TM-9-2320-280-20-2

TRUCK, UTILITY: M998 SERIES

TECHNICAL MANUAL; UNIT MAINTENANCE; VOLUME 2 OF 3

JANUARY 1996

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a. Removal

1.

Remove two locknuts (10), nuts (7), and six washers (8) from bar links (11) and stabilizer bar (9).

Discard locknuts (10). Remove bar links (11) and pins (1) from stabilizer bar (9).

2.

Remove four nuts (5), washers (6), two clamps (4), and stabilizer bar (9) from frame brackets (2).

3.

Remove stabilizer bar bushings (3) from stabilizer bar (9).

b. Installation

1.

Install stabilizer bar bushings (3) on stabilizer bar (9).

2.

Install stabilizer bar (9) on frame brackets (2) with two clamps (4), four washers (6), and nuts (5).

Tighten nuts (5) to 60 lb-ft (81 N

•

m).

3.

Install pins (1) in bar links (11).

4.

Install bar links (11) to stabilizer bar (9) with six washers (8), two nuts (7), and locknuts (10).

Tighten locknuts (10) to 75 lb-ft (102 N

•

m).

6-23. STABILIZER BAR REPLACEMENT

This task covers:

a. Removal

b. Installation

INITIAL SETUP:

Tools

General mechanic’s tool kit:

automotive (Appendix B, Item 1)

Materials/Parts

Two locknuts (Appendix G, Item 80)

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Manual References

TM 9-2320-280-24P