Triumph TR2 Service Instructions Manual page 160

REAR AXLE
Replacing wheel bearings u t i l i s i n g Chur-
chill Tool No.
M 9 2 .
On later production cars the axle shaft
provided an interference
fit
with the
hub and it is necessary to replace the
hub, utilising the Churchill hub
replacing Tool No. S125.
On completion of the replacement
operations it will be necessary to bleed
the brakes.
TO REMOVE AXLE
NOTE
:
As the axle has to be tilted it may
be desirable to drain off the oil.
(a)
Jack up
car and remove road wheels.
(b) Detach propeller shaft from pinion
flange by the removal of four bolts
and nyloc nuts.
(c) Disconnect hand brake cable from the
compensator lever.
(d) Drain the hydraulic system and discon-
nect the line at the front end of
the flexible hose. (See Brake Section.)
(e)
Remove the brake drums after with-
drawing the two countersunk setscrews.
this can be effected by inserting the
blade of a screwdriver into the split
to expand the ring which can then be
drawn off the hub.
(f) First disconnect the Bundy Tubing
and the hand brake cables at the wheel
cylinders and then remove the bolts
and nyloc nuts securing the brake
back plate to the axle casing.
The hubs, togetherwith the half shafts,
oil seals, bearings and brake backing
plate, can now be removed from the
axle. These can be dismantled as
described on page 5.
(g)
Remove the axle check straps by first
removing the four nuts and lock
washers.
(h)
Remove the nyloc nuts from the
"
U
"
bolts securing the axle to the road
spring and the shock absorber
arm (attached to the spring plate)
clear. The
"
U
"
bolts may now be
removed from the axle.
(i) Lift the axle clear of the spring and
move it to the left, allow the right-
hand side to be lowered when the axle
end is clear of the right-hand spring.
By moving the axle to the right it can
be withdrawn from the chassis. (Fig. 10.)
If wire-wheels are fitted the split taper
ring will have to be removed first,
Fig.
10
Axle being removed from car.