tow FORD CAPRI 1974 Workshop Manual

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Contents
Introductory pages
About th is manual 5
Introduction to the Capri VB 5
General dimensions, weights and capacities 6
Jacking and towing 7
Buying spare P M 'S and vehicle identification numb ers 8
G en eral rep air procedures 9
Tools and workrllU facilIties 10
Safety f irs t! 12
Routine main tenance
Recommended lullricants and flUids
Conv ersion !,I CIOIS
F aull dlilgn osis
Chapter 1
EIlUlne
C[Hlple r 2
Coolin\) system
Ch<lptcr 3
Fue l ,mel exhaust sy~telll
Chapter 4
Ignition sys!Cm
Chapter 5
Clutch
Chllptcr 6
Manllill IJCil,hox a nd 'llltonlil!'!.: lrililsn&#39;IS~IOII
Chopler 7
Propeller shalt
Ch(liltcr 8
IlCilr ilxl<:
Chapter 9
l3ulklilU sy~lem
Chapter 10
Suspension ilnd SluCIIIIU
Chapter 1 1
Bodyw or k and trl1il19S
Chapter 12
Electrical s y s!Cm
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Jacking and towing
Jilckillg poillls To chan!IC ,I WhUt:1 111 ,11 ,-,"W'!ICIICY. usc the t:]ck slIpplled wilh the ve'lIe!!.!. Ensurf! 1hal the Hhldwh,:cl nuIS;OH! ,ciC;lSCd Imlole Ii, cklll\j up thO ca. and make SlUe Ih;u the .lOIn of the 1,1Ck IS luU.,. cnua\Jcd wI,h the body bracket and thatlhe hase allhe Jilek IS st;lIldlt '!J on a 111111 surface. The Jilek supplied w!lh lhe vehIcle IS 1101 $",,;,l)le lor lISC when laislflg the ve!.iclc lor U\;J",l()II;IIlCC or 'Cp,1If up,:r;J110ns. For this walk, use a trol ley. hyd'ilui,c Of screw-Iype tad IOCille(1 und!:. thO f,OIll crOSSlllcmbcr. bodylrame s,(ic-mcmbcls 01 ,ea, il~le cnsing, .1$ ,UuSlr<llcd AlwilyS supplcl11ullt the I.lck wilh axlc-Sl.1llds or blocks t)Cfo,e cfilwhnu bC'H!.11h the em
Usin g the lilling jnck
Fronl IOwin9 pain I S (ll • • owed )
Towing poillls II you/ vehIcle ,s bCIIl9 IOWl;d, m,lke SUfe lhal the lOw rope IS auached to Iho 110111 cmssmembcr or, where Ilued. the towlog eye auachcd 10 Iho 11001 ClOssmember II Ihe vehicle IS equipped wilh atilOma llC Iraosrlllsslon, the d.slanCe lowed rnuSI nOI exceed 15 miles (24 km). 00' Ihe speed 30 mph (48 km/h), olhe.wise sefious damage 10 Ihe Ir<rnsmiSSIOII rnny .estili. If Ihese IlinilS arc likely 10 be exceeded disconneC I and remove Ihe propeller shnh.
I f you me lowrnn another vehicle, minch a lOW rope 10 Ihe lowc. shock absorber mounting brilCkct at thc axlc lube or, If fined, Ihc rCilf
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General repair procedures
Whenever scrvie,,,U. repair or overhaul work ,$ c;nric<i out Oil the eM or its components, ,t IS nl:c",ss;uy In nUsc."o the lollowtll\j procedures (Iud ulslruct'{JIlS. Ttus w,lI assis t III ca"ylll(j out Ihe opcrJlion eff Iciently ,1nd to " p,()lcsslollal slanlia,d of workmimstup
Joinl mating ftlces ,7l1d gaskets Where 1'1 gasket IS lIsed tmlwl:CIl the ",,,,ill\1 [<lees 01 two components, OnSlIr(l Ih;)t It IS renowed un Icassclllhly. Bnd 111 it dry unless O(IHJlwise Slaled III the rcp;Hr plOGcdw() Milke SlUe that the nmling (<lees nrc cle;m [lnd dry with "II II,lees of uld \Ja~;kCl rClllov ct1 When cleaning 11 tOnH j<lCC. use il 1001 which,s not likely to scorc Or dalllil(lC the l<lcu, [l1ll1 reillove <lny 1>I'''s or nIcks wnh an oilstone or hno Ide.
