Rolls-Royce Silver
Shadow
&
Bentley
T
Series
Workshop
Manual
Chapter
IV
18.
Fit the pinch bolt and nut on to the actuator
Toe-in-To set
lever and fit the actuator lever in position between
the piston with the offset to the top of the damper.
To adjust the toe-in refer to 'Chapter H-Suspension
Settings'.
19.
Insert the idler/&mper shaft and lever assembly
with the lower bearing in position and pass it through
the square in the actuator shaft. Do not damage the
seal while inserting the shaft.
Aligning the steering box 'tight
spot'
to
20. The idlerldamper shaft should be fitted so that
road wheel straight ahead position
the Woodruff key is lined up with the split in the
actuator lever. 1. Place each front wheel on a turntable.
21.
Fit
the pre-loading washer, upper bearing, 2. Disconnect the pendulum lever ball joint from
washer and nut, and torque
tighten to between 42
the cross-beam using the special tool
(RH
8100).
lb. ft. and 45 lb. ft.
(5,80 kg.m. and 6,22 kg.m.).
Tighten to the next nearest split pin hole and fit the
3. Turn the steering wheel to either full lock
split pin. position.
22.
Torque tighten the pinch bolt on the actuator
4.
Turn the steering wheel slowly towards the
lever to between 35 lb. ft. and 38
lb. ft. (4,84 kg.m.
opposite lock whilst the second operator attempts to
and
5,25 kg.m.).
'rattle' the pendulum lever.
23. Fit the actuator lever access hole cover.
5.
Note the position of the steering wheel when the
24. Fit the piston bore end cover.
free play in the pendulum lever disappears.
25. Mount the assembly in its normal operating
position and fill it with the approved power steering
fluid to the level of the bottom of the filler plug. Work
the
idlerldamper lever slowly backwards and forwards
over its full stroke and keep the level of fluid
topped-
up while doing so. Work the lever to and fro until
the fluid level ceases to drop and until there is no free
movement around the central position.
26. Fit the filler plug and fit the top cover and joint.
Steering idlerldamper-To fit
6.
Turn the steering to the other full lock position
and repeat the above operation.
7.
To find the steering box 'tight spot', position the
steering wheel mid-way between the two positions
previously recorded.
8.
Note the steering wheel position and connect
the pendulum lever ball joint to the cross-beam.
9.
Position the steering wheel in the 'tight spot'
position and alter the track rods by equal lengths until
the road wheels are in the 'straight ahead' position.
1.
Installation of the idlerldamper is the reverse
10.
Align
the steering wheel spokes to the road
procedure given for its removal.
wheels 'straight ahead' position.
Note
After fitting the steering idlerldamper to
the sub-frame it is important that the
11. To check the steering geometry (toe-in, lock
steering geometry is reset as detailed in
stop adjustment and
castorlcamber angles) refer to
Chapter H. 'Chapter H-Suspension settings'.
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