Rolls-Royce Corniche - Left-Hand Drive Cars; Steering System Pipes and Hoses-Left-Hand

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The return line from the fluid cooler (upper con-
nection) to the steering pump, follows the same run as
the former and shares the same clipping points on the
cross-member and wheel arch respectively. The rigid
pipe joins a flexible hose which in turn sweeps down-
ward and inward to the engine then, sweeps upward
to the inlet connection at the rear of the pump.
Left-hand drive cars (see Fig. N22)
The flexible supply hose, connected to the high
pressure outlet connection at the rear of the steering
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pump drops vertically down the engine, sweeps
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beneath the engine behind the engine front mounting
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cross-member, then sweeps upwards on the left-hand
side of the engine to connect to the inlet (front)
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connection of the steering box. Three clips secure the
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hose to the engine cross-member, one at the centre and
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one at each end. A heat shield is secured to the mem-
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ber at its centre between the hose and exhaust pipe to
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prevent heat transference which would cause damage
to the rubber hose.
The
return line from the steering box, which com-
prises lengths of rigid pipes and flexible hoses, com-
menps as a rigid pipe which sweeps forward along
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the steering box from the outlet (rear) connection, to a
clip situated at the front of the box. The pipe, rubber
sleeved at this point in order to prevent metal-to-
metal contact, continues its run and sweeps upward
to join a flexible hose which is clipped at one end to the
wheel arch. The other end of the hose joins a second
rigid pipe in the upper left-hand corner of the engine
compartment. This pipe curves to lie along the body
cross-member between the front wings to eventually
join up with the inlet (lower) connection of the fluid
cooler. The pipe is clipped adjacent to, and shares a
clip mounting point with the refrigeration system
pipes at the front left-hand side of the engine com-
partment and, after turning through
180" at the end
of its run, utilises a short length of flexible hose to
adjoin the cooler.
From the fluid cooler (upper) outlet connection,
the return line continues as a short length of flexible
hose then, as a rigid pipe which travels along the body
cross-member to the right-hand front wing.
The pipe
is clipped at this point, and then turns through
90"
and sweeps vertically downward to the wheel arch then
curves to follow the contour of the wheel arch to a
point in-line with the steering pump. At this point the
pipe turns inward toward the engine, connects to
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FIG. 122
STEERING SYSTEM PIPES AND HOSES-LEFT-HAND DRIVE CARS
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1 Steering pump 2 Fluid cooler 3 Fluid return line 4 Steering box 5 Pressure hose
6 Heat shield
Arrows indicate direction of flow of fluid