew the
adjus'or screw n lew h,fIlS . 13 Tlghlolllhe adJuslo, sOcw to 14 Nm (10 Ihl II) IISIilU a SUItable lo,que wrcnch From Ih,s poSlllon slaCken the adJusle r screw bv exact Iv I'll \Urns (pre·1983 models) or 2 Iwns ( 1983 and late,
model), Ihen tighten Ihe locknut Wllhoul diSlUrblllg Ihe pOsition of Ihe adjuster sc,ow .
14 R econnec t the downshift cable and lowe' Ihe car 10 Ihe ground.
20 Automalic transmission -removal (HId refining
If l)Osslble, ,aise the car on a hOlsl o. place it over an inspectIon pit. Alternatively, it WIll ho necessary 10 Jack up Ihe car to obtain the Illaximum possible amount of wOlking room undernealh. 2 Place a large d.ain pan benealh the transmiss.on sump (011 pan)
Ihen. working horll the ,car, loosen the a!laching boilS and allow ,he lIuld to drain. nemove all thO bohs excep t tho two I.onl ones to draIn as mIlch fluid as pOSSIble, th on temporarilV .efit Iwo bolls at th e re,1I 10 hold it in place . 3 Remove tho Slilrte. moto. as desc.ibed in Chapter 12 . • jWhero apphcable, rernove the access cover Dnd ad3pto, plale bolts,
Ie the engine untrl the to.qu e converter drain plug is visible, then
unsc.ew Iho plug and d.ain Iho Ihud Into a suit3ble con winer. Refl! and l'Uh ten Iho plug.
Fig. 6 .25 Checkill{J tho au tomatic transmission lIuid lovel (Soc 19)
Fig. 6.2 6 FrQ,1 bn'ko band adjustment (Sec 19)
A Arllf/SICI sc/t'w a Locknut
C Downslu/t Icvel D Downs/u/t c.lblc
Fig. 6.27 Torquo convorter to driveplato boll -arrowod (Sec 20)
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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
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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)
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<II/required. remove the spring clip <lnd d01<leh the selector rod horn the \'ilnsmission selec tor lever. 5 Remove the lou. bolls retaining t he selecto . leve. housing 10 the tran smission tunnel ilnd remove the housing .
6 Remove the l ubbe r 1)lug hom t h e side 01 the sctcctmlcve. housing.
unscrew the nut and prcss the lowe. lever oul of the housing . 7 Unscrew the loc knut on the inhibitor cable alld wit hdraw the pawl. spring ilnd guide bush . a Remove the Allen screw from the T handle ilnd remOve Ill(! hllnd lo. Remove the push button and spring. 9 Using iI pin punch. drive oul the retaining pin ilnd remove thO inhib,jo, mechanism and inhibi tor cab le . 10 Refltling is iI reversa l 01 the above procedure. nOling lhilt lhe
T .handle Allen screw is inserled Irom lhe IrOnt. SO lhilt lhe pus hbtJll0rl rs neareSl the drive r. " Adjust the mechanism liS described In Section 22.
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Se lector mechanis m -adjustment Fig. 6 .35 Removing the inhibi t o r cable (Se<:: 21)
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2 Select position O' th en pri$e off the selector level escutcheon nnd. Irom under th e cnr. re move the plug in the side 01 the selector housing. 3 Adjust the inhibito r cnble locknut X to giv e a dimension of 0.1 to 0.2 mm (0.004 to 0 .008 in) (Fig. 6 .36). 4 Refit the plug nnd escutcheon. S With the trnn smission shih lever and the mnnunl selector lever in '0'. ndJust th e selector rod link until it cnll be reconnected without strain .
