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Raising and Lowering The Car 

 

Raising The Car 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use a pressure of 34 bar to raise the car. 

DO NOT

 exceed 40 bar of pressure as this will damage the air jack system. 

Once the air lance is connected to the car, open the valve on the gas bottle. The air jacks will then lift the car, at 
which point the air lance can be removed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO WORK SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT UNDERNEATH THE CAR WITHOUT ALL THE SAFETY STANDS CORRECTLY 

POSITIONED. 

 

Figure 3.1 

To  raise  the  car,  first  the  air  lance  needs  to  be 
connected  to  the  car.  The  hook  up  point  is  located 
on  the  right  hand  side,  front  quarter  of  the  car  as 
shown in figure 3.1. 

To  attach  the  lance  correctly,  grip  the  hose  just 
behind the lance with one hand, with the other hand 
hold the outer handle. Engage the lance on the hook 
up point and then slide the outer handle forward. 

To remove the lance correctly, take the same grip as 
when  attaching  the  lance,  pull  back  on  the  outer 
handle until it stops,  then  pull the whole  unit away 
from the car. 

 

If the car is being left in the air for any period of 
time,  safety  stands  should  be  placed  around 
each jack as shown in figure 3.2. 

Figure 3.2 

Summary of Contents for G55 GT4

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...p Churn 9 Recommended Tool List 10 Bodywork Removal 11 Removing The Bonnet 11 Removing The Rear Body Section 13 Raising and Lowering The Car 15 Raising The Car 15 Lowering The Car 16 Standard Car Setu...

Page 3: ...re The Fan Comes On And Goes Off 30 Check Tyres Are At Correct Cold Pressure 30 Wheels Fitted Correctly 30 Wheels Are Correctly Torqued 31 Fire Extinguisher Pin Is Out 31 Workshop Preparation Checklis...

Page 4: ...putting the UK at the heart of world class motorsport We are one of the most significant players on the global motorsport scene selling cars across the world and training the brightest stars in motors...

Page 5: ...ugh the gears with a six speed sequential gearbox with pneumatic paddle shift system As Ginetta s most popular export car the G55 GT4 car is racing on circuits around the globe and in varying temperat...

Page 6: ...Litre V6 Engine 107 litre FIA Approved Fuel Cell Independent double wishbone suspension system Adjustable front and rear anti roll bars Two way adjustable Ohlin s dampers Adjustable rear wing Six pot...

Page 7: ...PS Motec C125 dash logging upgrade Damper pots Standard fuel filler cap to replace the dry brake system allows for the use of a fuel jug instead of a dump churn Upgraded Lambda sensors GT4 specificati...

Page 8: ...Keep in mind the tyres are directional and have different rim widths for the front and rear The barcode on each tyre shown in figure 1 1 is used to identify your tyre nomination at a race weekend This...

Page 9: ...gulator can be supplied by CES Europe Ltd www ceseuropeltd co uk 01295 279558 ECU Download Lead In order to download data from the car you will need a download lead For cars with an M150 ECU an Ethern...

Page 10: ...w Driver set Digital Vernier callipers 30cm Ruler Inside Vernier s Inside circlip pliers Outside circlip pliers LED Torch Stanley knife Rubber hammer Ball pein hammer Compressor Air line Tyre Pressure...

Page 11: ...es below Both the bonnet and the rear section can be removed with relative ease as outlined within this section Removing The Bonnet The bonnet is retained with six fasteners four Aero catches and two...

Page 12: ...t two fasteners holding the bonnet are Protek over centre type catches These are located to the side of the front wheel on both sides of the car as shown in figure 2 8 To unlock the catch push the sli...

Page 13: ...ll five are the Protek over centre type catches as used on the side of the bonnet Two are positioned alongside the rear of each door as shown in figures 2 10 and 2 11 Another two fasteners are underne...

Page 14: ...ving the rear of the car there is an electrical plug that needs disconnecting shown in figure 2 14 For left hand drive cars the plug is located on the rear right hand side of the car For right hand dr...

Page 15: ...the air lance needs to be connected to the car The hook up point is located on the right hand side front quarter of the car as shown in figure 3 1 To attach the lance correctly grip the hose just beh...

Page 16: ...g the amount of air released with the blue handle on the cars air fitting To lower the car to the ground quickly during a pit stop safety stands should not have been used Therefore the blue handle can...

Page 17: ...m 4mm Damper Bump 5 from stiff 5 from stiff Rebound 5 from stiff 5 from stiff Toe in 1mm Out wheel 1mm In wheel Wing N A Hole 3 Cold pressure 22 psi 21 psi Hot pressure 28 psi 28 psi Tyre Michelin S8L...

