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Regular Maintenance
1. Battery: Weekly, check the
electrolyte
level;
top-up
with
disti
I led water if necessary.
2. Engine: Weekly, check the
oil
level;
top-up if
necessary.
3.
Engine cooling system: Weekly, check the coolant
l~vel; top-up
if
necessary.
4. Lamp bulbs: Weekly, check the lamp bulbs for
correct operation
and
replace any
faulty
bulbs.
5.
Tyre
pressures: Weekly, check the tyre pressures,
including
the spare;
adjust
if necessary.
6.
Windscreen washer reservoir: Weekly, check the
fluid
level;
top·up if necessary.
7.
Carburetters: Monthly, check the
oil
level in the
reservoirs
of
the automatic
air
valve dampers, top·up
if necessary.
8.
Headlamp alignment:
Periodically,
the headlamp
beam
alignment should be checked using
specialised
beam
setting
equipment.
Every 10 000 kilometres (6 000 miles)
1.
Air
filter
element (Wire
mesh
type only): Clean
the
air
filter
element.
2. Battery: Check the
electrolyte
level;
top-up
with
distilled
water
if
necessary.
Check tightness
of
battery terminals; tighten
if
necessary. Clean the terminals and coat
with
petroleum
jelly.
3.
Belt
tension: Check the tension
of
the
belts
driving
the fan, steering pump, generator
and
refrigerant compressor
(if
fitted);
adjust
if
necessary.
4.
Brakes: Remove brake drums and inspect
linings
for
wear; renew
linings
if
necessary.
Check the rear brake adjustment; adjust
if
necessary.
Check the
fluid
level
in the brake
reservoir
and
top-up
if
necessary.
5.
Brake
Ii
nkage:
Lubricate
the brake I inkage
clevis
and
fulcrum
pins
of
the
pull
rods and
inter·
mediate levers.
6.
Carburetters: Clean
air
valve
dampers
and
top·up
with
engine oi
I.
Check slow running speed and
adjust
if
necessary.
7.
Electrical
system: Check
that
al
I instruments,
lamps
and
direction
indicators
are operating
satisfactorily;
rectify
as
necessary.
8. Engine: Change the engine oi I and
fit
a new
oi I
tilter
element.
9.
Engine
cooling
system: Check coolant
level;
top·up
if
necessary.
Also
check
specific
gravity
of
coolant;
rectify
if
necessary.
10. Gearbox: Check oi I
level;
top-up
if
necessary.
11. Heater
controls:
Check
that
the
heater
controls
are operating
satisfactorily;
rectify
as necessary.
12. Ignition
distributor:
Clean contact breaker
points,
check gaps and reset
if
necessary.
Lubricate
distributor
shaft
bearings, governor
Section
02
Phantom V
spindle, contact breaker rocker arm,
pivots,
felt
lubrication
pad
and
cam
lubrication
pad
{if
fitted).
If
a cam
lubrication
pad
is
not
fitted
lightly
smear
the cam
with
grease.
Check the
ignition
timing
and
adjust
if
necessary.
13.
Propeller
shaft: Check that the
ball
and
trunnion
joint
rubber cover
is
secure and in good
condition.
Also
check that the four
bolts
securing the propel !er
shaft
to
the gearbox are
tight.
14. Refrigeration condenser matrix: Remove any
foreign matter from the refrigeration condenser matrix.
15. Servo: Check
and
if necessary adjust the servo.
16. Sparking plugs: Clean the sparking plugs
and
reset the gaps.
17. Steering pump: Check the
fluid
level in the
steering
pump
reservoir
and
top-up
if
necessary.
18. Wheels
and
tyres: Check
and
if
necessary
re·
balance the wheels.
Check
and
if
necessary
adjust
tyre
pressures,
including
the spare.
Also
check the
tyre
tread depth
and
tyre
condition.
Report any defects to the Owner.
19. Windscreen washer reservoir: Check the
fluid
level;
top-up
if
necessary.
20. Control I inkages:
Lubricate
the gear range
selector
controls
and accelerator
linkage.
21.
Test:
Road
test
the car
for
satisfactory
performance.
Every 20 000 kilometres (
12
000
mi
I es)
In
addition
to the items
listed
under the 10
000
kilometres (6
000
miles) service schedule carry
out the
following.
In
the
case
of
Carburetters,
Propeller
shaft
and
Sparking plugs the
servicing
necessary
is
listed
in
this
schedule therefore, the 10 000
kilometres (6 000
miles)
service schedule snould
not
be
consulted for these items.
1.
Air
fi
I
ter
element (Paper element only): Renew
the
air
filter
element.
2.
Brake master
cylinder:
Lubricate
the grease
nipple
on
the master
cylinder
balance
lever
pivot.
3.
Carburetters: Clean
tilter
gauzes
in
carburetter
float
chamber I
ids.
Clean
air
valve
dampers and top-up
with
engine
oi
I.
Check
slow
running speed and
adjust
if
necessary •
4.
Front
suspension:
Lubricate
the
eight
grease
nipples
on
the front suspension.
5. Fuel pump: Clean the
electrical
contact
points.
Clean fi I ter gauzes.
Test
operation
of
each fuel pump independently;
rectify
as necessary.
6.
Main
line
fuel
filter:
Clean
out
main
line
filter
and
filter
bowl.
7. Prope
Iler
shaft:
Lubricate
the propeller
sh
aft
universal
joints
and
sliding
joint.
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