23 Downshift cable -removal. refitting and adjustment
Support till! front o f th e cm on Jxle Sl<lnds . Remove the spirt pin and d ,sconnect the cable from the cmllurenor Ilnknge . 2 SIJcken the adJust")I} nut hom the upper mount>ng brncke!. pull b~ck the outer sheilth and unhook the c;rble hom the slol. 3 Unsc!Cw the nut at the trnnsrnissiorl rnoun trr\\) hracko::t and unhook the outer she,l th. 4 Unhook the inner callie from the tranSl\\ls s,on lever , 90::1011,n(l ,$ a reversal of the ,lllovc. but the II1Il!.:r nut nt the upper should be screwed on conlp!ctcly. nnd th e OllH:r nu t only il few turns. 6 'p,ess the acceter;-rt{)r \lo::dal hIlly. ,,,,d chcc k thnt the thlOttle plate is ' ... ,y open 7 Us,n\) a screwdrrver. Icvo::r the downsl,,!t cab le lever UPWMt!S. pulling t he mner cahle lully upw,uds 8 Tum th e adjust in\) nut 10 lenuthen or shorten the cnhle to (Jiv e J clearance 01 0.5 to 1.3 mm (0 .02 to 005 Ill) between the downshlf, lever nnd th e accelerator shnl! (Fig. 637) TI\Jhwn the locknut
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S lnrter inhibitor/reverse Inml) switch -removal and re fitting
1 Pull the cable connector off the switch" 2 Unscrew the slnrter inhihitor swilch and remove the a"int[ 3 To rel'llhe swilCh. fil a new a·ring nnd screw the switch into lhe housing longer. tight. T'gh ten Ihe switch 10 the lorque wrench settin g
given ,n the Specilicntions. I t is imporlnl11 ,hn t thiS torque is not excee dud, 4 Ro::I't the cnhle plug conn ector to the sw,tch,
5 Chuc k th,ll th e en!J"'c will st",t only w,th the lever '" the '1" and "N' posilions and in no other POSlt'on. S TlIIn 0 " the ignition without startll1g th e engine, Check IhM the
r ' ;inU light comes 0 11 in th e "R" po~rtlon, but not in any other.
25 .tension housing o il senl-renew,,1
1 Remove the propeller shnl!. ns do::scrrhed III Chi,pter 7.
2 Jnck t he r enr of Ihe c,u to [1Hn",HSe the loss of 011 from the
transmission . then carefully pr ise out the od seill. being cJrtJIut not to (JamJ,Je the machined recess into which the sc,rI I,ts, 3 E'lslIfe that the recess is cle<ln <Ind undamage d, then press in iI new senl with the lip of the seal inwards. Tnp the senl home fully with n tuhe of suitnule diame ter. or with a hammer nnd ,1 hlock of woorl. being careful that Ihe seal is inserted squnrely. 4 Refit Ihe p ropellur shaft. lower th e car 10 the \)roond Jnd th en check the leve l of Ihe Iran smission fluid as descrrued in Section 19 . F
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6.37 Adjusting the downshift cable (Sec 23)
Depress Ihlollle hJlly (bloken arIOw). Pivol/he downshilllev,·( ,)wuy frum Ihe ,1ccelef,1{Qr sllMI lind UdjllS! Ih e clcarance at Ihe MljllSling nul (solid arrow)
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A Wiling connector B Inhibl/Ul swilch C O-riny
26 Fault dingl10sis -nutornatic Ir<lnsmission
FJuit in these units Me most commonly the result of low fiu,d level. Incorrect adJustmen l of the selecto r linkage or downshift cable. or <I I<lldty inh ib itor switch . If the problem st ill exists <liter these points hilve been checked. it w,1I be neceSS<lry to t<lke the car to 11 dealer with equ'pment to diJgnose internal f<lults .
