Torque Arm Front Mount; Torque Arm-To Remove; Torque Arm-To Fit; Pinion Flange Oil Seal-To Renew - Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Workshop Manual

Workshop Manual
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 8 Bentley T Series
Chapter J
3. Remove the two nuts, bolts and heavy duty
washers securing the torque arm to the mount on the
rear suspension cross-member (see
Fig. J13).
4. Remove the six nuts and washers which secure
the torque arm to the final drive casing; remove the
torque arm.
5. Inspect the torque arm mount on the rear sus-
pension cross-member for failure or softening of the
rubber and renew if necessary.
6. When a torque arm has been remved from a
car
it should be cleaned and visually inspected for
serviceability.
Torque arm-To fit
Fit the torque arm by reversing the procedure given
for removal noting the following points.
1.
A l l
nuts and bolts must be torque tightened to
conform with the standard figures given in Chapter
P.
FIG. 513 TORQUE ARM FRONT MOUNT
2. It is essential that the heavy duty washers are
1 Rubber mount
fitted to the front mount (see Fig. 513).
2 Torque arm
3
Rear suspension cross-member
4
Torque arm securing setscrews
5
Heavy duty washers
Pinion flange oil seal-To renew
The pinion flange oil seal may be renewed without
disturbing the final drive unit.
1. Place the car on a ramp and securely chock the
road wheels.
6.
When refitting the rear section of the exhaust
2. Disconnect the battery, located in the boot.
s y s t e m ,
care must be taken to obtain a good pipe run.
~h~ exhaust
mounts must be
to
allow
for system
3. Remove the four bolts and nuts securing the
expansion (see Chapter Q-' E xhaust System').
propeller shaft to the pinion flange.
rorque tighten all bolts and nuts in accordance with
4. Remove the four bolts and nuts securing the
the standard figures, relative to size, given in Chapter
propeller shaft front flange to the transmission output
P of this Manual.
tlange.
7. After fitting the final drive urlit, remove the plug
~ i s e the propeller shaft forward and downward
in the rear cover and f i l l the axle with one of the
sufficiently for the rear flange to be clear of the final
recommended lubricants up to the level of the plug
drive pinion flange. It is not necessary to remove the
(approx. 44 pt., 2,55 litres).
propeller shaft completely.
8.
Fit the filler plug with a new aluminium washer.
5. Turn back the locking tab on the pinion nut lock
washer and remove the nut, using the locking tool
(RH 7862). Remove and discard the lock washer.
Torque arm-To remove
6. Using the hydraulic ram
(RH
8017) and special
extractor beam (RH 8033), remove the pinion flange.
of the arm can
be carried
Out
without
7 . Using a lever. or a simple extractor, remove the
disturbing the final drive unit.
oil seal from the pinion housing.
I. Place the car on a ramp and securely chock the
8. Fit a new oil seal, ensuring that is it fitted
road wheels.
squarely, with the lip pointing inward and the front
2. Disconnect the battery which is located in the
face of the seal just flush with the fiont face of the
boot. housing (see Fig. J6).