Rootes Manual WSM.143/144 General Data

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WHEELS AND TYRES
Wheels- Type	... ... ... ...		Pressed steel disc
—Size	... ... ... ...		4 1/2J X 13
—No. of studs	... ... ... ...		4
Tyres- Size	... ... ... ...		5•90 X 13 Dunlop RS.5
—Rolling radius	... ... ... ...		11•5 in. (29•2 cm.)
—Pressures – Front and rear	... ... ... ...		26 lbs (1•82kg.) up to 110 mph (177kph)
	... ... ... ...		32 lbs (2•25kg.) over 110 mph (177 kph)
Spare wheel location	... ... ... ...		Baggage compartment (below floor panel)
Lifting jack type	... ... ... ...		Screw
Jacking location	... ... ... ...		Sockets below bumpers

BRAKES (for torque loading figures see table at end of section)

Make	... ...		Girling
Type of system	... ...		Hydraulic
Front brakes (disc) – Material	... ...		Cast iron
—Diameter	... ...		9•85 in. (25 cm)
—Pad lining	... ...		Ferodo D.S. 31
Rear brakes (drum)- Material	... ...		Cast iron
—Lining	... ...		Don. 24
—Lining width	... ...		1•75 in. (4•4 cm.)
Adjustment location (rear only)	... ...		Squared adjusters on backplates
Handbrake type	... ...		Ratchet and pawl
Access to master cylinder	... ...		Under bonnet (on scuttle)

BATTERY

Make and type – “260”	... ...		Lucas BVZ.11A
- “289”	... ...		Lucas S.11/9/89
Capacity	... ...		67 amp. /hr.@ 20 hr. rating
System	... ...		Negative earth
Voltage	... ...		12
Specific gravity reading	... ...		See Section N
Total volume of electrolyte to fill battery	... ...		7 1/2 pints (9 U.S. pints; 4•3 litres)

D.C. GENERATOR (“260”)

Make and model	... ...		Ford C.40F-1000-A
Drive	... ...		“V” belt from crankshaft pulley
Type	... ...		Shunt 30 amp.
Cut-in (generator r.p.m.)	... ...		950
Wattage	... ...		450 @ 15 volts
Field current	... ...		1•0/1•5 amps @ 12 volts @ 75°F. (23•9°C)
Rated output (generator r.p.m.)	... ...		3,400 cold ; 6,500 hot
Brushes – No. used	... ...		2
- Length new	... ...		7/8 in. (22 mm.)
- Wear limit	... ...		3/8 in. (9•5 mm.)
- Spring tension	... ...		20/26 oz. (•54/•68 kg.)

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WSM 143/144	Gd-1	Gd-2	Gd-3	Gd-4	Gd-5	Gd-6	Gd-7	Gd-8	Gd-9	Gd-10	Gd-11
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