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J
THE
STEERING
GEAR
Section
J
.8
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THE STEERL"'C
GEAR
Insert
the ball end
of the
tic-rod in the female housing
and
assemble the
ball
seat,
male seat housing. and
shims.
Tighten the t\\o hoU>ings together with
special tools
18G312
and
18G313.
The ball must be a
reasonably
ttght
shdmg fit without play.
Adjustment
is carried out
by 'arying the th1clness of the
shims
between the
ball hou•ings.
The
shoms
are provided
in thicknesses
of ·003 and
·005 in.
(·08 and ·
13 mm.).
When
correctly adjusted tit
a
ne\\
Joel
.,.asher
to
one end of
the
steenng
rack, then replace and
tighten the
ball
housing ..,ith special U>ol
l8G313.
The ball housing
must
be
locked in
three
places by the Oange of
the
lock
" asher.
lnsen the top
thrust
"asher {the thick
one)
" ith
the
slotted side
away
from
the
pinion
and insert
the
rack in
its housing.
Refit and
adjust
the
other ball seat.
Refit
the rubber
gaiters
and
clips.
Replace
the ball<nd
locknuts
and
joint
a_,semblies
in
their
approximate
original
positions.
Fit a
new
pinion shaft fell
seal.
If
the
chassis
frame
front
ex tension
is
in
position, the
stctring
rack
assembly
should
be positioned on
its
mounting
brackets
by
reversing
the procedure detailed
in Section
J.6
before
refitting the pinion.
R<place
the
smaller
tllrust
washer
on
the plain
end
of the pinion
shaft.
Replace the
shims and
the
pinion tool bearing and
secure
tbcm in
position.
Check the
end-play of the
pinion
shaft, which should
be
between
-()()2
and
·005
10
(·05 and ·13
mm.).
If
necessary,
the
sh1ms
mu~t
be
adjusted to give
this
degree
of play.
To
adjust
the rack damper
the plunger must
be
replaced
in
the cap and the cap
screwed
1nto
position
without the spring or
shims
until it
is jun
possible
to
rotate
the
pinion shaft
by
drawing
the
111ck through
its
housing. A
fc:der gauge
is
then used to measure
the
clearance
between the hexagon of
the
plunger cap
and
its
seating on the
rack
housing.
To
this figure must
be
added an additional
clearance
of
-()()2
to
·005
in.
(·OS to
·13
mm.)
to
arrive
at the correct thickness
o
f
sh1ms
which
must
be
placed beneath the
damper
cap.
The
shuns
are
-()()3
in.
(-()8
nun.)
thick.
Remove
the
damper cap
and
plunger
and
replace
and
tighten the
assembly
with
the
requisite
number
of ·003
in.
(·08
mm.)
shims as
defined
in
the previous
paragraph.
Replace
the
secondary damper
without shims.
Pump approximately
!
pint
(·28
litre)
of Hypoid oil
to
Ref.
B
(page P.7)
into the
rack
housing
through
the
nipple
provided,
or release one
o
f
the
outer rubber
goiter
clips
and pour
the
o
il in
tllrough
a
funnel. Move
the
rack assembly backwards and
forwards slo\\ly to
distribute the
oil.
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J.6
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