Make SUfi) lh,,[ tnppcd holes nrc ciedncd WIth il pI pc clcilncr, and kcep thcm flcc 01 101l1llng compound If tillS IS helll\) used unless
speCIfIcally Instructed otherWIse Ensure that "II ollfrtes. (:hannels 0 1 pIpes ,lie Clt'ill ilnd blow thlough Ihelll. p,eleriluly llsing compressed ill(
ai/ seal s
Wheneve, nn od sCill is removed flom its wOlkll1\1 10Ciliion, eIther mdlvidu"lly or "s p"rt of iln assemhly, It should be lencwcd The very finc sc"lIng IIp of the sei'll IS e"slly dama\Jcd and WIll not seal If the surface it COI11<1(:15 IS not completely c lean and free frOlll
SCHl\ches, nicks 0' grooves. If the o'iginal scaling surfi'lce of the COlnponern cannOI he restorCd, Ihe component shoul d he renewed, PrOlect lhe lips of the scal from any surlace which mi'lY damage them in the course of fmlng. Usc wpe or a conical sleeve where POSSIble, LUb ricate the senl lips WIth 011 befole fruing and, on dual lipped se"ls, fill the space be twcen the hps With grease. Unless otherwise stated. all seills must be hlled with then sealing hps toward the lubricilrH to he seillcd Use iI\ubuli'l' <111ft 01 block 01 wood 01 the npploprime sIze to II1sta ll
) I he scal ilnd, lithe sCi,1 housing IS ~houldeleu. drive the seill down to the shoulue,. If the scal hOUSIng is unshouldcred, the seal Should be fItted with its lace flush W ith the hou$lIlg top face,
Screw IhrCiU/s and lasleoings Always cnsurc that a blind t"pped hole is completely free from orl. U
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wilte, or other flUId hcfore instatllng the hott a' stud. Fililu'e 10 do tillS could C,luse thc housm\) to c"lck due to the hydrilulic <1ction of the bolt or slud ilS It IS sc,ewed '" When tluhtenlllU ,1 cilswllilled nut to ilCCCpt iI spht pin, tIghten the nut to the speCIfIed torque, whele ilpphcilh le, and then lIghten furthe, to the next split pin hole Ncver slilckenlhe nulla "lrgn a spirt pin hole unless ~t<l1ed III the ,epil" plocedure When checkIng or retlghwnlllg il nut or holt 10 ,1 specified 10'Que setUIlg. slilcken the nul o r bolt iJy a qua'ter of a turn. "nd then retighten to the speclflcd setting
Locknuts, /ockt.1bs and wasliers Any fo1SlC(1Ong which wdl rotate agaillst a cO!llponen! or hO\ lsing in the course of lI\)hlemng shmrld illways hilve a wilsher between it ilnd the relevil"t component 0' hOllSlllg Sprm<J or spirt w.1she,s should illwilyS be rencwcd when they ilre uscd to lock a c'"trcnl con'ponem such n5.1 blg·end beillmg letalll"'g nut 0' bolt. Locktilbs which il'e fohied over to re t;1in a nut or bolt should illwilyS b e renewed. Self -lockIng nU1S c<ln be reused in non-crit'cal il reJS, p roviding reSlstJ l1Ce Ciln be felt when t he lockmg portion passes ove, the bolt or stud th,eild. Spht pillS must always be ,eplaced with new ones 01 the correct size lor the hole.
Special tools Some repal( procedures III this manuill enWil the lise of special 100ls such ilS il p,ess, two or t hree-legged pulle,s, spring compressors etc Wherever pOSSIble, suitJble ,eildrly ilvailable altcrnatlves 10 the manul(lctu,ers special tools a,e descrrbed, and are shown in u sc. III
SOllle Inswnces, where no a lterniltlve IS poss ible. II hilS been necessary 10 resort to the use of a manufilclurer"S tool and thIS has been done for reilsons of safety as well as Ihe eHlcien! completion of the repair
operation. Unless you are highly Skilled ilnd hilve a thorough unde,standlng of the procedure desc(lbed, neve, " tWlllpl to bypass the use of any specl,,1 tool when the procedure descrIbed specllies ils use, Not only IS I here a ve,y great risk of pe,sonal Injury, but expensive dillllage could be causJd 10 Ihe components involved
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20 Fault diagnosis
Carrying a lew spares eM) :\l1VO you a lono walk!
WHhou t 100 ,ulIeh trouhle in the event o f il hrC<lkdown should he c,llllod EXI}(lflcncc ;md aV.1II.lbl!! sp.1c e w,lI mOdIfy the list helow, lout Ihe lollowOI1U noay ~;lIIC havul!/ 10 Cilll on IHO/(!$Slonal ,1SS'S '<lIlCC
S ,Im/( I"uys. dm/JI .1IIri ,:ollt'c/ly Y;'I/ II"(/ III h:;J(/ .~/I{I&#34;III!lI:,lIJ {II"Y .:1H>II1I" to 11).11:/0 /I" .. fllllY '(ltllu.'.\'{ fit"" lin-,/lsllI/w'IIt
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IJllv/.'lmll(s) ,.'/I11:II/VJlCY IYl't' m"y suffu;t, SlIill!! {(I,ft'S S •. '/ of //111//:'/1,,1 "ylll bill/,S 1/1/ 0/ ",dlll/Ol 5<:;,11:, ,mil IlOst: '>,md.1UI! t&#34;~II;III.1&#39;1 /),111(1I1!IC Roll OlllllilJIMlt/y IIIl'l' Lf>llylll of sulillflll WIIC Lc"yllt of ci.:cIIlC,llllt·.
