Workshop
Manual
Rolls- Royce Silver Shadow
B
Bentley
T
Series
Chapter
R
FIG.
R16
FITTING UNION S2
3081
SNOW CHAIN
A
Snow chain
in
position prior to fitting
1
B
Fitting snow chain with the aid of the fitting
clip-Wheels
not
raised
C
Snow chain correctly fitted
The car jack can be used for this operation by
opening the cover plate on the body sill, positioning
the jack correctly and raising the side of the car.
This method will allow only one rear wheel to be
raised at a time.
5.
Posltio~l thc (hain adjacent to the rear road
wheel
cnsuring that the tension chain and
trnsioning key are positioned away from the car
(SPP
F2g.
K16
111.5~1
A).
The chain should lie flat
and not twisted.
6.
Lift the chain by the inner side (i.e. the one
nearest the wheel) and place it onto the tyre.
Spread the anti-skid sections evenly over the tyre.
7.
Ensure that the hooks and links are not
twisted.
8.
Connect the inner and outer chains by means
of the hook link and the end or extension links. The
inside chain should be connected first.
9.
Tighten the tension chain and lock the
tensioning key.
10. Repeat Operations
5
to
9
inclusive on the
other rear wheel.
11.
Lower and remove the jack.
12.
Remove the chocks from the front wheels.
Front wheels
1.
Repeat Operations
1
and
2
as described for
the rear wheels.
2.
Chock the rear wheels.
3.
Position a jack under the front pivot mounting
for the lower triangle levers on the sub-frame and
follow the same procedure as in Operation
4
of the
rear wheels.
4.
Repeat Operations
5
to
9
inclusive as
described for the rear wheels.
5.
Repeat these operations on the other wheel.
6.
Lower and remove the jack.
7.
Remove the chocks from the rear wheels.
Cleaning snow chains
To protect the chains against rust, wash in hot
water and dry them as soon as possible after use.
3
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