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Starter motor ((/rns cngino slowly Parti ali V disch~rilcd b sian) Ballerv terminals loosc or COli oded Batte.v earlh 10 body delcctrvc Enuine ear th s tr,1p loose Slarle. motor (or solenoid) wiling loose Slaricr mOlr ill1crnlll laull (see Chaple. 12)
Engine ((/"'S normally but 1,1ils ( 0 SIMI Damp or dirlV HT !eads check 10 ' sp regnp) Olher ignilion syslcml",,11 (~ee Chapler II) Olhel luel sySlem 11Ildl (se c Ch"plm J) POOl compression MaJOf mechanic;1 1 l Ellgine lires but will not fUll In su!hcicnl choke (cold flfl!)lIln) Arr le"ks al CilrUurC110. 0' mlill m;1",lolli FuClI sta,vatlon (sec Ch"111C' 3) []"lIast rCSIStor de!ecllvn. or OIlier 'H",II Engine ClltS Ollt ;1nd wilinOI roslinl
fngine culS out suddenly -ignition I,wlt Loose or d'$Conncetcd l T wi.es WCI HT Icads o. d'S I"buiOI C;1P ("lIer tr;1VC'SOll!) w;1'er spl;1sh) Co,1 o . condenser lallulc (cheek 10' SI);lIk) Olhc. ignition laull (see Ch,'plfll 4)
Eflgine mistires belore CUlling oul IlIcll,wlt Fuel I,,"k Cillply Fllel pump dClfecl1vc o. 1,ltcl IIlo .; k(H! (dwck 1m dellvl"V) Fuel tank hllcr vcnl blut;kcd (StII; llon Will II" flV,{Io"'1 Oil lI~h"'~II'H C,11l) C;1llJulCIIor nccdlc v"lvc SIII;klll!J (WIU.'1I1 "ppI1c"hle) C,1lUwellor leiS blocked (ha:l COIII,lIl1ln,Hcll) Othcr lllcl sys!Cm l DISCHARGED
BATTERY
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JUfl11) Slart lead conneClions f o r neg!Hive earth vchicles­connect le;1ds in orde r shown
fllgine euls Ol1t -olhor eimses SCIiOliS ovcrhC~ling Mnior mcch Engine ovcrhe Igllitioll (llo-clwrgcj wt1fllillg IigM illuminated SI;1ck o. broken d"vchelt felCn$IOIl 0' Icncw (Ch;1ptr,r 21
Ignitioll warning light /lot illuminBted Coollllll loss .Iuc 10 In!emnl 01 CXierr'JI ICJk NOIC: Do 1101 ,11M coM WMCf 10 ,111 oV~-f/"'.I(C(1 ~·lIy"'., Of d,,,",l[Jf1 m,ly I/)SII/I
l.ow cnuinc oil JlfC!ssuro
G,wge reads low or warning lighl Illuminated wilh engillc
rWllling Olllcvcl low or mCOlfeel 0.,,<10 Deit.'Ctivc gllU!jC 01 sendCI 11111 Wife 10 sendCI UIII' C.1I.hC(1 Engonc ove.hC.1l ing O,lllllcr CIO!19c<1 01 byp,1SS v;1lvc delccllvc O,I ,llcssule lehef v'llve dc!ec tlve Oil pick-up strllll,e. ciomled 0,1 pUIllP WOIil or IllOlllllll1\l~ I\,osc Wo,n Ill,l'" 0' h'!J-cn(i hC.1I1I1!)s NOlO: Luw or! 1"t'HlifU III a IImh III"C"f1~" (.'IIYIIIC .J/ 11l;~()VI.'r I.~ 1101 1II.'I:<.'",.","/y,1 (.",lIlSV {o, CIIII{:"/U Suddel! fJf'~SS!lle {U$S ,11 SlIced IS {M "'/!IC SI{Jl!lflca"l (I! ,my cve/l/. .:In',·j. I/le . Crank engine and chock for Sl)ark. Note use of il)sulated tool 10 hold plug load
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3 Examine the rocker shah ,md ,oc ker il,ms for we~r, II the rod", alill rl tha t conwcts the valve stem IS conSiderably worn. n,new the " ."'"nl I f it is worn shqhlly step-shnped it may be cleaned up wIth rOc e r ". . a fi ne oil stone. . , commencing Jalluary 1984. modolled ,oc ker shah sp"nOs have ~een fi n ed. Where wppet no,se IS evident 011 e~rlier models hl'lw",en e n g ine speeds of 1500 ,111d 2000 'p'll. the later type 01 SP,,,llIS nl.1Y he
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5 Od t he parts and reas~r)!llhle them on therr shahs III thO) n"lI,n;.1 or der With both rockel shafts f,tled the 001 holes must face downw.l,ds to th e cylindel heads Th.s po~"tlon IS lIl(hcated by a notch 011 Oil" "nd
lace of th e rocker shaft
13 Tappets and pushrod s - eXill11inalion 1It HI renova tion
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--;; ble chec k ~II littings nnd elcct"cill connections. Ensu,e thnt the 2 .,",or is correctly lilted ilnd Ihil t Ihe IUnil,on tlmmg StJtlC Selllll\) 's distrlU
I CI , t II in doubt Ie el 10 1npler . eorr~~ ~10VO 1110 SPJlk plugs nnd the '- ' conneC lion from Ihe 1\)111110n 3 '1 Turn Ihe engine over on Ihe st~rler motor unlil Ihe 011 pres~!II{! co'· . light is e~til1gu,shed or unlIt 01' pres sure IS .ccorded on IIl{!
