Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
&
Bentley
T
Series
Workshop
Manual
Chapter
N
Steering wheel-To remove
1.
Remove the gear selector cowling, which is in
two pieces, by unscrewing and removing the six
Phillips setscrews located in the cowl lower half; the
upper section of the cowl is secured by the four outer
setscrews and the lower section by the remaining two
setscrews.
2.
Unscrew the three nuts located behind the
steering wheel and remove the horn button assembly
from the steering wheel centre.
3.
Withdraw the horn contact plate and disconnect
the electrical plug.
4.
Unlock the tab washer then unscrew and remove
the nut which secures the steering wheel to the column.
5.
Before removing the wheel, the centre of the
column and the steering wheel inner boss face should
be suitably marked to ensure that the wheel is replaced
in the same relative position on assembly.
6.
Replace the nut to prevent possible damage to
the threaded end of the column, then, using special
tool (RH
7870), extract the wheel. Remove the tool
and the wheel securing nut and lift away the wheel.
Horn button assembly-To dismantle
Remove the horn button assembly as described above
under 'Steering wheel-To remove'.
1.
Depress the button and remove the circlip which
secures the button and plunger assembly
to
the
housing.
2.
Remove the button and plunger assembly and
the return spring.
Horn button assembly-To assemble
1.
To assernble the horn button assembly reverse
the procedure given for its
dismantlir-ig ensuring that
the rcturn spri~lg and the securing circlip are located
correctly.
Lighlly lubricate the horn button guide
stems with Rocol 204G Ragosine or equivalent grease.
Gearchange selector switch-To remove
(see
Fig.
N2)
I.
Disconnect the battery.
2.
Remove the screws retaining the upper and lower
halves of the cowling. These halves should always be
retained as a set. Carefully remove the upper half of
the cowling.
3.
Remove the two screws retaining the lower half
of the cowling to its clamping bracket; remove the
lower half of the cowling.
4.
Disconnect the indicator lamp.
5.
Disconnect the micro-switch(es).
6.
Remove the screws securing the switch insulating
plate.
7.
Remove the gearchange selector.
Gearchange selector switch-To dismantle
1.
Remove the screws securing the micro-switch(es)
to the rear face of the base assembly and remove the
micro-switch(es).
2.
Remove the operating arm from the spindle of
the quadrant.
3.
Remove the single 'Phillips' screw securing the
pointer to the quadrant boss and remove the pointer.
Note
Care must be taken not to scratch the
pointer. or the indicator scale.
4.
Remove the two 'Phillips' screws and shake-proof
washers securing the indicator
support bracket to the
two bosses on the base assembly, then remove the
indicator support bracket assembly.
5.
Remove the two hexagon-headed
3
B.A.
screws
securing the gate assembly to the underside of the
base.
6.
Remove the circlip, clevis pin and spring securing
the gear selector lever to the quadrant, then remove the
lever with the gate assembly attached.
7.
Remove the two 'Phillips' screws securing the
phosphor-bronze contact to the base plate. Retain the
two insulating dowels and the two insulating strips.
8.
Remove the circlip from the other end of the
rocking arm.
9.
Remcve the rocking arm to quadrant tension
springs; remove the rocking arm assembly.
10.
Remove the
&
in.
U.N.F.
nut and washer from
the quadrant spindle and remove the quadrant
assembly from the base assembly.
Gearchange selector switch-To assemble
1.
Fit the qJddrant assembly onto the base and nip
the
$
in.
U.N.F.
nut and washer onto the spindle.
Check that the quadrant is free to rotate.
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