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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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5 C~rellJlly cle~n Ihe Ir Oll 1 01 the Im,ll d"ve housinU ~s there will Ilroll<lhly be a considerilble <!IllOUni 01 drll and orl rl Ihe se<ll has heen leilkillg lo r a willie (phO IO). 6 Remove Ihe wheels ,lilt! b.ake drums Ihen U Sing ellhe. <I sp"ng halance and a lenUth of co.d w'illlpcd .ound lho drove pUlion. 01 a
10lque w.ench. check and . ecor d the lurnrng IOrque of the pillion. On eally models lilted wllh ~ tl~ed longlh spacer (see SectIon 1) lI11S procedure is nOt neceSS<lry . HowevC/. unless the ',nill drive hilS beell conlplelely dismanlled prevIously. there is no WJy 01 delerminlng which spacer is !rued. 7 USIng a suilahle long·hilndled tool or large w.ench. g"p Ihe re", ,"xlf) p,nIOn flange and wllh il socket undo and . emove Ihe pillion lIan\Jo ,elainmg sell·lockmg nul. ThIS nUll11uSI be dIscarded ilnd il new Ollr. oblalned .e<ldy for rea ssembl y. 8 PI,lee il conWlIler undcr tho ir ani at tho lon<ll drove hOUSlllg to ciltch ""Y all Ih<ll rn<ly como out. then uSIng a unlvorSal puller and sUlt"llle thrusl p"d putt o ft tho 10 M <lxle pillion lIanUC from the alive pInion 9 USing a screwdrivcr 01 slllJl1 chlsol C<lrel\,lIy renlove the old all sl!,,1 It Will plOb"bly be necess<lry 10 p<llti;;llly destroy rt Note t he COIII~&#39;:1 way round is wrth the hp I;;ICnln ulw<lrds to Belo.o Iruill!1 a ne w so;;ll apply son'e !)re"s o 10 Ihe lillIe. 1.1I:e )I\\ICCII the two h,)S 01 the so,,1 11 AplllY;1 hule IOlnlon\! compo"nd 1 0 Ih,;! outer I,lce 01 tlie 50,,1 • USnlg a tuhuh .. drov o 01 :,ulwhle <I.;;III1<;tr:r. c;ucluliV dnvc the all
.,1 "\10 Ihe l ,n ,11 dllv!! hOllslnu unto! Ihl~h w'lh Ihe cas",o 13 Ilcfo1 Iho 1(';;1' "xlo p""nl1 fI.1IlUc ilnd on,:o "!I'"n hold sqll;,,,:ly wllh til" luol 0' wrench. 1~ SClew on " ncw s&#34;II·I()c~&#34;lll I1l1t IJIlIII Illl: (,ndllo,,1 ,s III~I dlll"n.llcd . II"", l'Uh h,n Iho nUL .1 1,;,,:11011 ill;r I"'h' whll" du":k"'!lII,,, prmO" lumlnu lor<ll'" wllh Ihe SI""'!I IJolrolllCU or 10r'l"0 wH;nd, COlltinuc tluhlen,"u untIl tho to '{ lue Cllu;rrs IIr<lt recnHle<l III l'a"'\I'''llh 6 1)lus <I furthel 02 1 0 04 Nm (015 to 030 Ihl It) to .1110w lo r tho ,l(ldruonallr,ct,on 01 tire new all se,,1. Do nOI trHhten the IIl1t lurtl"". olherwlse. rl a collapsible SllolCOf .s Illled. II Will he over·cornprr:sse<l and the assembl~ Will Ihell h,lVe 10 be drsnwntled to hi ;, new ~p;rcu&#39; Howover. il Ihe minimum speClfred torq uo wrench scWng lor th e pInion nut h"s not been re"ched. the sp"cer I'lle d IS p.olJi"lbly 01 Ihe
fixed ICllnth type "nd I he nul should be tIghtened lurthor WhIle domu Ih,s cheC k Ih"l Ihe pimon lurnrnn lorque doos not mcre;;lse. 15 flelll the h",ke <I"ml mId whee ls I G fl" co.mec i Ihe IlrOIl()lIe' ~h;llt ;rhlinmu thl,! p • ..,vlousty rllade fII;'lks 1)11 Ihe lIan!lf:S. '''III rc!lttlrll holts wuh new Splillg w.1"hels TIUhll!ll tel lire spec"'ed ta.que w.ench ~C1llll0 1 7 fle llt lir e r.:ellile I'c;un'!] ~&#34;I)P(Ht ,.ecllllI'(J l,olt5, ~I&#34;&#34;&#39;!J ;uHI pl.1111 w;r~lrerS ;;Inti t'lllrll'lI. 1 B FIIl.1l1y check IllI! (HI IlIvr:1 "' th" "';11 ,1>1" ,,"d l O p up II 1\&#34;,:eS~lIly
