Triumph TR6 - Tightness Check; Upper Ball Joint; Steering Unit; Lower Steering Swivel

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REGULAR
MAINTENANCE
Steering
Unit
(Fig.
79)
Everv
12,000
(20,000
km')
remove
a
sealing
plug
from
the
top
of
the
steering
unit
and
replace
it
by a
grease
nipple
(+"
B'S'P'
Parallel).
Apply
the
grease
gun
and
give
5
strokes
onlr-
Remove
the
nipple
and
refit
the
plug'
Lower
Steering
Snivel
(Fig' 80)
Every
6,000
miles
(10,000
km')
remove
the
plug
(arrowedl-
Fit
a
grease
gun
until
oil
exudes
from
the
swivel'
Remove
the
nipple
and
refit
the
Plug'
Upper
Ball
Joint
(Fig'
78)
Every
6,000
miles
(10,000
km')
apply
a
grease
gun
filled
with
grease
to
tt',"
nipple
(arrorved)'
Pump
the
gun
until
greasc
exudesfronrtheundersideofthenylonwasherretainedbyth<
grease
niPPle.
Tightness
Check
Everv
12,000
miles
(20,fi)0
km')
check
and
if
necessary'
tigh
the
steering
unit
attachments
and
"IJ"
bolts'
stcering
tie
rods
a
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Fig.
78
(left)
Fig.
79
(upper) Fig'
80
(right)
levers.