Workshop
Manual
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
8
Bentley
T
Series
Chapter
J
4.
Fit the new shaft to the car noting that,
if
it is a
Hardy Spicer joint-TO remove
right-hand (off-side) half-shaft, care must
be
taken
when entering the housing and splined
shzft to ensure
Should the need arise
in
Service to renew a Hardy
that the belleville washers and distance piece are not
Spicer joint proceed as follows.
dislodged and that they are located correctly
(see
1.
Place the
car
on a ramp and securely chock the
Fig.
J9).
road wheels.
5.
The housing which fits on the side of the final
2.
Disconnect the battery, located in the boot.
drive casing has one off-set hole and can be fitted one
3.
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the complete hau-shaft assembly
ar
way only- Therefore, the holes should
be
aligned
&scribed un&r 'Hau-shaft-To remove', Operations
the housing is offered up.
1 to
6
inclusive.
6.
Care should
be
taken when fitting the outer
4. Remove any paint or dirt from around the
universal joint to the hubs to ensure that the joint
is
circlips in the Hardy Spicer yoke eyes and, using
cir-
located correctly and the caps fitted correctly.
clip pliers, remove the circlips.
Note
It
is
the bearing
retaining
5
Hold the shaft carefully, so that both ends are
strap
is
located 'OrrccUy
in
'lot pro-
supported and excessive strain is not put on the
vided for it in the bearing cap.
convoluted seal, and using a hide mallet, shock drive
7.
Torque tighten all bolts and nuts in accordance
the races from the yoke
eyes.
with the standard figures given in Chapter
P.
Hardy Spicer joint-To fit
Fit a Hardy Spicer universal joint by reversing the
procedure given for removal.
1.
Ensure that the bores in the yoke are clean and
in
good condition, and lightly grease the rollers after
locating them in the retainers. Each bearing retainer
is fitted with
38
roller bearings.
2.
Fit the cross-piece, minus the retainers and roller
bearing assemblies, hold the cross-piece central, and
push the roller bearing retainers into the yoke bores
just far enough to enable the circlip retainers to be
fitted.
3.
Fit the circlips.
4.
Fit the half-shaft to the car as described under
'Half-shaft-To fit'.
5.
Grease the
Hardy Spicer joint at the nipple
FIG.
J16
CROSS-SECTION-FINAL DRIVE SIDE
provided-
HOUSING
Note If the Hardy Spicer joint is of the early
type without a grease nipple fitted,
re
move the small plug ar?d fit a normal,
1
Differential housing bearing cap
straight ball-ended type nipple with a
2
Adjusting washer-Belleville washers
0.125
in.
(3.18
mm.)
B.S.P.
thread.
3
Ball and trunnion joint splined shaft
4
Taper roller bearing
5
Belleville washers
Output shaft oil seal-To renew
6
Distance piece-Belleville washers
The oil seals on the ball and trunnion joint shaft are
7
Final drive side housing
located in the housings on each side of the final drive
8
Ball and trunnion joint shaft oil seal
unit and can be renewed with the final drive unit in
9
Ball and trunnion joint shaft bearing
position.
10
Retaining circlip
1.
Remove the complete half-shaft assembly as
11
Retaining washer
described previously, carrying out Operations
I
to
6
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