Steering wheel - alignment
1 Owing to the fact that the steering wheel is located on a hexagon shaped steering shaft, it may be difficult to obtain perfect steering wheel alignment due to lack of fine adjustment.
2 It is therefore acceptable to adjust the tierods to give unequal lengths.
3 Check that the front roadwheels are in the straight-ahead position and that the toe setting is as specified.
4 If the steering wheel is more than 30° out of alignment, remove it and centralise it as much as possible on its shaft.
5 To adjust the steering wheel through a small angle, carry out the following operations.
6 Release the tie-rod balljoint locknuts.
7 Turn one tie-rod clockwise and the opposite one anti-clockwise by the identical amount. For every 1° of steering wheel angular error, turn each tie-rod through 30°.
8 Once the steering wheel has been centralised (front wheels in straight-ahead position), retighten the tie-rod balljoint locknuts.
9 Although the toe setting should not have altered, check the front wheel alignment as described in Section 27.
See also:
Rear drum brake shoes - inspection and renewal
Caution: Refer to the
precautions in Section 1
1 The shoe friction material can be inspected
for wear without removing the roadwheels.
Working beneath the vehicle, prise the plug
from the brake b ...
Cargo area (P100 models) - removal and refitting
Note: A suitable lifting crane and tackle will be
required for this operation.
Removal
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
2 Remove the fuel filler cap, then drain the
fuel tank.
3 Remove th ...
Rear tie-bar (Saloon and Estate models) - removal and refitting
Removal
1 Before attempting to remove a tie-bar, note
the location of all washers and bushes. These
control the rear wheel alignment and they
must be returned to their original locations.
2 Raise ...