P ReM axle -o verh;;lul
Note: Mosl ymilycs wtlf Ilft'h" 10 If.'IWW Iflt' comfllelC IC,ll ,Jxfc ,15 .1 111111 d II IS WOII! ,.II/IC' I/Ioll! 10 rf,SllliI",fc Ille UII/I 10 lel/t·w '''IV r/;/11I.Jycd 01 WOIII poll Is ro do tlw ,ob correclly Icquires Ifle usc 01 spccial <111(1 cxpellsive loofs willch tin' "'",u/lly of y"WY"'S do 1/01 h,lVl' The P"n1<UY oh,eC I o f Ilrose speCIal lools is 10 e""hle Ille mesh 0 1 Iho crownwhcelto Ihe pIllIon 10 be very accur,1lely SCI "nd thus cnsuro that n o,se is kcpl 1 0 <I mm"num II illly lI,c ,e,lse In nOIse cmmot he 10loJHI\ed (p,ovlded Ih<ll the ,e,l, "de 'S nO t already na,sy due 10 "
, le lccl,v e Pol.l ) then IllS besllo Ilu.ch"se "II e~ch;lnHe bUIlt UJl le;;l. ilxl/! 01" Uoad secon (lh,lnd Uillt 1 Remove the rO;;lr "xle I,orn the ,:,1r (S(.'(;t,on 3) illld tha,oughly cleiln
,' . 2 Remove the a xlesh;;lhs (Sec lIon 4) "nd the;lxle ,e". covel (Secllon 6) . If rleceSS;;Jry remove lire !H" ke !liIckpl;,ws 3 WOlk,n!) inside IIlI! axle casUlU . undo .lnd .emove Ihe four bolts th" t hold Ihe IWO U'Shill>cd dlllerentl,ll be"rmg CilPS III the Cilsing. 4 W,lh a sc.iber. m<llk Ihe .e lilhve paSltlons ollhe Iwo be",,"U caps so Ih;uthey C,lll bo .elllled III therr o"g,nal poSItIons. LIlt away the twO end caps. the'e may ;rl .e"dy ho mallng numbe,s shown In FIg. 8 .1 1 . 5 OIJlaln Iwo,) JlIC'- OS 01 50 mm (2 in) squ",e woo d al le<lst 300 mill (12 in) long and. wrth a sharp knlle. !<Ipor the ends "iang J lenglh 01 150 mm (6 in) 6 Place Ihe tapered ends 01 the ..... ood..,o lr:vc lS rll the two cut'i1ways
i h a dlffl!renliiJl casrny (Illd. uS"'IJ the lea, cove. 1;;Jr.:e o f thl! Irnal drrvo asing as" lu lc ,um. CDielully leve , Ihe (Mle.entlal asS(!mbly I.om the Ilna l d"ve housrng.
15 Froni I'll Im<ll dflvo housing showIIlg pinIon n"nge ilnd nul
7 1I'lls IIfJcess,lIY la ",move th e Iwo (hffelenlral casc l1'-'alll'gs Ihese
",.IY I,,, ",move(1 Ih:xl uSlnU " ulllvers,,1 two·leuged puliCI and sui!<lhle
111111'.1 1,.ld C"rfully uase e;lch bca'"'IJ Irom liS local ron . necovor Ihe ~IIOIII p.IO:k s hom hehmll e"ch be"rrnu nOlmU from whIch SId e Ihey (.,rlOr'! 8 thou!] a sCflhcr. m;;lrk Iho relative positions of Ihe crawnwhee l ilnd ,hU",,"rtl.,llrousinu so that the oownwhcelmay be f,tte d on rts origin al p&#34;~H&#39;OII. unless ,t .s to be lenewed. 9 Undo ,11", r enlo ve the eruht holtS thai secure Ihe crownwheello the ,hl,,,""'11:11 hOllS"'II. U S1nll a solt·faced h"n""cl. I,ll! 0\11 Iho cllJwllwhuci Irom liS locillion on Ih e d,ffe,enl,,,1 housin!) I 0 lJ~III\1 ;r sU I\(Ih l{) (i"unete. parallel pIn pmch. lap 0\11 Ihe pin Ihal Iud , ... Ilu, rI,'lcrelll,;,1 Illnial1 gea. Shilll 10 the dlftmrmll.11 housrnlJ.