Page 18: ...18 Anti roll Bar Drawings Front Rear Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2...

Page 19: ...SHIM 0 5 DEGREES Toe Change TURN TRACK ROD 2 5 MM TOE CHANGE WHEEL TURN TOE LINK 2 5 MM TOE CHANGE WHEEL Ride Height Change With Camber Change 1 DEGREE CAMBER CHANGE 3 MM RIDE HEIGHT 1 DEGREE CAMBER...

Page 20: ...car the tyre pressures should be set The rear tyres should be set to lower pressures as they are the driven wheels and consequently will get hotter than the fronts during use For right hand RH circui...

Page 21: ...the opposite direction one click at a time until the required setting is reached Rebound Setting the rebound is much the same Start by winding the adjuster on the damper body towards the top of the d...

Page 22: ...eaving the workshop and daily whilst at track Using the supplied checklists on pages 32 33 and 35 as part of a routine visual check will ensure nothing is over looked Fluids Engine oil 8L from a dry s...

Page 23: ...With the engine hot the oil level should be approx 20mm below the second baffle as shown by the red arrow in Figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 Power steering reservoir Figure 5 4 Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 helps show...

Page 24: ...ant reservoir Figure 5 5 It is common for small pieces of rubber from the front tyres to get caught in the sills These pieces of rubber will melt and create smoke due to the proximity of the exhaust e...

Page 25: ...three main screens WARM UP PRACTICE and RACE Holding the scroll button down momentarily switches the display to the next screen Within each main screen there are multiple secondary screens containing...

Page 26: ...ecting reverse gear To select reverse first select neutral as above then press and hold the white neutral button and pull and hold the down paddle for one second The one second delay is to prevent the...

Page 27: ...of their functions IGNITION The IGNITION switch is used to turn on the ignition The toggle switch moves up for OFF and down for ON M ON M ON is the master on switch used to power up the car M OFF M O...

Page 28: ...HEATED SCREEN button is used to demist the windscreen the engine has to be running for this component to function and is set on a 20 minute timer If the screen is cracked or damaged the heated element...

Page 29: ...that that the driver should not rely on this feature by indiscriminately pulling the downshift paddle in the hope of maximising engine speed Note also that the downshift over rev protection is render...

Page 30: ...rculating and has no airlocks If everything is ok with the cooling system the coolant temp will drop and when it is below 85 C the fan will switch off Check Tyres Are At Correct Cold Pressure Wheels F...

Page 31: ...ive wheels nuts as shown in figure 7 3 These should be tightened to 60 ft lbs with a calibrated torque wrench Fire Extinguisher Pin Is Out Before the car leaves the garage ensure the extinguisher pin...

Page 32: ...for play Check brake line routing Drain catch tank replace drain plug Drive shaft nuts Drive shaft play Check hub nut torque 180 ftlb Remove gearbox and check clutch plates for wear Remove floor trays...

Page 33: ...ave What springs are fitted Set cambers Set rear wing what hole Tracking what does it need setting to Set platform heights what are they set to Run up to temp run through box and check fan operation W...

Page 34: ...Bedding In The Brakes Brake discs for competition use need to be bedded in to ensure heat stabilization and improve resistance to cracking On the first lap perform several snubs with progressively hig...

Page 35: ...oe link lock nuts tight Check prop bolts both ends Check damper bushes for play Check brake line routing Drain catch tank replace drain plug Drive shaft nuts Drive shaft play Check hub nut torque 180...

Page 36: ...he inside out this ensures no debris is lodged in the filter potentially blocking the air flow With the filter cleaned the removal process can be reversed to re install the filter Draining The Catch T...

Page 37: ...ent the de fuelling process should be stopped This prevents the fuel pump from becoming damaged due to running dry With the fuel drained a manual measurement of the fuel can be made comparing this mea...

Page 38: ...or 130 deg C for any length of time REFERENCE ECU DATA 2 The engine must not be run with an oil temperature in excess of 150 deg C for more than 10 seconds and or 160 deg for any length of time REFER...

Page 39: ...Steering bolts 2 500km High pressure power steering hose 1 500km 7 000km Steering arm bolts 2 500km Engine Engine 60Hrs Alternator 10 000km Power steering pump 7 000km Gauze filter 500km Oils 500km Oi...

Page 40: ...eering oil 1000km Brake fluid 250km 1000km Paddle shift system Paddle shift compressor air filter 500km 1 500km Compressor air tank 500km 7 500km Steering wheel shifter magnets 500km Valve block 500km...

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