TM-9-2320-273-34
TRUCK TRACTOR, LINE HAUL; LIGHT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER; TRUCK CHASSIS; MEDIUM EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER
TECHNICAL MANUAL; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
DECEMBER 1980
TM-9-2320-273-34 - Page 33 of 801
TM 9-2320-273-34
Table 2-9. Steering System Troubleshooting Procedures.
MALFUNCTION
TEST OR INSPECTION
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.
ABNORMAL NOISE.
Step 1.
If a clicking noise is heard when initiating a steering maneuver, or when changing directions
of turn, some linkage component is probably loose and shifting under load.
Tighten or replace loose or defective components.
Step 2.
Check for excessive air in the fluid (fluid is foamy) and/or low fluid level.
Fill the pump reservoir to the proper level (LO 9-2320-273-12).
2. .
NO RECOVERY.
Step 1.
Disconnect the lower steering column from the steering gear and check both upper and lower
columns for binding.
Repair or replace defective column or universal joint. (Refer to TM 9-2320 -273-20.)
Step 2.
Check for sufficient pump pressure per paragraph 16-4.
Repair the power steering pump (para 16-5 through 16-11).
3.
EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS FROM STEERING GEAR.
NOTE
External leakage is not acceptable from
the steering gear.
Step 1.
Check for leak at the rubber relief plug (on frame side of the steering gear).
Replace the steering gear (para 16-2 and 16-3).
Step 2.
Check for leak at shaft seals.
Replace steering gear (para 16-2 and 16-3).
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