TM-9-2350-238-20-1

HULL AND RELATED COMPONENTS RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: LIGHT, ARMORED, M578

TECHNICAL MANUAL; UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL

MAY 1994

TM-9-2350-238-20-1 - Page 905 of 1364

TM 9-2350-238-20-1

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Remove cotter pin (1), slotted plain nut (2),

two flat washers (3), rod assembly beveled

washer (4), hexagon head capscrew (5),

and steering gear arm (6) from rod end

plain bearing (7).

Remove cotter pin (8), slotted plain nut (9),

flat washer (10), beveled washer (11), and

hexagon head capscrew (12) from rod end

plain bearing (13) and control linkage

pivoting wheel arm (14).

Remove two rod end plain bearings (7 and

13), two hexagon plain nuts (15), and dust

and moist boot (16) from rod (17).

Remove four hexagon plain nuts (18), four

Iockwashers (19), four hexagon head

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Inspect for broken, damaged, or missing

parts.

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Install steering bar assembly bearing unit

housing (21), retaining ring (31), helical

spring (30), and control linkage pivoting

wheel arm (14) on steering control sleeve

(27). Secure with straight headed pin (29)

and new cotter pin (28).

Install steering bar to sleeve spacer (26)

and steering bar assembly (25) on steering

control sleeve (27). Secure with three new

Iockwashers (24) and three screws (23).

Install steering bar assembly bearing unit

housing (21) on bracket (22). Secure with

four hexagon head capscrews (20), four

new Iockwashers (19), and four hexagon

plain nuts (18).

Install dust and moist boot (16), two

hexagon plain nuts (15), and two rod end

plain bearings (13 and 7) on rod (17).

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capscrews (20), and

bearing unit housing

(22) .

steering bar assembly

(21) from bracket

Remove three screws (23), three

Iockwashers (24), steering bar assembly

(25), and steering bar to sleeve spacer

(26) from steering control sleeve (27).

Remove cotter pin (28), straight headed

pin (29), control linkage pivoting wheel arm

(14), helical spring (30), retaining ring (31),

and steering bar assembly bearing unit

housing (21) from steering control sleeve

(27) .

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Repair is by replacement of authorized

parts (TM 9-2350-238-24P-1).

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NOTE

Adjust rod assembly to allow rod to

move freely through dust and moist

boot from one extreme steering

position to the other.

Install hexagon head capscrew (12) in

control linkage pivoting wheel arm (14) and

rod end plain bearing (13). Secure with

beveled washer (11), flat washer (10),

slotted plain nut (9), and new cotter pin

(8) .

Install hexagon head capscrew (6) in

steering gear arm (5) and rod end plain

bearing (7). Secure with rod assembly

beveled washer (4), two flat washers (3),

slotted plain nut (2), and new cotter pin

(1).

Rotate steering gear arm one spline tooth

to left side of vehicle.

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