FRONT SUSPENSION
AND
STEERING
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The Steering Unit being removed from the
front of the
car.
For the D-se of this
illustration
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the
bumper
has
not been
removed. Note the wrapping on the
bumper bar to prevent wing damage.
(k)
After the removal of the steering unit
the drop arm
can
be detached from the
rocker shaft, utilising a suitable puller
(Churchill Tool No. M.91) when the
securing nut and lock plate have been
first removed.
(1)
Slacken off the two pinch bolts securing
the trunnion bracket and withdraw it
from the steering unit.
9.
TO
FIT
STEERING
UNIT
(a) Adjust the end float of the inner
column and the rocker shaft for depth
of engagement (see page 16).
(b) Fit the trunnion bracket so that the
chassis mounting points are forward.
Do not fully tighten these two bolts at
this juncture.
(c)
Attach the drop
arm
to the splined end
of the rocker shaft in such a manner
that the scribe lines on these compo-
nents
align
and appear to be continuous.
Position lock plate and tighten securing
nut, lock this nut with the plate by
turning
its edge over the "flat"machine-
ed on the drop arm and another part
of the lock plate over the nut.
(d)
Place screw clip on draught excluder
and feed the column
of
the steering unit
upwards from the front of the car,
through the draught excluder and clip
and under the facia panel. Position the
trunnion bracket in the chassis bracket
and attach with two bolts and lock
washers, the longer bolt also accom-
modates the stiffening bracket for the
bumper and is fitted to the lowerrnost
hole, the shorter of the two bolts
utilises the upper hole. Leave both
bolts loose at this juncture.
(e)
Secure the column to the mounting
bracket under the facia panel by tight-
ening the two nuts on the lower support
stay (this was a nut and bolt on early
production cars) and the nuts securing
the clamps to the anchor bracket. (See
page
20).
(f)
Tighten the two bolts securing the
trunnion bracket to the chassis frame
and finally the two bolts of the trunnion
bracket to the
steering unit.
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(g)
Fit the centre tie-rod to the drop arm
and secure with the nyloc nut and plain
washer.
(h)
Tighten the draught excluder clip.
(i)
Fit the steering wheel as described on
page
17.
(j)
Fit the control head
and
stator tube
(see page 16).
(k)
Fill steering box with high pressure oil
recommended
in
"
General Data
Section A."
(1)
Fit front apron and front bumper as
described in "Body Section N."
(m)
Replace
road
wheel, jack up car to
remove stands
and
lower car to ground.
Reconnect battery.
ro.
TO
DISMANTLE
STEERING
UNIT
(a) Remove nut and lock plate and utilising
a suitable puller (Churchill Tool No.
M.91)
remove the drop
arm.
On
no
account must the drop arm be re-
moved by hammer blows as this may
seriously damage the conical pin on
the rocker shaft and also the
cam
of
the centre column.
(b) Slacken off the two pinch bolts attach-
ing the
trunnion bracket to the body of
the rocker shaft housing, and remove
bracket.
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