warnu"lg . d I This witt ensure Ihill Ihe engme ,s no l Slarve 0 0,1 dU"I1!11he g~~ge,. I,w minules running alte. IflIlJ.1t SI.:lrl·Up. The l uel syslulll W Ill ,,,toea . I· • be p!"iOled dunng IllS ope.atlon.
: SOReconne<:llhe '_ ' conneclion on the 'IIn'tlon co,1 and ,elll th e sp.:llk
lugs and loads .
Stilrl .Ihe ~ngme .. ~ AS soon as Ihe engme Ilfes and .uns. keel) ,t gOll1g ill il lilst \lckov(;.
nl (no las te,) and bring it up 10 nOlll1nl wo.kong ICmpernturc ~ ~s the engine WilflllS up there WIll lie (){I(I smelts nnd SOfll~ "mol Il
hom pariS getting hOI and uUI.l1Ing olf all (leposIl5. The Signs IU luok
10' arc l eilks 01 w i•
exact gos liUht position unlil lhe w:1I1l11h ;oml vlh!al'On hiwU ;I(;t,," on Ihem, and il is almos t CllrWU1 th.11 th(ly WIlt ncrHI I'Hhw1l1l1H hllth". Tills should be done. of course. wllh Ihe C"( ,,nc slopped 7 When nOrmal running lefllJ}Coallll e hilS hecn .cnch", (lnuine -il new bemings and/or pistons "nve hcen lIlted II shollid he
I' !.tilled as a new engine and run IIl.1t.1 .cducc(1 spcud tor Ih~ IUS I 1000 miles (1600 km).
PART B: 3.0 LITRE ENG INE
39 Gener;!1 description
ThC !lcne'il' conl,uu'illion 0 1 the 3 0 hue enuine is sil11l'nr 10 the 2 8
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389 Recloeck,,'u Ihe Iluhlness 0 1 Ihe cyhnder head bolts afte. ,,,,,.loIlU lhe enu")e fOf 20 'I1In ul('"5
hire nllu""1 d(:~c"hed III Sec(,on 1. Thc Slunillcan t dltferences iI.e .1S follows
(i') FI,'I •. yllll(/vr ht',1(/$ ",'III the combustion cl.,1mba,s itl lila I".~I()IIS (b) Imhvr(/",llly IIIOUlIlCd rOC~t'f ,Jrms illstead of a lockct sitaft (c) W"lvr pump 10C,11cd 011 Ihe ,i!llu of the allgine ((f) DiSlfllmto' ,WI/ orf ,,"1/11' (I,ivell f,om thc front of thc c,lrmllllft (e) ML'ch,mic.1llllcl,Jl/flfP ollcfMed by ,1f1 ccccntric on tllC frolll vllhc c,lmshMt (f) /rr.';" (Ill sC;llloCMCII '" ,1 S':l'olfall: c,ltric, (y) OJ! trltvr IOt';llvl/ on tlw "I}fI1 lef(-h,mrf sidc (If tlw clI{Jlln'
Fig. 1.9 Sectional view o f tho 3.0 litre engine ( Sec 39)
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Fig . 1.1 8 R ear oil sen I ilnd ildaptcr pliltc (Sec 84)
84 Renr oil se;1i ,,,,(I lIywheel - rc fitti"u
1 I'll the ()n!J"I(~ .r,," ,,(1"1'10' pla1<:1 and s(:clIre ,I wllh 'I S IIv(: holls. 2 Smenr en\J1ne (ld OlltO the CI,mkshah '''". Smear 0,1 on the lip 01 the sea l tlnd pos(( lon tlon ';".11 on th e cran hha ll. 3 Align the seil l c;""er holos wllh Ihose 011 the cylrnd(:, hlock . Insell the loul bolts and 11!lhlCll Ihem 10 the SpeCifIed 10lqUfl 4 F it the flywher.:l . or dllveplalc on au lOlllallC lwnsrnis sion Illodels.
