TB-9-2320-335-13-P

TRUCK, UTILITY: EXPANDED CAPACITY, IAP/ARMOR READY

TECHNICAL BULLETIN; OPERATOR AND FIELD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST (RPSTL) INSTRUCTIONS

MAY 2008

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TB 9-2320-335-13&P

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WARNING

Do not use a hammer or apply heat to the pitman arm. Failure to

comply may result in injury to personnel or damage to equipment.

8.

Remove two cotter pins (2) and slotted nuts (3) from idler arm (5), pitman arm (4), and

center link (1). Discard cotter pins (2).

9.

Disconnect center link (1) from idler arm (5) and pitman arm (4).

10.

Using screwdriver, bend locking tab (9) on lock ring (10) away from slot (7) in bolt (8).

11.

Remove bolt (8) and lock ring (10) from pitman arm (4).

12.

Using press (11) and support plate (12) remove pitman arm (4) from steering gear (13).

WARNING

Proper pitman arm installation is critical to safe operation of vehicle.

1.

Install pitman arm (4) onto the steering gear (13) taking care to match alignment marks (14).

WARNING

Do not back off torque value to align locking tabs.

2.

Secure pitman arm (4) to steering gear (13) with bolt (8) and lock ring (10). Tighten bolt (8) to

225 lb-ft (305 N

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m),

3.

Continue to torque bolt (8) past specified value until one locking tab (9) aligns with pitman arm (4)

and one locking tab (9) aligns with bolt (8).

4.

Bend locking tabs (9) into the slot (7) of bolt (8).

5.

Install center link (1) on pitman arm (4) and idler arm (5) with two slotted nuts (3). Tighten slotted

nuts (3) to 110–130 lb-ft (149–176 N

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m)

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CAUTION

Do not loosen slotted nuts to install cotter pins. Doing this may

result in damage to equipment.

6.

Install two cotter pins (2) in slotted nuts (3).

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8-20.1. STEERING GEAR, CENTER LINK, AND PITMAN ARM REPLACEMENT

(SERIAL NUMBERS 246890 AND ABOVE) (Cont’d)