Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 291

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To Remove Wheel
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Hub Assy.: Non-S.I.R. C a r s
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P u l l o f f t h e
t r i m
pad from t h e c e n t r e o f t h e wheel.
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Remove t h e n u t and washer r e t a i n i n g t h e wheel.
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Match mark t h e r e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n s of t h e s t e e r i n g wheel hub and i n n e r column.
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P u l l t h e wheel o f f t h e column u s i n g minimum f o r c e , i f n e c e s s a r y u s i n g a
s u i t a b l e p u l l e r .
DO NOT
a p p l y e x c e s s i v e a x i a l f o r c e t o t h e s t e e r i n g wheel,
or i n n e r o r o u t e r columns w i t h o u t t h e u s e o f a p u l l e r , o r t h e mechanism
r e t a i n i n g t h e t e l e s c o p i c l e n g t h o f t h e column may b e o v e r r i d d e n ,
n e c e s s i t a t i n g column r e p l a c e m e n t .
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Take c a r e n o t t o m i s p l a c e t h e s p l i t t h r u s t c o l l a r from t h e t o p of t h e column.
%
Tapered e n d t o w a r d s hub
S t e e r i n g wheel
,
f k i n g t h r e a d
R e t a i n i n g n u t
S t e e r i n g wheel hub
To R e f i t Wheel
&
Hub A s s y . : Non-S.I.R. C a r s
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Apply a small amount o f PBC g r e a s e t o t h e column s p l i n e s t o a i d s u b s e q u e n t
s t e e r i n g wheel removal, b u t e n s u r e t h a t t h e t h r e a d e d s e c t i o n is t h o r o u g h l y
d e g r e a s e d ;
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Check t h a t t h e s p l i t t h r u s t c o l l a r i s h e l d i n p o s i t i o n (by a r u b b e r band) i n
t h e g r o o v e i n t h e column j u s t below t h e s p l i n e s , w i t h t h e t a p e r e d f a c e s
t o w a r d s t h e s t e e r i n g wheel as shown;
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Taking c a r e n o t t o damage t h e t u r n i n d i c a t o r s w i t c h c a n c e l l i n g f i n g e r s , r e f i t
t h e s t e e r i n g wheel assembly w i t h t h e match marks a l i g n e d , f i t t h e washer a n d
r e t a i n i n g n u t and t i g h t e n t o 4 1
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47 Nm
( 3 0
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35 1 b f . f t ) .
To Remove
&
R e f i t Wheel
&
Hub Assy.: S.I.R. C a r s
S e e Sub-Section WA.3
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J i n s e p a r a t e manual ' S e c t i o n WA' p a r t no. E082T0327J.
S t e e r i n g Wheel Alignment
I f t h e s t e e r i n g wheel a l i g n m e n t r e q u i r e s r e - s e t t i n g , o r i f t h e r e are no w h e e l
t o column r e f e r e n c e marks a v a i l a b l e when f i t t i n g a s t e e r i n g wheel, p r o c e e d
as
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