Bentley R Type - Rear Hydraulic Shock Dampers

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Straining
is facilitated
if the oil
be first warmed to
about
75"C.
The
importance of the
above cannot
be
over-emphasised, as a
very
small
particle of
foreign matter
in
the
oil
may lodge under one of the
valves and
impair
the
effectiveness
of the shock
damper.
WARNING.
Front Suspension
Springs.
No
attempt
must
be
made
to remove the coil
springs
of the
front
suspenslon.
Special appliances are
required because the
powerful
springs
are
compressed
even
when
in
the
rebound
position.
Any
necessary
dismantling
or
adjustment of the suspension
must
be
effected
by
Messrs.
Bentley Motors
(rgEr) Ltd., or one
of
their
"Special
Retailers".
(See page 16.)
Steering
Arms and
Joints,
The steering
gear
should
be examined occasionally to see
that
all bolts are
tight and
joints
well lubricated.
If
any
of the nuts are found loose,
and only
retained by
their
split
pins,
the
latter
should
be
removed,
the
nuts
screwed
up
tightly
and
new split
pins
fitted.
The
ball
joints
of the cross
and
side
steering tubes are
lubricated
from the
centralised
chassis
system,
as
illustrated in
Fig. 5.
The
bearing
pads of all
joints
are
spring-loaded,
being self-adjusting
for wear. They
should
not
normally
require
attention
except
when
the
car
is
undergoing
a
general'overhaul.
Front Stabiliser.
In
order
to
check
any tendency of the car
to
"rol1"
on
corners,
a steel torsion-rod stabiliser
is provided at
the
front end of the
chassis.
The stabiliser
is
carried
in rubber bearings, and
is
coupled to
the
wheel
mountings
by links
with
rubber pads.
No attention
is necessary.
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Rear
Hydraulic
Shock
Dampers.
Hydraulic shock dampers
of Bentley design
and
manufacture
are fitted to the
rear
axle, one
of the dampers
being
shown
in
Fig.27.
Unless
it is
obvious that
the effectiveness of the shock
damper
has
become reduced, or undue
leakage of
oil
is apparent,
no attention
will
be necessary for
ro,ooo
miles of
running.
After ro,ooo
miles,
it is
necessary to
inspect
the
oil level
in
the
shock dampers as
directed
on
page
32.