STEERINGANDFRONTSUSPENSIONFrontSuspensionComponents
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KINGPINANDSTEERINGSPINDLEREMOVAL
1.Disablethevehicle.
2.ElectricVehicle:Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.
GasolineVehicle:Disconnectthebatteryandsparkplugwire.
3.Removethefrontwheels.
4.Removethefronthub(1)(Figure7-17).
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Figure7-17KingpinandSteeringSpindleRemoval
5.Removetheretainingnuts(2).
6.Removetierodends(3)fromthetabs(4)onthespindles.
7.Removethenut(5)fromthetopofthekingpin(6).
8.Raisetheupperclevisfromthekingpin.
9.Slidethespindle(7)offthekingpin.
10.Removethewavewasher(8).
11.Inspectthewavewasher.
11.1.Ifthewavewasherisbroken,replacethewasher.
11.2.Ifthewavewasherbottomtocrestheightdimensionislessthan0.040inch(1mm),replacethewasher.
12.Removethebolt(9)andthekingpin.
13.Inspectthekingpinandspindle.Ifeitheriswornordamaged,itmustbereplaced.
14.Inspectthebushings(10).Ifthebushingsarewornordamaged,removethemandpressinnewones.
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