rUiC" Of mSIICC/IQIII;III'11 (eilllliot/blt' ;,S II.'S( I;IIIJIJ) OMlt'IY 111111/1 Il'mls Tow" Q/IC Iym(/Oll WJiClllloo/lllY ,ow/osol Llfll! 01 c"Yllle Oil SeMcI I eMI olltyr/wlIll(: /f",d Emeif/CoCY WII/({SCIt'ell W(JIm ({live cl'II$ Tube 01 Idlel IJ,1S((;
II Sllilro IU(l 1 IS Cil",c< I .• 1 Ciln dcs'Ollod for th(l pu'pose should hc uscd 10 m&#34;l&#34;,l(~e rrsks of le<Jkngc Hnd colhsion damage. A IIISI a,d kil and il Wil,n,ng 1I1,1I1gI0. wh"sl not ill wesenl compulsory In Ihc UK, (Ir C
ohvlOusl y senSible ilems !O carry u addl1ion 10 Ihe nbove When 10urll1g nll,oad 11 mny ue advisnu le 10 carr y nddlllonnl spares
WhiCh, evon 'f you cnnnOi III thcm yowscll, could snve hav'"(J 10 Willi wh,le p<lrlS MC OUlillned The IlCms below lIIi'y be worih cOlls,derr"y
Chi/eli {JII( I (/U Ol/it' eab /es Cy/md/H " ",7/ IIPsll:rn AlfclI/MOt /)lIIsiles Fllel (Jump 111/1.11'1 11:11 Tyte va/vI! cote
One of Ihe 111010llng 0'ganlSilll0ns w<ll he ahle 10 advrse 011 nVil,l"bllrly o f fucl elC III lore'gll coumlles,
Engine w ilt no ! starl
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M i'ror mech:u"C.11 ,,,,lure (Se'lUre)
Sli&#34;!~1 Or sole"ord 'ntorrloll rilul! (seo Chaplllr 12)
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Clwpter 3 Fuel <lnd exhaust systems 69
The fully ~u!OnHIIIC choke system IS lor.olle(l 011 lh&#39;~ "oill-hami side 01 t he Cn'UUlCltor hody <ll1d CO'llp"ses " h,·mct<lllic SPllllH nud ,1 linkilge 10 lWO offset choke pl<lleS moullted all <1 COllllllon ~pondlc T he choke housillglS hC<llCd by cngul(~ toOlilll1
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1 Disco nnect the Iwltery . 2 nc",ovc Iho) "" cle<lncr ilsscrnlJly ,15 delol ,'ed on s, ~ct&#39;un 3 3 Milke ~ur e thnl the coohn\) SySt"l1l IS not UI1<1I)' p""SSUlc). hI' IcmOVII)U the I,ld,a,or ';lP ,llid ,,;[,tl UIU 11 Wi lli the ,,;.ha,or c"I' 111 POSit io n. diSCOllncr. 1 the two hos(:s 1'0111 .he .1'''''l1101IU; dl&#34;~&#34; ,1Ild secure them with Ihe ll open ends upWdrds 1 hIS will cn~ur&#34; nnly.l 1""11' smilll qualll!!y of coolant will h e IOS1 <1 O'SCOllllcct Ihe IIHottie hnk
5 Disconnect the fu,,1 f"ed ilnd ,(:t",,, plp"S I,o'n til" C ... I"'H-tt,,, If •• cl, ,,,pf,, IIYI' " hose dan,p IS l&#39;ltr~d, CUI II,e ,: 1""'1' II> ""n,w" ,t .",,1 "·'''·W II wLlh <I sc.ew Iype hose clamp. 6 D ,scollilect Ih e VilClIlIll' P'P" horn 1100 c."tJU":IiU' It) th" rt&#39;~I&#34;Io(rI&#39;&#34; 7 Reillove Ih e foUl nuts and d~I.1Lh the c."la""liu, .,~~&#34;n&#39;IJly .",,1 gasket hOI1l Ihc ,Ilt.,ke ",."ulold Not,· 1 1m P()~II&#34;&#39;rI "I Ih" d ,·fI"I,I'" pl,l\c 8 fld,1l<nU IS Ihe leve,se 0 1 Ihe rerl10val p,oL"duw. but I,,~t &#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;~L&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39; that the loint laces n rc de,l n ,1nd lrrl<i,11ll"W1d U~l)&#34; ''':W \I.1~k<;1, li\lhten the securrnu nub 10 \he to'que w ":rll .h ~l&#34;It&#34;&#39;!1 !l'Vl'll nl II",
SpeC ifiCatiOnS and wlrt ,III the 1r0$CS Top u p til" ",,,,I"'!I ~y~!t:m II necessa.y. Adjust the ,die ,;p,;Old ;0111 IIlIxtuw a,; d"·,,.,,lred II, 5",.1 ,,, " 12 .
Fig. 3,5 U·circlip 011 the choke operatil\g link (Sec: 9)
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Fi9 3_7 Upper body components (Sec 9)
Flo,lI telaininy pm Ftll.'t c o NlJcdto V;I/V(!
