Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow User Manual

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Chapter J
THE FINAL DRIVE
Section J1
Final drive unit-To remove
1. Place the car on a ramp and secureIy chock the
road wheels.
THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT
2. Disconnect the battery, located in the boot.
3. Remove the drain plug from the final drive
casing and allow the lubricant to drain into a clean
container. Slacken the filler plug to speed up draining
operation. It is advisable to carry out this operation
when the unit is warm, immediately after the car has
completed a
run. After draining, clean and fit the
drain plug with
a new aluminium washer.
4. Remove the pinch bolts from the mounts
supporting the rear section of the exhaust system;
support the pipe and remove the clamp bolts from the
joint clamp. Separate the joint and remove the exhaust
system rear section.
5. Disconnect the propeller shaft from the differen-
tial pinion flange by removing the four bolts and nuts.
6. Disconnect the half-shaft outer universal joints
from the hubs by removing the eight clamping set-
screws; remove the four clamps. To uncouple the
joints ease the half-shafts inwards.
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Note To perform Operations 5 and 6 it may
be necessary to jack up a rear wheel and
rotate it in order to gain access to
all the
necessary nuts and bolts.
7. Support the half-shafts to prevent excessive
strain being imposed on the neoprene seals of the ball
and trunnion joint. Place hardwood block beneath
trailing arm, as near to the hub as possible, to prevent
excessive strain being imposed on the rebound straps.
8. Place a jack under the final drive casing to support
it.
9. Release the torque arm front mount from the
rear suspension sub-frame by removing the two lower
bolts and nuts which secure the torque
arm flange to
the mount lower support plate (see Fig. 513).
10. Remove the sixteen nuts and washers securing
the final drive unit to the cross-member noting the
position of the eight special interlocking washers.
Support the half-shafts, ease the final drive unit away
from the cross-member and lower it from the car.
Note If the final drive unit is not to be dis-
mantled, fit and tighten the four rear
cover retaining nuts and washers adjacent
to the two dowels.

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General

Brand	Rolls-Royce
Model	Silver Shadow
Category	Automobile
Language	English