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TOOLS
STRIPPING DOWN
1 Hold the bonnet open (retaining bar MR-4158, see Pl. 16, fig. 1) and put the front of the car on stands
(jacking bracket 2505-T, see Pl. 168) Retaining bar MR-4158
Jacking bracket Z505-T
2 Remove the spare wheel. Release the pressure in the whole of the hydraulic system. Drain the hydraulic
fluid reservoir. (Retain the fluid in a sealed container) 8 mm spanner
3 Drain the radiator and cylinder block. Retain the water, which contains anti-freeze) 23 mm spanner
4 Remove the crossmember supporting the spare wheel, the air deflection panel, the two front wings and
the protecting covers for the steering (disengage the end of the bonnet catch cable). Remove the front
brake cooling ducts 12-14 mm box spanners
5 Remove the battery.
Disconnect the dynamo wires from the regulator. Remove the coil and bracket
assembly. Disconnect the starter cable from the terminal on the solenoid switch. Remove the battery tray 12 mm spanner
8-14 box spanners
6 Disconnect the feed pipe for the high pressure pump from the outlet pipe on the reservoir and remove the
fixing straps from the hydraulic fluid reservoir 8 mm box spanner
7 To remove the battery support :
Disengage the feed pipe for the high pressure pump from the battery support. Disconnect the bonnet lock
control cable from the lever on the scuttle and remove the support and cable assemblies 12 mm box spanner
8 To remove the expansion chamber (L. H. drive only) :
Remove the fixing clips on the silencer and the manifold. Remove the fixing collar from the exhaust
pipe. Remove the expansion chamber. 12 mm box spanner
9 Disconnect the earth cable from the gearbox and remove the cable harness assembly and protecting tube
(cars produced before February 1957) 14 mm box spanner
10 To remove the steering (see Pl. 125) :
a) Mark the driving pinion with a centre punch or a spot of paint opposite the slot in the tube (at "a").
Remove the screw (1) connecting the steering tube to the driving pinion. Fit the stop 1993-T for the Stop 1993-T
steering tube 12 mm box spanner
b) With a dab of cellulose paint, mark the position of the steering in the relay bearings, at "b".
Disconnect the steering levers from the relay spindles 14-16 box spanners
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