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9 Weber Cilrhurettor -dismilntlinu [lnd reas~ernhly
Note: On 1977 mod(!/s onw,lf(II /lIP. cmlll/id/ot 11,15 ,1 '/Jy PilIS' tdle IIdIItS/IIIY SP~&#39;W willch IS sc,l/r:iI //I l!lodl/cllOn wl/h <1 willie (}f ljlCY 1,/,'sIIC (:,11' UlI(ler /10 CItC(ff!!s/a/lces should {/II.~ SCI('"W h e /,)t!J/JlNl'd wi/h (Fly 322) 1 R(!II1Ov(! the C.1,h"n;llor I! O"l th e ':Ol!)""' . ,1~ dr;w,lp.oI ,n Section 8. an d cl(!,lIl th.) f:ilrl""etlor extC"Of w'lh 1'.,['01 or a walt' soluhle t"OI",,:l;\,y 1'/,,;)11(:1 J. C;, rdully I"'S" 0,,1 Ihe U'CIIClrp w,th a hC,(lWII"v" •• lIul ,h~COIUlo:cl til" '.ilok" pl"w oj)l:(allnulrnk :I 1\""10\"" tire ~I X ·,,:,,'ws ;'"It ,i,-(;" .h II" , GIl1"""llor "Ill"" body. ·1 Uns';",w llr,) h&#39;n~s nul locnl"d:ot th" ((",I ,nwk,) .'nd d el.1cll Ihe flU'l
Iolt"1 (; T"II Ollt tlo" lIo;i! ,,,t.1"lII'!J pm. ;,nd dd.1{,1r II,,) 110;11 ,Hl d needh~
v:otv" I, R"",,,v,, tlon th,c" ~c,,:ws and d"t.u:1r tlw po","", valvc d';lpl"a!)1ll .&#39;~h,,&#34;&#39;tJly 7 U"hl:",W thn ncedle ~&#34;Iv&#34; ho,,~,nu 8 U"suo:w the It)( and Io:t pt"\Js I. o r" til" c."jJ\""l1m Imdy. not"l\) th .. , p&#34;~.&#39;I&#39;o&#34;s III wh",h 11,,;y ;0,(, f'lll:d ~) I~l&#34;ll()v&#34; (h" two cn ,"b,on luhes ;011'" ,,,'IIOVIII\) the two lll,lIn "" l"II rt<.:t,on t,;ts 10 1l<:!lIUVC lorn sr.'l:ws. t;JkC nil II", ,1co:"I,;r.lto , j)"Il'P co"", ,,,,d ,,,,,,,-.vOl ttl<, d',Ij,lua!l1l> ;Hld 5P(in'l SUlul,,<iy on ""toll'a(ic lri&#34;ISIl&#34;s~&#39;u n
"11,,1<;1, ','rI"'v\! tile &#39;11&#39;tl·~tall d,.lt>lua~I&#39;&#34; 1 1 CIo';j1l .,ll ttlC compontnt s ;oml Ih,,' (.:n,;w" Ihat the lets ,\10 ,u",I".t,,,. :t"III,y I,tow",!) t IHOI,!)11 Ilw'I' I J. Ca,ciully ';C,(,W ", Ih e moxtu,e sc.ews Ul\lI( (,aeh 01 Ih cm con1.1cts
Fi\j. 3.6 Removing the upper h ody -nrrowed (Sec 9)
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Chapter 3 Fuel and exhaust systems
30 E~haust manifold -rOllloval nnd r e fitting
Rcle . \0 Section 20. but not that 1,11C' models do nOI have n downpipo scaling ring (photos)
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3" ,A TI!Jhlenrrl!J Iho O~hilUSI mnnilold nuts 30.1 BRight hnnd e~hnust rn.1nilold ·to­downpipc connection 30.1 C Dl sconnec tirrg the lell hnnd e~hnusl downp;,Je hom Ihe manIfOld
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RT C , FAULT D IAGNOSIS
32 Fault diagnosis -fuel sys tem (CMuurottor)
Symptom
Fuel COlls!ll11ption e~cesslve
Insu llicienl fuel detrvery or weak mi~lure
33 Fault diagnosis -fuel system (fuol injection)
Symptom
~ngine will no t starl (cold 0' hot)
Reason(s)
Ai . 1,ltel clement choked Fuel lenk flom cmbulellor. fuel pump Of luellrlles Gene.ally waUl ca,bu,ettor Needle vnlve StickIng open Incorrec t idling speed <lnd/or mIxture
Clogged fuel Irne
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F <ll.lty fuel pump le<lking inlet nI<lnrlold g<lsket We<lk mixture selting
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90 ) Chapter 4 Ignition sys tem
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65 Pull tile wires 10 rhSCOlll1CCl the mull"I)I.,\) COlll1eClor 6.6 flOIO. arm al;\jncd with the slOI on t he d,strlhutor hrnly rim (allowed) 6 .7 C'ilnkshall polley nOlch and Imling covel gr,1(lahOn (28 hIre cn!l'ne)
5 Condenser (3.0 l itrf~ rnllJillo) -testing. removal (lnd rcf ittinu
The PU'I'OSI) 01 tilt) ccmd"",.er (sorllclull(!S know .15 .1 capacItor) IS ensure lh.1I wli,m II", ',()IIi."; ( I!UJakcr POUllS open thew IS no ~po1&#39;~&#34;&#34;1 a~Hl&#34;S ilWlll whIch would C,llIlie ,ap,d weill 011hcu r .. ees ilnd
'!I'Il' ",slue 2 The CUIHIUIlSt" .s hUed !II I>luallel wnh the conlJCI h,e;)kc. points. II '1 becomes r""lly, ,1 w,lI C;II,,'" 'IJ'''IIOI' fa,lure ,15 the conlilCl hreaker 1'011115 1'0',11 he pH)VI!fIl,:ti hom cOllcclly 1Il1elfurlcmu che low ccnsion qrCIIIL 3 II Ihe en!)'lIe becomes very dlHlcul1 co SWrl 01 begins to I11ISS afrer
severill null'S of I lInl1l11\l . and che I)lcilker poinls show signs 01 e l\ceSSlve blllllllll/. Chen chI) condlu o n of Ihe condenser muSI be suspecI One f".ther !C:.t can II" milde hy sepa,ahl1U che points by hilnd wilh the ,umtlon 5WIICtl(:(1 on IItl"5 IS ilCCOoul),,"Il1led by a mighl trash. II IS ,ndu;:allve Ih .... 1 the comlcuscr has I0111cd <I Wiltrout special teSI C<IUlI)lIlc"t the only safe Wily to dl .... Unose condenser 1I0ulJle.s 10 • ..,pll .C" .... suspect 111111 wuh a new one .... nd noCe II Ihe,e is ,my II"p,ovem..,,\I 5 To remove the conden:.cr from Ihe dlSlllbulor take off the (1ISllll)ulo, Cl(1) 1IIld 1010r ;um 6 Slilcken Ihe sel f 'larmll1!) S(:ICw holding Ille condense, IC,ld and low !ension ICild 10 Ihe COIIWo.llul!l,kel I)OU1IS. Shde oullhe forked lerminal on Ihe en(1 of Ihe COf1(lense . lel1d Undo and remove the condense, .el11l1linU screw ;md remove II,e condenser f.om Ihe breaker plille. 7 To rehtlhe condense" s1Illply ,everse the orde, of removaL
