TM-9-2320-273-20
TRUCK TRACTOR, LINE HAUL; LIGHT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER; TRUCK CHASSIS; MEDIUM EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER
TECHNICAL MANUAL; ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
NOVEMBER 1980
TM-9-2320-273-20 - Page 1202 of 1500
TM 9-2320-273-20
STEERING MECHANISM
10-18. LOWER STEERING SHAFT MAINTENANCE (Continued).
LOCATION/lTEM
ACTIO N
REMARKS
A. REMOVAL (Continued).
5. Lower steering shaft (10).
Remove through firewall
U-Joints and yokes will still
from under hood.
be attached.
B. DISASSEMBLY.
Tap bearings only hard enough to break
them away from snap rings.
6. Four snap rings (14).
Remove.
7. Four bearings (15).
Remove.
You can push out the first
bearing of each yoke by press-
ing gently on the opposite
bearings. Press cross end to
push out second bearing.
8. Three grease fittings (17).
Remove from two crosses
Check for thread or ball tip
(16) and lower steering
damage and replace as
shaft (10).
necessary.
9. Two crosses (16) and four
Separate.
yokes (9), (11), and (3).
10. Lower steering shaft (10).
Slide splined sections apart.
11. Dust cap (13).
Inspect .
If damage is evident, remove
by prying up tabs and install
new dust cap by staking tabs
with a center punch.
COMPRESSED AIR USED FOR CLEANING
PURPOSES WILL NOT EXCEED 30 PSI.
USE ONLY WITH EFFECTIVE CHIP
GUARDING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (GOGGLES/SHIELD, GLOVES,
ETC).
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