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FrontSuspensionSTEERINGANDFRONTSUSPENSION
FRONTSUSPENSION
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
LUBRICATION
Twogreaseîš¿ttingsareprovided(oneineachspindlehousing).Lubricatetheseîš¿ttingsattherecommendedinterval
withtheproperlubricant.SeePeriodicLubricationSchedulesonpage10-8.
CAUTION
•Toensureproperlubrication,raisefrontofvehicletolubricate.SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WHEELALIGNMENT
Wheelalignmentislimitedtoequalizingthecamberangleofeachfrontwheelandadjustingtoe-inofthefrontwheels.
NOTE:Priortomakinganyfrontsuspensionadjustments,inspectcomponentsforwearordamageandrepairor
replaceasnecessary.
CamberAdjustment
1.Checkeachfrontwheelwithaframingsquare.Attheoor(orground),thereshouldbeanequalamountofspace
betweeneachtireandtheframingsquare(Figure7-5,Page7-7).
2.Loosen,butdonotremove,thefourbolts(17)thatsecuretheleafspring(13)tothebottomspringplate(16)
(Figure7-11,Page7-13).SeealsoFigure7-6,Page7-7.
3.Loosen,butdonotremove,thehexnut(8)ontheadjustmenteccentric(7)(Figure7-6,Page7-7)inthecenterof
thespring.SeealsoFigure7-11,Page7-13.
4.Usea7mmdeepwellsockettorotatetheeccentric(Figure7-6,Page7-7).
5.Afteradjustingcamber,useacrisscrosspatterntotightenthefourspringretainingbolts(17)(Figure7-11,
Page7-13)to37ft·lb(50N·m).Thenrollthevehicleforwardonefulltirerevolutionandrecheckthecamber.
SeealsoFigure7-5,Page7-7.
6.Tightenthehexnut(8)ontheadjustmenteccentric(7)to10ft·lb(13.5N·m)(Figure7-6,Page7-7).See
alsoFigure7-11,Page7-13.
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