Rolls-Royce Corniche - Removing Hose Connector Seat with Bolt; Removing and Installing Rocker Shaft Bearing; Steering Box Housing Rocking Shaft Needle Bearings and Seals-To Inspect; Steering Box Housing, Rocking Shaft Needle Bearing and Seals-To Dismantle

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow b Bentley T Series
Workshop Manual
C Chapter N
6. Remove and discard the lock-nut from the
rocking shaft adjuster screw.
7. Remove the four screws and lock washers which
secure the
rocking shaft cover to the housing.
8. Rotate the
rocking shaft adjuster screw with an
Allen key until the
rocking shaft cover is lifted from
the housing.
9. Separate the rocking shaft cover from the rocking
shaft. Discard the rocking shaft cover '0' ring seal.
10.
Turn the coupling flange until the rocking shaft
teeth are centred in the housing.
11. Tap the end of the rocking shaft with a soft
mallet and slide the
rocking shaft out of the housing.
12. Insert Rack-piston Arbor
(RH 7787), into the
rack-piston against the end of the worm shaft. Turn
the coupling flange anti-clockwise, (left-hand drive
cars) and clockwise (right-hand drive cars) while
holding the tool tightly against the worm to force
the rack-piston on to the arbor, then remove the
rack-
piston from the gear housing (see Fig. N24).
13. Remove the screw retaining the stub shaft to
the coupling flange and remove the coupling flange
assembly.
14. Wrap the splines with one thickness of tape.
15. Remove the adjuster plug lock-nut by breaking
it loose with a hammer and punch, then remove the
lock-nut from the housing.
16. Unscrew the adjuster plug assembly, using
Wrench (RH 7788) (see
Fig. N29, and remove the
adjuster plug assembly together with the valve as-
sembly by pulling out the stub shaft.
17. Remove the worm, the lower thrust bearing,
and
the races from the upper end of the housing.
Steering
box housing, rocking shaft needle
bearing and seals--
To dismantle
1. Remove the rocking shaft seal retaining ring
from the steering box housing and withdraw the outer
backing washer.
2. Insert
a screwdriver between the outer seal and
the inner backing washer then
prise out the seal and
remove the backing washer.
3. Insert a screwdriver between the inner seal and
shoulder of the steering box housing and prise out the
seal. Care must be taken to prevent damage to the
seal bore. Discard the seals.
FIG. N26 REMOVING AND INSTALLING ROCKER
SHAFT BEARING
4. Inspect the rocking shaft needle bearing and if the
rollers are broken or pitted, remove the needle bearing
from the steering box housing using the rocking shaft
bearing extraction and insertion tool
(RH 7781) (see
Fig. N26).
Steering box housing rocking shaft needle
bearings and seals-To inspect
1. Inspect the housing bore. If badly scored or
worn, renew the housing.
FIG. N27 REMOVING HOSE CONNECTOR SEAT
WITH BOLT
1 * in. bolt and nut
2 Flat washer