6 D istributor (illi en\)ines) -rcmoval and relittin\)
1 k ,1pphcablo II.HlH>VU the 1111 ele,me" ilS descllbed in Chapler 3
2 Remove Ihl! dl ~l&#34;bulo&#39; C;Ij> only (SeClion 2) 3 D,sconlle\:t Ill.., V<oCU\1I1I .. lIvi'lllce pipe (pholO).
4 Whelu l1ppllcnblu dl:;col1l1ecl Ihe eilrlll 1t.!.1(1 hOIll Ihe lerl11ll1nl 011 the d1SI"h11101 budy (pholo) 5 D'scol1l1eCllh(l (h$lrrlJulO, lllulll·plul) COUllcctO'. To dlsconneCllhe plu!!. the w .. ('s IllUSI ho hold and pulled, nOI Ihe plu\) Ilself (pholo). G 'Turn Ihe un\)ine unlrllhe rotor n.m IS poinlrno 10 Ihe No 1 cyhnder SCIJlllun l In the d'SI"hUlor cap. On lalCr models Ihls IS 111so IndiCilied by [I slol on Ihe (I,sl"I)(O(o' hody rml (phOIO) 1 Check also Ihilllho nOlc h m Ihe Cr;lI1kshah polley is III hoe wllh Ihe com,c( '''[llk on Ihe tilllin\) cover (photo) On (llu 30 ht.e eng me Ihe Illinks arc III 2" Inte.v.l ls. hUI on Ihe 28 Ilire enU"le Ihey are on 3' tIllelVals Sec Ihe Speclhcallons fo. the correCI SClllng. Milrk Ihe IIOS'llon of Ihe d'SI"uutor body .n ,el[llion 10 Ihe cyhnder head 8 Bemove Ihe Single holl ill Ihe baso of Ihe d'StrIUUIOI ilnd slowly hI! out Ihe d'SlllhulOf wlthoul IUlilillg its body As lhe dislllbulO' ,s removo.'{llhe skew geM will turn the rOIO, arm clockWIse. Ml1,k Ihe new IlOSlllon of Ihe rOlO' aim on the , .. n Illhe.e IS nOI illreildy a mink Ihe.e (pholos) 9 To reilithe dlstlluutor ensu,e thaI the liming milrks ilre Slill ahgned ilS deta,led rrllJarag'ilph 7 of Ihls Sec lion. Hold the diSlrib Ulor ove' the cylrndc. hel1d so Ihal the hody 10 Ihe cyllnde. head milrks are in alrgnmenl 10 POSlllon the 'Olor arm towiI,ds Ihe mluk on Ihe d,S trrbulol body ilnd slide Ihe assembly inlO l)Osition on tha engine As Ihe geJrs mesh. the ro lor WllllUtI1 ilnd align wllh No 1 segmenl in Iha dlSlrrbulor cap.
1 1 Relit the securing bolt 10 the bnse of Iha dlSlrrbulor bUI do nOt fully Ilghlen ;IllhlS Slage. 12 Check 11I11t on Ihe 3.0 hlr a engme the dlstrlbulo, VJcuum unil is lilcing fo,wilrds. parilliellO the centrO line of Ihe el1\)ine. or on Ihe 2.8 lil,e engine Ihe VilCUIIIll unil is lacing in Ihe duection shown in F ig. 4 .4 . 13 Reconnect Ihe IllUlli·plu\) conneClor. The manlJf~Clurers recom· mend Illill Ihe Illulli·plu!) is 'illed wilh il lilhium hased grease. 14 fleconneCllllu earlh lead (it applicable) and t he vJCUUm advance pipe. 15 Reier 10 Section 9 and se l Ihe 'gnition IlmlllO. 16 Refll Ihe all cleane. (if applicable).
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·06 Chapter 6 Manual gearbox and automatic transmiss io n
disengilge the gearbox inpu t Shill! hom ,ho clutch p,Iot bearing ,111(1 clu tc h friction disc. I, is imporlanllhal,hc engine and transmi ssion <'lre kept in lino while this is being done. 14 When the gearbox shaft is cleDr of the clutch, remove th e
tran smissio n assembly from bCn(!illh the car.
