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LUBRICATION
FiG. P.7
Lubricate the dynamo
with
a fe..- drops of thin engine
oil
in
the
hole i11 the
centre of
the rear
t'lld
bearing
Section P.4
6,000
!\fiLES (9600
Km.) SERVICE
Carry out the instructions
dct:~iled
in Sections
P.2
and P.3
except
those
under
'GEARBOX'
and 'REAR
AXLE'
(Section
P.2),
and
continue with the following.
DISTRIBUTOR
Cam bearing
(D)
Lift the
rotor
otT
the
top of
the
spindle by
pulling
it
squarely and add n few drops of thin engine oil (Ref.
D,
page
P.
7)
to the
c3m
be-<~
ring. Do
not-remove the
screw
which
is
exposed.
Fig. P.8
A
cit!
a
few
drops
of thU! engine ail to the cam bearing
(lower arrow) ancllightly smear the
cam
(upper arrow)
"·ith a small amount
of
gunse
P.4
There is a clearance between the
sc.
r ew and the
inner
face of the spindle for
the
oil to
pass.
Replace
the
rotor with its
drive lug correctly engaging
the spindle slot and
push
it onto
the
shaft
as
far
as it
will go.
Cam
(C)
Lightly
smear the cam with a very small
amount of
grease
(Ref.
C. page
P.7),
or if
this is
not
available
clean engine oil can
be
used.
Automatic
timing
control
(0}
Carefully
add a
few
drops of thin
engine oil
(Ref.
D,
page
P.
7)
through the hole
in
the
contact
breaker
base
through which the cam passes.
Do
not allow the oil to
get on or near the contacts.
Do
not over-oil.
Contact
breaker
pirot
( D)
Add a
spot
of engine
oil (Ref. D,
page
P .7) to
the
moving contact pivot pin.
GEARBOX OIL
CHANGE (A)
Drain the
gearbox
oil.
When the
gearbox
has
been
drained completely
replace
the
drain
plug
and refill
with
oil
to Ref. A
(page
P.7)
through
the filler bole.
REA
R
AXLE OIL CHANGE (B)
Rem:>ve
the
drain
plug and
drain
out
the oil. Refill
with
Hypoid oil (Ref.
a,
page P.7) to the
level
of
the
Iiller
plug hole.
Fig.
P.9
The
contact breaker
pi•ot
u
indicated
by
the
upper
arroiV.
The lower arrow indicates the aperture
through
which
the
automatic
timing
control
Is
lubricatecl
).IGA ITwin
Cam).
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