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FRONT SUSPENSION
AND
STEERING
(c)
Fit the brass olive to the protmding
stator tube and secure with the gland
nut. Loosen nut back one turn, this is
retightened in a later operation.
(d) Feed the wires from the short tube of
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the control head into and through the
stator tube now in the steering unit.
With the flasher control lever of the
head at 12 o'clock ensure that the verti-
cal lever of the stator tube plate is at the
6 o'clock position. Failure to observe
this point will mean that the flashing
indicators will not cancel correctly.
(e) Secure the control head in the boss of
the steering wheel by tightening the
three grub screws situated radially in
the steering wheel hub. Do not move
the steering wheel during this oper-
ation.
( f ) Tighten the gland nut to secure the
stator tube to the steering box end
cover and reconnect wires according to
the colours or identification marks.
6.
TO REMOVE STEERING WHEEL
(r) First remove the stator tube and control
head as described on page 16.
(b) Remove the steering wheel securing
nut. If it is so desired the wheel and
the top of the inner column can be
"centre popped" for identification and
simplified replacement.
Fig.
12
Removing the Stetring
Wheel,
utilising the
ChurcU Tool No. zoSM.3600.
17
(c) Utilising the Churchill steering wheel
remover Tool No. 20SM.3600 remove
the wheel (Fig. 12).
TO FIT
STEERING
WHEEL
(a) Place the car on level ground and set
the wheels in the straight ahead
position.
(b) Feed the steering wheel on to the inner
column of the steering unit in such a
manner that the two horizontal spokes
lie across the fore and aft axis of the car.
If on dismantling the column and
wheel previously the components have
been
"
pop marked
"
it is merely
necessary to align the "pops."
(c) Fit the securing nut and tighten down.
(d) Fit stator tube and control head. (See
page 16.)
TO REMOVE STEERING
UNIT
(a) Disconnect battery lead and jack up
front of car.
Place stands securely
under frame and remove jacks.
(b) Remove front bumper and front apron
as described in "Body Section
N."
(c) Remove the road wheel nearest to the
steering column.
(d) Using a suitable lever remove the
centre tie-rod from the drop arm of the
steering unit.
(e) Remove the control head from the
centre of the steering wheel as de-
scribed on page 16.
(f
) Remove the steering wheel as described
on this page.
(g)
Loosen the clamp securing the column
to the facia panel by slackening off the
two nuts on the lower support stay
(this is a nut and bolt on early produc-
tion cars) (Fig. 11) and the two nuts
securing the clamps to the anchor
bracket. (See page 20.)
(h) Remove the clip from the rubber
draught excluder.
(i) Withdraw the two bolts securing the
steering unit trunnion bracket to the
chassis frame.
(j)
The steering unit may be drawn for-
ward and downward through
tllc
draught excluder.
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