15 When refiuing, ensure 1il1 the clut ch pilot h earing in the end althe tfilnksha h is ill plilce Jncl is scrviceDble. Tic the clutch lever 10 the clutch housing, 1 0 pr(!venllhe release le.rertrolll slipping out while the ,Wnsmission assembly is being lined. 16 Smear some molybdenum-based grease OntO the end and splines 0' the gearbox input s!mh lind refit the gearbox by reversing the fcmovili p.ocedure. 17 II is impO.IMll when offering up the {jOMOO)(. th,lt il is e~<Iclly in I me with the cranksh~1t. otherwise the ge,l.bo~ inl)ut shah Will not enter
th e clutch ffiction drsc i1nd the Cfankshnft. Ifthe.e.s d.iilcul1y Inlnatinn th e splrnes 01 the gea.box shillt ,1no the frrctio n oisc. select iI \)em to 'CSlrain the movemcnt of the gc,lrbox shillt nnd turn the gearbox
slightly until the splines enter Do not iluempltO lo.ce the tfilllsmisslOn
ontO thO enlJlnO ThiS Illay (i<lmilgc tho spllllcs <Ind nrilke !rtllng
ImpOSSible
'8 Ahe •• el,uinn has been completed. chuck the 011 level Ifl t he .r<lnsmlSSlon and IOI) UI} ns ncce5sary
Gearbox (4 'S II001l) -dismantling
Romoye the lou. bolts hom the 1011 cove. 01 the t.ansm.sslon c~t()&#34;sion housin!J ilnd f.om the lri&#34;&#39;snHs~ir)Ol eo'S<' Ilcmovflthc \:oye. s.
t.1king c<l.e not to lose the th.ee springs untie. tire lran~mlsslun case cove •. 2 Use n In<lgnet to .emove the th.ee selecto. (fc te nt h,ll1s. 3 Remoy o the bolt 110m Ihe selecto. ImUel .111( wllh(l.;rw the 1'''U e.
from th e seloclOl shalt. 4 Remove tho twO bolts from the selectol sh<llt Ileminu sUPlm.t M{ renlOye it .
5 Remove the Ih.ee bolts from the selector hOUSing COVCI. Remove the cove. with the shaft. then ro tate the selec tor sh<lh slrghtly ,lnd withdulw it hom the selectOf hOUSing cove •. 6 Driye out the '011 pin <It the s.de 01 the elflension hOUSing and remoye the .cve.se ge;" .el<ly leve •. 7 Usmg a Ilin punch <lnd <I h,lmm c •. d.ive out the th.ec roll pins from
th c 15t/2nd. 3!d/top and .cve.se oe,1'5 suiliClently to rele<lse the selector lorks . Hcmove 3.d/top \le;" setecto •• ~d f.llcl rp <lnd th en withd!~w tht) selecto. '<llls tow<lrlis the extllllSIOIl hOllsinu . Note the
plullger ill th o 3.d/top selecto. '<1'1. Remoy e Iho th.ee selecto. lorks. J Remoye the plug hom the side 01 the c<lse and usc II m~lgl1et to ~,t&#39;<lct the plunge. beneath it. Gend back Ihe tabs 01 the w<lshers 0' the two boilS on Ihe e~tension housing. Remoye the bllnJO hOlt, 51)11119 <lnd ball <lnd the ,eyerSlng "ghl switch. spring and plunger . II Use two sc.ewd"ve.s and c<llelully ,)uSh th e speedomete. OUI 01 the eKlCns ion housing 12 It there has been no sig n of le<lking from the eKlension hOUSing 011 seal. tako cafe 110t to damage il. II the senl IS delectlye. leve. it out. t nking cllle not to daillilge its se<llil1g. 13 Remoye tho lou. ~ttachment boilS nnd detach the cxtcnsiOIl hous ing hom tho lIansmission casc o 14 Using n long Ihin d.ift. tilp Ollt th e 1~lyshnft from the front to the
rca •. Allow tho laygeal cluste. to drop into the ho ltom 01 the box. out 0 1 mesh wilh tho lIl<1inshalt gea.s. 15 Withd.aw the mainshalt and elflension assembly from the ge<l&#39;bo~ casing, pushing the 3.d/lop syn chroniser hub lorward slighlly to o lllain the necessary clea.ance. A snlall roller beming Should be on Ihe nose olthe m<Jins halt . but il it is nOlthele il will be found in it s lecess in the inl)ut sh<11t and should be .ellloved . 16 Aen love the lou. boilS securing Iho dliye gear hearing retainer to
tho '.ont 01 the gembox and slide the retainel 011 the input shalt. 17 Remov e the circlip hom the outside 0 1 the fronl bearing and tap the outer raco of the bearing to d.ive the inpu t shillt and bea.ing assembly into the gea rbox. then lilt them out olthe box . 18 Remoye Ihe laysha lt geaf cluste •. Ihe two th.ust washe.s and any I"'o se needle 'OIiOfS.
