INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION This manual is intended to assist the skilled mechanic in carrying out repairs and replacements in a minimum of time. References to left- or right-hand side in this manual are made when viewing the car from the rear. MANUAL ARRANGEMENT The rst part of the Manual includes the General Data, and Engine Tuning Data. A Service Tools section and the Recommended Lubricants Chart are featured at the end of the Manual. The remainder of the manual is divided into sections and each section carries a reference letter that identies the section with an assembly or a major component. Each section is preceded by a contents page and is sub-divided numerically. The pages and illustrations are numbered consecutively within each section and the section title and letter are shown at the top of each page. Maintenance items within the Sections should be carried out at the intervals specied in the Passport to Service or Drivers Handbook. IMPORTANT :NY Canada and USA. only On cars tted with vehicle emission control equipment service operations and adjust- ments showing this symbol must be followed by an exhaust emission check. Servicing and adjusting vehicle emission control equipment must be carried out in accordance with the instructions given in Workshop Manual Supplement AKD 4957. REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS When replacements are required it is essential that only genuine British Leyland and Unipart parts are used. Attention is particularly drawn to the following points concerning repairs and the tting of replacement parts and accessories: Safety features embodied in the car may be impaired if other than genuine parts are tted. In certain territories, legislation prohibits the tting of parts not to the vehicle manufacturers specication. Torque wrench setting gures given in the Manual must be strictly adhered to. Locking devices, where specied, must be tted. If the efciency of a locking device is impaired during removal it must be renewed. Owners purchasing accessories while travelling abroad should ensure that the accessory and its tted location on the car conform to mandatory requirements existing in their country of origin. The terms of the Owners Service Statement may be invalidated by the tting of other than genuine British Leyland and Unipart parts. All British Leyland parts and Unipart replacements have the full backing of the Owners Service Statement. Genuine parts are supplied in cartons bearing one or both of these symbols. British Leyland UK Limited, 1972 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form, whether electronic, or mechanical, or by photocopying, recording or other means without prior written permission of Austin Morris Group, British Leyland UK Limited, Service and KD Division. MGB. Issue 9. 83910 44