NOLI! : 1 hu h"le 11110 willch thc peu Irts IS shghlly "'I>c.ed. lind the I>pl''''.'I'! "",1 may he IrIJhLly peelH)d over ;'Iml should he r.:!e;rned with a ·.u,I.II,I" ,".11111;1". ,tr,ll 11 th'''!1 a ... "It IIlI;t.11 dllfl. "'i> out Ihe drllelenli"l p"uon Ue", slr"h. 1.011 .Iw.ly tlr" d,lh;u!Oltl;r1 pinian ue,us. sido {leMS "lid IhruSI was hers; IA"'!l':,"" 10 ell::ure Ih"t the th,usl washe.s ",e lell wllh Ihe ir relative
liP,"" 12 1&#39;&#34;,1&#34;~&#34;If)f .. ,1 Il1te.s (It Ihe <le<lle'5 usc a 51)OClal 1001 la r hlJldln(lthe pillion ,llIvl: lI;rllue StilIIOllil'Y wlulsl Ihe nul OIl Ihe cenl.e 01 rhe n"nge IS \l1I ... ".;w"d SI nce II IS ve,y \Oght ,I Wlllle(IUOfe sOllie lor ce 10 ullda il. ll,,! .IV\l,.IHe oWlle, w,1I not n O''''iJlIv hilV C the use 01 Ihls ~p(.&#39;C,.111001 so.,,~ .1" "11,,,11;lllve method. clamp the pnllon lIanU e in;r vic e "lid then unoi"lir" "ul Any (1'''''"\le cJused 10 I he edge of Ihe flail!] " hy the vice ~llIluld I,e calelully I lled smOOlh This nut must 1101 he u s1!1I .1\).111' SO II l1"w """ WIll he le' 11JUed durinU ,eilssem!)ly 1 J lJ.."'!I ,1 ullive rs;tl Iwa·lenued pullel "lid suilable th.uS I polll drllw (1)0) jllI"')I) dllve lIiuIue from Ihe en d 01 the pInion shMI 14 11", pmlon shalt m"y now be Icmoved from the I,nill (h ,ve housrng. C,'lI"lully "'SIICCI lire la'ge w per loller beirring behInd Ihe pUlIon gear .111(1 " ,I :.hows s'Ul1s o f weill or 1);lIing an tho roliers Of cilge the lm:ulIl\1 must Il() renewed. 1 5 U~&#34;ll1 " lllllversaltwo·leVged pulle. ""d soitable th.uS I pad. dr~w till! !>,)<III"\) 110m Iho 1)1Il10n shah 1 G Tllu slI1;;1l1e. taper rolle. heolllnu and oil seil l may next be ,emoved IlUm till! 1111011 (IIIVO housing. pillion dlivo flanVe end. 1.0 do Ihis uso a solt l\lr:wl drift wllh a I<lpered end 01 $ui l<lble d'ilmetCI lube <Ind. wo,kl"!) OIlsI(le Ihe housing. lilP Ihe bC,l'"IU circumfe,ence OulwardS so rel e;;lsII' U fllst the 0,1 se al and then Iho OOallnu . 17 AU,,"1 u srn g thO solt metal drrft and wo.kmU ,n Slde Ihe housing. d,,1t olllll1e I>carrn!) CUllS. These mUSI nOl be used wllh new beallngs. 18Th" Ilnal UIIV(! assembly rs now drSl1lilllllod and should ho washed ,,,,,I d,u,d wrth <I cleJn tinl· I,ee rag leildy for inspoctlon Check all be;;l,rrilis lor silIns at WColl or piwrrg "nd II ovidenl a new ~I&#39;I 01 h Catings ~h{)uld he ohlmned 19 Ex;r"",,e the lCelh 01 the crownwheel and prn,on or J/'Ulllg. score marks. ch ll >PinU and uene'ill weal. If a c.ownwheel ami pinIon is .equllt.-d. a mated c.ownwheel and p inion muSI be II1I..,d and undor no
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r'9' 8.11 Differential ClOsing and bCiHillU C<lP identificatio n '''nrks (Sec 8)
Fig. 8 .1 3 Removing tholockinu pin IrOtlllh c pinion goar shaft (Sec 8)
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~i9. 8.1 5 Checking tho d iff erential sid e gear ontilioal (Sec 8)
Fig. 8.12 RClll ovin!J the differential assemhlv (Sec 8)
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fig . 8 .1 4 Oiffercntiill cOIllI)oncnlS (Sec 8)
Fig. 8.1 6 Chocking the crownwheel and pinion backlash (Sec 8)
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