R emoYo the .eyerse idle , shah by sc.ewing a suitable bolt into Ihe end of Iho shah and then leye.ing the Sh;'lit Out uSing Iw o open ·ended spanne.s. Fi\)
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6.6 Removing the seleclor 10lk rolillins (Sec 4)
A CIfC/'11
Fin. 6 .7 Revorso gear interlock nnd light swil c h (Sec 11)
A Ravelse liyh, switch 8 Swing C Plf/ngcr
o h!/ellocl< ball E Sc,ew IJlug
Rct.1ininy bolt F
5 M<I;nshaft (4·speed) -dismantling and reassembly
Remoye 3rd/top gear s yn chron ise. hub ci.clip Ense the hub amf
thud gear lotwald lly lel/erinu the,n gently wrth a p<lll o f snipe· no sed phe!s. 2 R emo ye the hub. the synchronisel .ing and 3rd gear from the I.ont o f tho mainsha lt. 3 Mount .he plam pal! 01 the mainshah in a soft jawed vice. unlock
th e mainshah nUl and lemoye it 4 R emove the loc kpli/te . speedometer dfivegem. ilS d.ive ball and Ihen level 011 the reaf bea.ing. complcte With bearing IClaine •. Separate the bea.ing and its lelainel. 5 Remove the 011 scoop ring and lils i gear . 6 Removo 1 sl/2nd gear synchronisc. ci.clip and pull 011 the hub with the bi/ulk .ings and second gear. 7 Check thallhere is a mark to align the selec to. sleeve in .elation to the hub. II no malk can be seen. make one with a dab of paint ~nd then dismantle the synch.oniser hubs. 8 8010/0 sta.ting .eassembly. Clean all parts thoroughly 3nd check
their condition. Smear all Pi/ItS wilh tr3nsmission 011 befo.e fitting .
9 Reassemble the synchroniser sleeve and hub so that the nlafks on thorn align . Inse.t the sliding keys and 1IIIhe shdrn\) key sp"ngs so Ihat Ihei. open ends afe stagge.ed re lat ive 10 each other
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~10 Chap ter 6 Manual gearbo)( an d automatic transm iss io n
operlltlon. looseness between the inner ;mel oulC. ';)ces. imd 10f genera' wear. NOfIll.llly they should be .enewed on a gearbox lh<11 IS being .ebuil l. 8 II Clther 0' the synchrOnise. unllS ;nc WOUl II w Ill be ncccssmy 10 buy" complete assembly as the Pill ts ,lIC not sold individually. Also check the sliding keys 10' we;'!. 9 Examine tho ends 0' IhO scl(!C I(ll' lor ks where they rub "g.1In51 the channels in the peJiphery of the synchrOntSfl f units_If I)()Ss,ble cOIllp.."e the sclecw. lorks with new Units to hell) dC1Crminc the weill lh,,1 h,IS occtJUcd Renew thelll " worn. 10 If the bCilring bUSh ,n Ihe CXI(mSlon is b;uliy worn II,s OOS110 [<Ike the extension 1 0 yow IOCill For(t gMilgC 10 hilVC the hc;nin!J pulled oul lind a new one fmc d N oto: Tills 1$ 1I01ll!<I/lV dOllfJ willi tile 1!!,11ll.~l!.lfl ,lsscmbiv slillloCMcd ill Ille extellsion/wl/sillY 11 The 011 seals In tile extension hOl/sin!) and I1laln drllle (Jear hcarlllU relainer should he IClleWO(jas a "lillwr of COWSC Dillie Ollt the (Jld sCill wIth the ,lI(1 01 il d,,1t or brond screwdllller. 11 WIll he 1olll)[llha t the senl comes 0111 qU ite enslly . 12 W,th a p,ec t' 01 wood or sllltnhlr, ~Ized l"hl! !O spread the Inad ellenly, c;Hellllly Wp il new sent 11110 pl;lce enSlIIII'!I that It em",s Ih ... )OIC S(llIalely
J Ge1Hbox (4·speed) -reassembly
When any hOlt screws "110 a throuUh hor". JOllll11\!J COlllpnulI/t Should hc nj)lllted to I he lhwads 011l11! holl helorc It ," InS/&#34;h~1 2 Fit Ihe /cve.so Idle. He"r WIlli Ihc It,oolle on the !le;1I tuw;IId,. Ih,' lenr.lnsel! Ihe .dle, s h ah nnll dlllle 11111 with .1 pla~t.c·IIIl:IIIt].1 h;""""" unllllhc OOltOnl ollhe Slel) on the end ollhe shalt.s IIIIsh WIth lhl! ,,11.1 0 1 the gCJloox. Thc mIlled "<liS Should !.Ic l)folld 01 the \Illa/hox la. :e and should be Jli{lned wllh I ho l;lysh;lIt bUfe. 3 Fit the large th,ust wJshel t o the l;lyshalt horfJ at the hOllt 01 thf) ge'Hoox and Ihe smJII IhluS I wilshm 10 lhe layshilh bale ill the ruar 01 Ihe bo~. Thc tabs on the wilshers should be towards t he Cilse illld th" washcrs Should be greased 10 /e tJOIl them III place. /) Check that the needle rollels atld end wilshe/s 01 the layshilh !lear ale In plnee. then lowCI Ihe ueill cluster Into the CilSC Cilrdully. rllaklll\l su,e Ikll Ihe thrust waShCrS arc not dlspl,.ce(1 5 Push tho IIllwt ~h;)/1. tonethcl WIth liS h'llI t}{!:lIIl1IJ. 11110 tlw I,onl of the 1Jf,,1Iho~ until the Cllehp IIlIJI1(llhe heiUlll~llw:irs "(J""15t thu Il(lI1t of the \le~&#34;)OX cas!! 6 Fltlhe drlllfJ hU;)II"\J 'Ul;lInur. lISIII\J (l nr)w W,sk!)!. II1;lkll1\1 SlUl! Ih;It
t he OIl lellHn horo 01 Ihe Ui ls k e l ,1nd tW:illnlJ IfJlilinur .lte ah\jl1fJd as III
FlU. 6 13 Apply 101ll1lng compoullll to the threilds 0 1 Ihe bolts. lIl~e<l ,hem nnd II\Jhtcll to the tOrquo wH)I1ch seltll1!J tl'lIell U1 tl,e
SpecIIIC(ltIOns .
