SE£TION
K
FRONT
SUSPENSION
Genen.1 Description.
Mai
ntenance.
K
Section No. K.I
Section No. K.2
Section
No. K.3
Section
No. KA
Section
No. K.5
Section
No.
K.6
Section
No.
K.7
Section No.
K.8
Section
No. K.9
Section
No. K.IO
Section No.
K.11
Section No.
K.ll
Checking and adjusting front wheel alignment.
Checking
the
wneel camber, castor angle and swivel pin angle.
To measure camber.
To measure castor angle.
To measure king-pin inclination.
Removing
the
front
suspension.
To
dismantle
the
swivel pins.
Examination of front suspension parts
for
wear.
Hub ball bearings.
Replacing
the
from: suspension.
Reassembly of swivel pins.
Removal and replacement of
the
brake-drum and hub.
Section No. K.13 Replacement of
the
front
hub.
Section No. K.14 Removing and replacing
the
front call spring.
Section No. K.J5 Fitting new
rubber
bushes
to
lower
wishbone Inner fulcrum.
Section No. K.16 Grease leakage from
front
hub.
Section No. K.17 Modified
front
hub
grease cap.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The
independent
front suspension layout is of
the
wishbone type, Incorporating coli springing.
The
front
wheels follow
the
road surface
without
influencing
each
other,
and each wheel Is
permitted
to
rise and
fall vertically. It gives perfect stability with riding
comfort, and by
the
combination of
the
direct-acting
rack-and-plnlon steering gear It also provides light and
accurate
control
under
all conditions.
The
inner
mountings of
the
lower wishbones
are
titted
with flexlng
rubber
bearings, whlch
require
no
lubrication and form a silent and resilient connection
to
the
robust
box-section chassis frame cross-member.
H.G. Midget (Serle$ .. TO "). Issue 2 (E)
The
steering
swivels.
or
ktng-plns, are of a special
design, with
the
top
and
bottom
bearings
threaded
to
provide large bearing areas and absorb both
thrust
and journal loads. The swivel pin
threads
are of
opposlte
hand on each side of
the
car and
are
therefore
not
interchangeable.
The
steering connection from
wheel
to
wheel Is provided by
the
steering
gearbox
rack bar and
two
short
track-rods, with ball joints at
each end.
The
outer
ball Joints
are
fitted
with
grease
gun nipples,
but
the
Inner ball sockets are enclosed in
the
telescopic
rubber
dust
excluders and automatically
lubricated from
the
steering
gearbox.
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