InSerll h e six holl S ;",d u\llole rllhem 10 Ihe 10 lque w rench sell"'U Uiven in lhe Speclllcm'olls
8 5 Sump -rciiuill!)
En~",,, lh;ol Ill" ru,rI "'!) ',u.l,u :e s 01 hoth IllI.! Slimp a"d t h e c(,1nkcilsc ,lie cl ea" ,mol IIi,1I n", '.""I",!) SlIrJ ,u;e 01 the Sli mp IS not d'S lo lte d. 2 Apply IO" ,I,,,!! c"'''pollnd 1 0 the pOUltS wllel(~ Ihe l"llllll) cover ablilS lhu ,;yir r"lr" 1,Io ck .lIId where Ihe rea' 001 $u,,1 carr.(:r "dIOIllS II 3 Pln ce tloo \J,,~k"l '" fJo~.t.on, lIt tlo" SlIm l} ,'Ild IIlS(). 1 lhe r0Io1111il1l)
bolts ImUO I tl!lhl 4 PrO!lres~lvely 1I!llIt,," llw sump holt s 011 opposIte I'ilr ts lIllt,1 all 0 1
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hem ,H" il l tl", ~ 1"":lllI"d IOlllUU , 5 FII ,1 now w;,~h", 10 Ihe ~Ul1lp II"'UI pili!) , IIlscrl lhe dl,lIll pllll) and
t ,uhlen ,t
8 6 Cylinder h e"ds re;rssernbly
L~y the cylrnd" r h",.\! on .IS s Ide. luhrrcnt e cvcry valve Uu ide with eng;l1(! oil. ,lilt! ,"~,,"t the valves 11110 the \Ju, dc Irom whIch lh ey wele remov(:d 2 To ,WOld d sprlll\). 5 US1ll\J a vnlve ~prul!) compresso r. com press lhe splln\) lus t enou\)h 10 inse,t the IWO Splil COIl,,15 If lhe vnlvc spml(j is compressed 100 filr.
lhero.s dilnlJC' oltl1<.: ~I""IU rcW""C' dillllil\)IIlU tllC villve SHlm 011 sen l
G Ahcr "lsert")!J tit" ~pllt collets. r eleilSo the spllny compressor (111(1
rcmove II 7 C hcc k th"t lh..: ~pl'l cull":IS hilve seilled properly and t t he v"lve S1C1lI hUhl1y w llh a plJstrc headed hJmrne, to ensure 1I11S,
Fi g. 1.1 9 Tightening sequenc e for cylinde r head bolts on the 3.0 litre enuine (Sec 8 7)
a Repe"l liln pruccdwn orven III p;ua!Jrnphs 1 to 7 o n the (CmJlnlllU
v,llv"s
87 Cylinder heads - re fitt;nu
11 the tappels w ere rcmoved. luiJricnle lhe lilppets nnd I heu hores wnh enoine orl nnd insor t thOlll wilh lhc;, d Ished cnds uppermost Ensule lha l every tappet ,s rclltlcd Into lhe hore hom whIch II wns
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2 Mak e sure tha t Ihe rna t"'!1 surlaccs o f lhe cylinder block. cyl lndor henrJs ;Uld 1111,,1 Ill,lIlIlold ;lIe de;"l. then plnce new cyhndcr head \Ja~kets ove, the Wildes un thn cylrmh" block. Tho cyirnder head \I,,~k ~IS beilr thO malkln\! TOP f:nON T ilnd nced to h e pOSII,oned
cOII(:ct ly .
3 Low ul Ille cyl ""lcr he,1ds ov"r the" posl tlonrngst u(!s, Although t he cyhlld\~r headS ,"0 Id entlc;,I, they should h,lVe been Illtlrke d when remuved ilnd should be lehllUd III thcrr ()IIUinal positions t1 Inse rt the cyirndcf 11I)"d boilS f"'!I(:r t.!Jh l then tIghten lhelll prUglC SSlv(: ty OIl the olde, shown III r,U I l!J and III llle stnucs",s U iven
m the SpcelirC;lt'OnS
88 Rocker arms and cover
s -refiUing
Ensure Ihm "II Ihe puslllOlls ,lie ,nselwd I!ltO the" p'llpor placos ;II1 l
)olt S nntl lighten them t o the spec ,f led torque.
