Triumph TR4A - Top-Up Gearbox; Top-Up Rear Axle; Exhaust System; Tightness Check

ROUTINE SERVICING
Unscrew
t}Ie stirup nut
(2)
under the bowl, swing the stirup
to one side and
remove the bowl. Swill out the sediment bowl and
wipe it clean,
To avoid damaging the glass sediment bowl when
refitting it,
tighten
the stirrup nut only sumciently to ensure a fuel-tight
j
oint.
Re-conne4t
the fuel pipe and prime the carburettors.
Top-up c€arbox
(overdrive
if fitted)
The gearbox and overdrive urrits share a common filler orifice,
an
internal hansfer hole, permitting the units to attain a common
oil level.
With the
vehicle standing on level ground,
remove the oil level
plug
(shown
arrowed) and, using
a suitable dispenser such as
a
pump
t)?e oil can with
flexible nozzle filled with an extueme
pressure
(Hypoid)
lubricant,
top up the gearbox until
the
oil
is
level with the bottom of the filler plug
threads.
Allow surplus oil to drain
away before refitting
the level
plug
and wiping clean.
Top-up Rear Axle
(Fig.
36)
Remove the oil
level
plug
(shown
arrowed)
and,
using
the
dispenser used
for
topping-up
the gearbox, and the same oil,
i.e., exheme pressure
(Hypoid)
lub cant, top up the rear axle
until
the
oil
is level with the bottom of
the filler plug threads.
Allow surplus oil to drain
away before refitting the
level
plug
and wiping clean.
Exhaust System
Exhaust fumes are detrimental to health.
Therefore, care-
fully
check
the
system
for leaks and immediately rectify defects.
Tightness Check
Check
and if necessary tighten the universal
joints,
steering
unit attachments arld
"U"
bolts, steedng
tie rods
and
levers.
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Fis. 37Fig. 36