Originally Posted by
mick88
Whatever you do don't remove all four screws as the internals are under a fair bit of tension.
Cheers, Mick.
Mick,
You can remove the endcaps without any problem.
The spring pushes against Tufnol bushes which operate against the tapers on the shaft. This pushes the bushes against the relay bore. You need a fair amount of force to drift the shaft & bushes out far enough for the spring to cause problems.
On my Series I I removed the lower steering arm, removed the locating ring and lower cap to replace the seal. Saved trying to remove the relay from the chassis.
When re-building I fit the lower cap, fill the relay with oil then fit the top cap. Much faster than filling through a bolt hole.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
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