89 Valve clearnnees -checking nnd adjustment
R eier
to SeC!lon 3 5
90 Engine ancillaries -refitting
R eier 10 Sec tIon 46 and ref, t lhe I. ste d componenlS w,th refercnce
to th e Chaptels ind,cilte(f
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) Chapter 3 Fuel and exhaust systems
FiU _ 3.13 Components to he checked (Sec 9)
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C/u':(:A fur wP.olf alJd (/illlli'f/I.l Clwck '(If .~/I"lIitJfJ
C CI)(xk for hd,ill{J {) Check (Of spfrlling
10 Weller cnrhurettor ""tom,lIie choke - rcmov,]L overhaul
and refitlinu
1 DlsconlH!~1 Ihe i)illicry nC\j 3 UnscI!;w the contlC hoi! ""d remove the cover. 1 Remove the three SCfClWS. dewell the housing 5 Detach Ihe interna l hCill shield . 6 Remove the smgle U· clip and disconnect the choke plote OpCfilting link, 7 Remove the three screws, disconnect the choke link ,It lhe opefiHing lever nnd dctilCh the chokl:! assembly . 8 Remove the three screws ric"nts dlllinU
le"sselllhly. 11 Ik"ssemhle the choke meCh'1I11SI11. 12 Relit ll1e v"CUUIll til"phl1'lI)lIl alld hOUSII1,). enslllinu th"t lhe (hilphl,l()fIl IS lIolt before lile housing IS fllted. 13 Ensure thm the O-IIllg is correctly locmed in the choke housinU then reCOllnect the lower choke I",k Position the assembly and secure il WIth the thr ee sClews . ensure thnt the upper choke link loc"tes
cOlrectly tluouUh the c"rlJlJretlOf body 111 RecOllllec t the upper choke Imk to the choke Sp"l(tie. 15 Check the V"CUUIll pull· down Sect ion 11 1 G RelIt Ihe mlern,,1 heat shield enSlllinu that the hole in the cover loculCs correctly onto the peg C[lst III the housing. 17 Conllect the bi·mewl Sp"llg to the choke lever. position the housing and loosely lit lhe Ihree relnining screws. 18 ROlnte the houstng untIl Ihe marks ,lre "Iigned. then light en Ihe three screws. 19 Refll lhe cover logether WIth [l new g 11 Weber carbur e l tor automnt ic choke -adjustment
Note: lile pfOccc/ bccn rcmoved 1 D 'scOllncct Ihe bn(lcty canh lead . 2 Rcmove the illf cleaner. ilS deSCribed in Seclion 3.
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Fig. 3.1 4 F loat level adjustment t Fit!. 3.15 Automatic choke housing re taining screws­ilrrowed (Sec 10)
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3 .16 Automatic c hoke h ousing alignment (Sec 10)
A Rich c B Normal scl/lllg
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Fig. 3.33 Fuel injuctiOIl system circuit di 1 /J,1I1C 1V C W"lflll (If! luyu/',lor plMC
2 Sialicr I/Iolor /) Axll/,-"y ,1i, device G Theo1lO/lmc switch
3 fgnitioll switch E FIII;I/Iump H St,lfl valve
A M,lin con(Iol r(;/,)y F S 8 Power supply rcl.1Y
Tho safety switch is provided to cut olf illl power !O the fuel injection sySl(!m if the air sensor plJIC (mixt\HC COlllrol assemhly) IS il the rest position even if the ignition switch IS all. The s[lfcly switch would ell! off the power to the fuel pump for oillllpic ,I il fllOJllmu W 23 Aoutino maintenance
AI the IntelV Check (Jnd adiusl idfing spoed 1 COllnecl11 11Ichomeler to Iho engine then rlJll the enVine to 110rmal Oper ., '
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the engllle 10 'die.
3 Check Ihill I he idle speed is lIS given in the Specificmions ilnd il nccnssary "dlust the idle speed screw 10cllted heneillh Ihe Ihrottle housinv {photo).
Check conditiorl o f fuel hoses " Reier to SeClion 2.
Tighte/l the inlel manifold boilS and /luis 5 Refur 10 Section 29 and lighten the inlel rll Reflew Ihe fuel filter 6 Refel to Sec tion 25.
