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Repair and Service Manual
FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING
Read all of SAFETY and this section before attempting any procedure. Pay particular attention to Notices, Cautions, Warnings and Dangers.
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Figure 15 Pinion Seal Replacement
3.
Use screwdriver to lift inner portion of seal up and off
pinion.
4.
Check pinion surface for roughness and sand lightly
if needed.
5.
Wipe bore clean and lubricate pinion and lip of seal
with grease.
NOTICE: The bore has a positive stop to correctly
locate the seal during installation.
6.
Place seal over pinion and tap carefully with socket
and hammer to start seal straight in bore. Drive seal
fully into bore until it stops and wipe clean of any
excess grease.
7.
Attach rack and pinion unit to front axle. See the
Rack and Pinion Unit Replacement on page 60
Spindle Replacement
Tool List
Qty.
Needle Nose Pliers......................................................1
Wrench, 11/16" ............................................................1
Ball Joint Separator .....................................................1
Plastic Faced Hammer ................................................1
Wrench, 3/4" ................................................................1
Socket, 3/4" .................................................................1
Socket, 11/16"..............................................................1
Torque Wrench, ft. lbs..................................................1
The spindle bearings are designed
to be used "dry". Lubrication
attracts dirt and will ruin the bear-
ings. Do not apply grease to the spindle bearings.
1.
Loosen front wheel. Lift and support front of vehicle
per the SAFETY section and remove front wheel.
2.
Remove cotter pin (1) and loosen castellated nut (2)
until tie rod ball joint (3) threads are protected (Ref.
Figure 16). Using a ball joint separator as a lever,
apply pressure to ball joint and tap nut with plastic
faced hammer to release tie rod from spindle arm
(4). Remove nut from tie rod and tie rod from spindle
arm.
3.
If removing passenger side spindle, repeat previous
step for rack ball joint.
4.
Remove lock nut (5) and washer (7) from bolt (6) and
discard nut. Pull bolt (6) and washer (8) from spindle
and separate spindle from axle. Remove thrust
washer (9) and king pin tube (10) from spindle.
Figure 16 Spindle Replacement
5.
Spindle installation is the reverse order of disassem-
bly.
NOTICE: The thrust washer (9) is located on top of
spindle between spindle and front axle.
6.
Tighten new lock nut (5) to 56 - 70 ft. lbs. (75 - 95
Nm) torque. Check that spindle turns freely on king
pin tube after tightening.
7.
Tighten castellated nut (2) to 36 ft. lbs. (50 Nm)
torque and continue to tighten as needed to insert
new cotter pin. Maximum torque is 50 ft. lbs. (70
Nm).
8.
Install front wheels per the WHEELS AND TIRES
section and lower vehicle per the SAFETY section.
9.
Check front wheel alignment and adjust if necessary.
Lip of
Seal
Front of Vehicle
7
5
4
3
6
1
8
2
9
10
