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VAUXHALL 20-60 SHOP MANUAL

FIGURE 43. STEERING BOX CROSS SECTION

LUBRICATION ( Before R 3272 )

SECTION A large size oil plug is provided at the top of the steering box casting, and it
632 is essential that the box is kept full of heavy grade gear oil.

A Tecalemit grease nipple ( ‘L’, Fig. 42 ) is fitted to the oil plug on some
of these steering boxes, and to fill with oil, remove the small set screw
( ‘B’, Fig. 42 ) at the bottom of the outer column and force oil into the box
through the nipple by means of the grease gun provided in the car kit until
the oil exudes from the set screw hole.

STEERING BOX ( After R3271 )

SECTION On cars bearing chassis number R 3272 and onwards the aluminium steering
633 box casting has been replaced by one of malleable iron with external
adjustment for taking up end play in the cam.

TO ADJUST ( After R3271 )
( See Figure 44 )

SECTION To take up end float in the cam and so mitigate road shocks transmitted to
634 the steering wheel, slacken the two bolts in the bottom half of the column
support bracket on the instrument board.

Slacken off the clamping bolt ‘B’ in the steering box casting. Then, by means
of a large spanner applied to the hexagon ‘C’ screw down the adjusting
sleeve ‘A’ complete with outer column until the cam is nipped firmly but

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