Steering Gear Repair

a. Adjuster Plug Assembly.

11-3. Steering Gear Repair

(1) Removal.

Complete disassembly of the steering gear at one time

(a) Loosen adjuster plug lock nut (3, fig. 11-2)

is not an overhaul operation. The instruction in following

with adjuster plug lock nut wrench (fig. 2-11 or equal.

paragraphs present complete information necessary to

correct any malfunction of the gear. Before beginning

Make wrench locally, if necessary, using data on figure

repairs, diagnose the probable cause of the malfunction

(b) Remove adjuster plug assembly with

by referring to the troubleshooting chart for the steering

gear. Limit disassembly to necessary operations.

spanner wrench.

Figure 11-2. Steering gear, exploded view.

11-2