Renew the air filter element 7 Disconnect the h assembly, ,1rld hit out the air filler element {photo). 10 Cle 23.3 Idle speed ildjustrnellt sc rew (arrowed) 238 Releasing the .. II cleane l spring Clip 23.9 Removing t he air filter element
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94 Chapter 4 Ignition system
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. --8 2A Removill{J the IllnSlre dust COve, (28 hl'c Cllume)
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J 2C W'''I1!j connector i'Uld seCUJlIlg screw (lHOwS)
9 Ignitio n timing -adjustment
Wnh the (.lIs\"OuIO' III!Cd ilS dcscllbed OIl SectIon 6, check Ihilt 1Ill! COHCCt llllllng m;l!ks "'0 ;1119110d. 2 To check the ;1111,,11 (5 t;1I,e) setting, .emovc the (I'51"lIu I0' c;lll [11l\( check IhJllhc rOl0' ;lIm IS PO"1I1119 to the No 1 cylmdc. scgmon!.n the Cill) rndlcmed by the sial on the 11m. 3 On the 3.0 lUre engIne the cont,le l poullS ll\u~1 he ,ust SCI)ilril\U'!J Tho e~ilCt Instant C,1" he checked by connect"'u il 12 vol1 lest lamp between the contilC, brcilke r low tenSIon Iemur),,1 iUl(t O,"lh, W,th the iUnilion Oil, tho d is trlbuto. ShOllld be turn ed nrl\,·clockwisc unlol lho bulb luSlligh(s. " On (he 28 li(re enuule the ("gger arms and stator ;HIllS must bc aligned It not. (um I he (hst"bulOr as necessary . !:i Tighten the (hSI"buto. clamp boll and .ehl the cap 6 Set In thIS way the lUlling WIll be alll)'Olmalely co , ..
8 2B UtJlle. vIew 01 the l.imJer Mrn .lrld Call (28 lIt Ie enU"Wj
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8 20 Vacuum un.1 sC(:u"ng screw WIth e')Hh lead termmal
10 W,lh Ihe enij1l1e I(lIrng pornt thc \fmlng hgh( at the cr",lksholl1 pulley The wh,le 1),1mte hne
12 To check the mechanrcat adv.1nce. Increase the engIne speed and note whelher the wh,te malk on the pulley moves away Irom the mark on th e pOInter . 11 It docs the mechanical advance is lunctioning 13 W,th the enOlile Idlmu the vnCU\ Jm advance can be checked by suc kIng the oldv~ncu pIpe that W.1S removed from the carburellOI o r air box ThIS should also c.Juse the while rnark on the pulley to move away horn the mar k on the pointer 14 On completIon remove Ihe timlllU hght and rC(:onnec lthe v.1CUUIll pIpe
10 Ignition illlllllifier module (2.8 l i tre enuine) -removal and rClittinu
Thc Iunitlon illl\J}l lflcr module is locmed on Ihe left· hand SIde of the engIne COnlpar tment. tUSI behind Ihe hOnt suspenSIon strut upper mounting.
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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~ 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 ImpOSSible
'8 Ahe •• el,uinn has been completed. chuck the 011 level Ifl t he .r Gearbox (4 'S II001l) -dismantling
Romoye the lou. bolts hom the 1011 cove. 01 the t.ansm.sslon c~t()"sion housin!J ilnd f.om the lri"'snHs~ir)Ol eo'S<' Ilcmovflthc \:oye. s.
t.1king c from th e seloclOl shalt. 4 Remove tho twO bolts from the selectol sh 5 Remove the Ih.ee bolts from the selector hOUSing COVCI. Remove the cove. with the shaft. then ro tate the selec tor sh th c 15t/2nd. 3!d/top and .cve.se oe,1'5 suiliClently to rele 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 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 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)
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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 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 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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2 Select position O' th en pri$e off the selector level escutcheon nnd. Irom under th e cnr. re move the plug in the side 01 the selector housing. 3 Adjust the inhibito r cnble locknut X to giv e a dimension of 0.1 to 0.2 mm (0.004 to 0 .008 in) (Fig. 6 .36). 4 Refit the plug nnd escutcheon. S With the trnn smission shih lever and the mnnunl selector lever in '0'. ndJust th e selector rod link until it cnll be reconnected without strain .
23 Downshift cable -removal. refitting and adjustment
Support till! front o f th e cm on Jxle Slng brncke!. pull b~ck the outer sheilth and unhook the c;rble hom the slol. 3 Unsc!Cw the nut at the trnnsrnissiorl rnoun trr\\) hracko::t and unhook the outer she,l th. 4 Unhook the inner callie from the tranSl\\ls s,on lever , 90::1011,n(l ,$ 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 ig.
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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Fig. 6,38 Inhibito r switc h renewal (Sec 24)
A Wiling connector B Inhibl/Ul swilch C O-riny
26 Fault dingl10sis -nutornatic Ir 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 ,j ,
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