Steering Spindles and Kingpins

Punch kingpin from bottom until top needle

(4) Remove cotter pin, grease fitting, and end plug,

bearing is removed.

and disconnect power steering cylinder (TM 10-

(5) Remove kingpin from center arm and remove

3930-222-20).

center arm from truck.

(5) Remove cotter pin, end plug, seat and spring,

b. Cleaning, Inspection, and Repair.

and disconnect drag link (TM 10-3930-222-20).

(6) Mark axle support caps (12, fig. 76) and remove

(1) Wash all parts in SD.

four screws (14) and lockwashers (13).

(2) Inspect all parts for wear.

(7) Lower jack slightly, remove two support caps,

(3) Replace defective parts as authorized.

and remove steering axle assembly.

c. Installation Using new needle bearings, reverse

b. Disassembly.

procedures in a above.

(1) Remove tie rods (TM 10-3930-22220).

48.

Steering Spindles and Kingpins

(2) Remove kingpins (par. 48).

a. Removal.

(3) Remove steering center arm (par. 47).

(1) Remove steering wheels (TM 103930-222-20).

c. Inspection. Inspect all parts for excessive wear,

(2) Disconnect tie rods from spindles (TM 10-3930-

cracks, breaks, binds, and mutilations.

222-20).

d. Repair.

(3) Remove spring pin (3, fig. 76) that secures

(1) Where

possible, repair cracked or broken

kingpin (15) to spindle (4).

castings and housings by welding.

(4) Using small punch drive through top needle

(2) Replace defective bearings and other items as

bearing (7) until kingpin pushes lower needle

authorized.

If necessary replace the axle

bearing (16) from spindle.

assembly.

(5) Using small punch drive from bottom of axle

e. Assembly. Reverse procedures in b above.

until kingpin pushes top bearing from spindle.

f. Installation. Reverse procedures in a above.

(6) Drive kingpin from spindle and remove spindle,

bearing (5), and shim (6) from axle assembly.

(7) Repeat procedures above and remove kingpin

47.

Steering Center Arm a. Removal.

on other end of axle if necessary.

(1)

Remove steering axle (par. 46).

b. Cleaning, Inspection, and Repair.

(2)

Remove tie rods (TM 10-3930-22220).

(1) Wash all parts in SD.

(3)

Drive spring pin (21, fig. 76) from kingpin (24) in

(2) Inspect all parts for wear.

center arm.

(3) Replace defective parts as authorized.

(4)

Punch through top needle bearing (17) until

c. Installation Using new needle bearings, reverse

kingpin pushes bottom needle bearing (25)

procedures in a above

from center arm.

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