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11•4 Steering and suspension
13 Refit the track rod ends to the steering
arms. Fit the balljoint nuts and tighten them to
the specified torque, then secure with new
split pins.
14 Nip up the track rod end locknuts, but do
not tighten them fully yet.
15 Refit the front wheels and wheel nuts.
Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts
to the specified torque.
16 Check the toe setting as described in
Section 19. When toe is correct, tighten the
track rod end locknuts fully.
Power-assisted steering
17 Proceed as described for manual steering
gear, but before removing the steering gear-
to-crossmember bolts, remove the clamp
plate bolt from the steering gear valve body
(see illustration).
3.17 Clamp plate bolt (arrowed) is located
between two fluid pipes
18 Pull the fluid pipes out of the valve body.
Be prepared for fluid spillage. Plug or cap the
open pipes and orifices.
19 The steering gear may now be removed.
20 Refit in the reverse order to removal, using
new O-rings on the fluid pipes.
21 Bleed the steering gear hydraulic system
on completion.
4 Steering rack bellows - renewal
in vehicle
1 Remove the track rod end on the side
concerned. Also remove the locknut.
2 Remove the bellows retaining clips and slide
the bellows off the track rod (see illustration).
3 On manual steering racks, apply a smear of
grease to the track rod
4.2 Steering rack bellows retaining clips
(arrowed)
3.4 View of manual steering gear
A Pinion nut
B Pinion
C Rack housing
D Support bush
E Track rods
F Bellows
G Slipper plug
H Spring
J Slipper
4 Fit the new bellows and secure with new
clips. Make sure that the ends of the bellows
are located in their grooves. Do not tighten the
outer clip yet - leave it slack until toe has been
checked after refitting.
5 Refit the track rod end locknut, followed by
the track rod end itself.
6 Repeat on the other side of the vehicle if
necessary.
5 Steering wheel - removal and
refitting
Models before April 1992
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
2 Prise off the horn push pad from the centre
of the steering wheel.
3 Remove the three screws which secure the
horn switch plate. Withdraw the plate,
disconnect its wires and remove it.
4 Engage the steering lock, then undo and
remove the steering wheel nut. Unlock the
steering again.
5 Mark the relationship of the wheel to the
shaft, then pull the wheel off the shaft. Use a
puller if it cannot be removed by hand. Do not
use hammer blows, which may damage the
collapsible parts of the column and shaft.
6 Recover the spacer from below the steering
wheel (see illustration).
7 Refit by reversing the removal operations.
Tighten the steering wheel nut to the specified
torque.
Models from April 1992
8 The steering wheel can be removed and
refitted as described above whilst ignoring the
5.6 Spacer ring (arrowed) fits below
steering wheel
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