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the new IIlput sh,ll! ncedle rollel heilrlllg ilnd push I t 11)10 tllC oJorc 01 the input sha ft Slide the lOP gC(lr synchroniser baulk IInu on to the cone olthe IIlJ)u I sha h 8 FIt the extension houSll19 gnske!. lhen InSerl the ,1s~&#34;,hlcd mainsha/t into Ihe rca. 01 the box anll (frille II III untIl the nose 01 Ihe Illalnsh~h is fully engaucd in I he II1PUI shilh necdle l>c,l11nU 9 Carefully lu.n the ge;ubox upSIde down. so thilt the layshalt \}e,lr elusler dIOI)S mto engJgelllenl with the malnshillt Jnd IIlpIII shalt Check thilt the gear and the two lluust wilshe.s il.e III line and then c,l.elully push in the layshalt from thc leal. If necessary till) Ihe S h ,ll! In with the p lasuc·headed IHI/llmer. bllt take grC;lI CJre not to dlslodUe Ihe thruSI washels or needle .olle.s . When fully home. the h Ollom of Ihe slep on the .dlel shalt shOuld be In hnc with Ihe face 01 the box and Ihe mIlled flats should be in IIno wllh the Idler shalt oo.e. 10 Turn the geilrbo~ the lighl w;ly UI) Jnd align the hole in the 1>.111 bemll1g SUpj)Orl WIth the dowcl on Ihc cxtcnsion housing. Fit the eXlenSlon housing. Apply jOlllllnu coml)ound to the ttlle<1ds of Ihe bolts. InSClt them and tightcn 10 thO torQuc wrench seHlng gillen In the SpeCll l
C3tions . 11 1/ a new cxtension bush has been fllle(1. check Ih~t the notch 01 011 groolle III II ilhgns wllh lhe o ll,elurn grOOlle In thoJ extension housing. If thc now exlension housinU 011 senl hilS not illready been filled. slide It Ollel the extension Shill t and enrelully tap it in wilh n h~nllller and n
b lock 01 wood.
1 2 FIt J ncw O ·ring to the spcedomeler pll110n assembly. relit the ~Sembly and f it the C llcli l) to socure i1. ,3 Inser t the r(,lIerse gear interlock plungel. ball and spring. Fllihe boll with aloek plate and lIl$crl tI,c l.Iol t. TIghten the boll and bend Ihe lock plilles to seCure ,to
Fig. 6.1 3 Posilionin g of Iront hearin\} .e lainer oil return \}Ioove (Sec 9)
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FiU . 6.14 R olitting the Inyshaft (Sec 9 )
A hlSC//ing /,1vs/!I!f/ B ClJflec / lIi1:qlll!!efl/ of /,J)'$/I,III illld 'fJve.se IdlfJf sl!,lfl
1/1 Insert ~II Ihrce selecto, 10l~s Into Ihcn I)ositlons 111 lhe gearl)o~ 15 Shllc 1~1/2n(1 \le,1r selector ,,111 through Ihe r,ghl-hilll(1 bo.e mille
I:ilse. Ihell tluead ,t through the 1 S I/2nd gCM selector lo.k Align Ihe holes 111 tile lo.k and r~11 ,111(/ t<1l) in the 101l1)ln. Insert the plunUe/ into thc c,lse 16 FIt Ihe pltlllgc/ '1110 Iho 3rd /lOI) ge,ll selecto. lad. inscrt lhe 'illl
t h .ough Ihe ccnHe hore III the C,lse ;lnd Ihread the raIl Ihrough Ihe 3rd 101) gea. sel()(: tor lo.k. Fit the clfchp to Ihe groolle ;n the se lecta' lilll Ahon Ihe holcS III the selectol 100k and ,;lil. insert the loll pIn and lal) .t home. 17 PUSh lellerSC gc,'1 seleelo, r;llt Ih/ough Ihe lelt·hand bore in the hou$"'g. and then thread 11 through the rellerse gear seleclol fork. Align Ihe holes III Iho IOrk and 101.1. inserl a roll pin and tap it home. 18 FIt Ihe interlock plungC/< apply sealing compound to the plug and dfille In Ihe plug 19 Inse!! ICllerSe ueJI ,clay lever and secu/c it wilh a roll pin. 20 Inse't thO sCleCtOr shalt ItHough the selcctol housing COllel and fit the co~er using a new gaskel Insert the COlier rewining bolts and screw them in Iingel lIghl. 21 FII the sel/lCIO' sh:lh b'lIcket 22 Shdo lhe S(lIOClOr flnge. onto the selec tol shalt. Eng~gc the strew III the ,ece~~ in th O shaft ~nd tIghten the sc rew. 23 0101) lhe Ihloo dctent ba lls 1I1tO thcir bores in t he casc. g1Case the thleo sprinus alld Ilise rt thcm Into the recesses 01 tile yeJ.1>ox COllel. FII
a new COlier gasket and positIon Ihe COllcr onto II Insert the COllel holtS and tlghtcn Ihem to tho 10Ique wrench suiting (Jillen III lhO SpeClf,callons
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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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