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REMOVAL OF FRONT HUB
Castor Angle 3°
Camber Angle front Nil
Camber Angle rear 2° Neg.
Toe in front wheels
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King PiHinclination 11°
TO REMOVE CALIPER FRONT
BRAKES
1. Remove front road wheel.
2. Remove caliper bolt locking wire, Fig. 23.
3. Undo and remove the two 16j3P caliper holding bolts, Fig. 21
(D.66483)
4. The caliper, Fig. 22, must be suspended from the wishbone to prevent
damage to the hydraulic brake pipe when the holding bolts are
disconnected.
5. If
the
hydraulic brake pipe is disconnected Fig. 25 (64474288) care
must be taken that brake fluid is not permitted to drop on the car body
work.
6. It will be necessary to bleed the brakes as indicated on page 34, if the
hydraulic brake pipe is disconnected.
7. When removing the caliper it will assist if reference is made to the
front hub and caliper drawings, page 18.
TO REMOVE FRONT VERTICAL
LINK
1. Unbolt caliper, Fig. 22 (I6j3P), and suspend by wire from chassis tube.
2. Remove locking nut and wire from inside top wishbone, Fig. 1, page 23,
and pull top of vertical link away. Fig. 2 (C.66813)-pages 18and 23.
3. Remove with ring spanner, the locking nut visible at the base of the
vertical link, and pull lower ball joint taper away, Fig. 3, page 23.
4. To remove the lower ball joint from the wishbone, remove the two
wired cap holding bolts together with the cap, the ball joint will then
withdraw through the base of the wishbone. Fig. 3, page 23.
5. The top ball joint may be removed from the upper wishbone tongue
upon removal of the selflocking nut. Fig. 2, page 23.
Reference should be made to the photographs illustrating the
composition of the upper and lower ball joints, page 22, before undertak-
ing verticle link removal.
The upper ball joint is a taper fit, and will require tapping to remove.
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