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Chapter 10
Suspension and steering
Front suspension
Type:
Rubber cone suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent by rubber cone springs and unequal length upper and
lower suspension arms
Hydrolastic suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent by interconnected Hydrolastic displacers and unequal
length upper and lower suspension arms
Rear suspension
Type:
Rubber cone suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent by rubber cone springs and trailing radius arms
Hydrolastic suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent by interconnected Hydrolastic displacers, trailing radius
arms and coil hold-down springs
Steering
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rack-and-pinion
Turns lock-to-lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Tie-rod balljoints centre-to-centre setting dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053.0 mm
Lubricant capacity (see text):
Early models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 litre
Later models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 litre
Lubricant type (see text):
Early models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gear oil, viscosity SAE 90EP
Later models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semi fluid grease
Front hub bearings - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Front lower suspension arm - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front shock absorber (models with rubber cone suspension) -
removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front subframe - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front subframe mountings - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front suspension Hydrolastic displacer unit - removal and refitting . 10
Front suspension rubber cone spring - removal and refitting . . . . . . 9
Front suspension tie-bar - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front swivel hub - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front swivel hub balljoints - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front upper suspension arm - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hydrolastic suspension system - principles of operation . . . . . . . . . 2
Rack-and-pinion steering gear - dismantling, inspection and
reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rack-and-pinion steering gear - lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rack-and-pinion steering gear - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear helper spring (models with Hydrolastic suspension) - removal
and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear hub bearings - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear Hydrolastic displacer unit - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear radius arm - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear rubber cone spring - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rear shock absorber (models with rubber cone suspension) -
removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear subframe - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear subframe mountings - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering and suspension check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .See Chapter 1
Steering and suspension lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .See Chapter 1
Steering column - dismantling and reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering column - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Steering rack rubber gaiter - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Steering tie-rod outer balljoint - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Steering wheel - removal and refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tyre condition and pressure checks . . . . . . . . . .See “Weekly Checks”
Wheel alignment and steering angles - general information . . . . . . . 30
10•1
Specifications
Contents
Easy, suitable for
novice with little
experience
Fairly easy, suitable
for beginner with
some experience
Fairly difficult,
suitable for competent
DIY mechanic
Difficult, suitable for
experienced DIY
mechanic
Very difficult,
suitable for expert DIY
or professional
Degrees of difficulty
5
4
3
2
1
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