Rolls-Royce Corniche - Lower Steering Column Universal Joint-To Dismantle, to Inspect; The Steering Column (Early Cars); Lower Steering Column-To Remove

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 8 Bentley T Series
Workshop Manual
Chapter N
Chapter N
POWER ASSISTED STEERING
SYSTEM
Section N1
THE STEERING COLUMN (early cars)
(cars prior to number SRX 6001)
Lower steering column-To remove
The lower steering column is removed from under-
neath the car.
1. Place the car on a ramp then unscrew and remove
the two bolts and nuts from the in-line joint located
below the toe-board.
2. Remove the pinch bolt from the splined clamp
connecting the column to the steering box input shaft
and ease the clamp off the shaft splines.
8 3. Remove the lower column from the car, taking
care not to extend the lower joint otherwise its internal
components will come apart.
Lower steering column universal joint-
To dismantle
Remove the lower steering column from the car as
described previously under 'Lower steering
column-
TO remove'.
1. Mark the splined clamp and universal joint body
V)
with correlation marks to ensure that on assembly, the
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same relative positions are maintained.
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2. Slacken and remove the clips from either end of
Overhaul
3. Ease both ends of the convoluted boot from their
location on the joint body and the knuckle end piece.
4. Holding the boot away from the joint and using
a small screwdriver remove the circlip from the uni-
versal joint and ease the ball and trunnion assembly
out of the housing. Alternatively deflect the joint, as
far as possible parallel to the cross-pin then carefully
pull apart over the circlip which need not
be removed.
Note To prevent the bearing and retainers
from disintegrating, the housing must be
held so that the trunnion pin assembly
is horizontal as it is removed.
5. Remove the convoluted boot, carefully easing it
over the trunnion buttons.
6. Remove the trunnion buttons, belleville washers,
bearings, retainers and thrust washers from the
trunnion pin. The individual bearing and button as-
semblies should
be retained together as assemblies and
it should
be noted from which side of t!le trunnion
pin each was removed.
Lower steering column universal joint-
To inspect
1. Wash all components in paraffin and dry them
prior to inspection. Inspect the bores of the housing
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the convoluted boot.