Figure 4-23. Steering wheel and bearings, exploded view.

TM 10-3930-627-12

ME-3930-627-1 2/4-23

Oil seal

7. Bearing cup

Bearing inner cone

8. Bearing outer cone

Bearing cup

9. Flat washer

Snap ring

10. Cotter pin

Wheel and tire

11. Adjusting nut

Snap ring

12. Hub cap

Figure 4-23. Steering wheel and bearings, exploded view.

b. Cleaning and Inspection.

(5) Back off the nut not more than one-

sixth of a turn to the nearest cotter pin hole, then insert

(1) Clean the cups, cones, nuts, washers,

the cotter pin.

and hubcaps with SD, and dry them with clean soft cloth.

(6) Install hubcap and remove blocks and

(2) Inspect the cups, cones, and washers

jack.

for breaks, cracks, burrs, scoring, and wear. Repack

bearings.

4-44. Steering Wheel Tires and Tubes

(3) Replace all seals with new ones.

a. Removal.

c. Installation. Reverse procedures in a above

(1) Jack the steering wheels off the floor

and adjust wheel bearings.

and block the truck securely.

d. Adjustment.

(2)

Remove mounting nuts and lock

(1) Raise rear wheels off ground and block

washers.

securely.

(3) Pull rim and tire from axle.

(2) Remove hubcap.

(4)

Deflate tire, remove six nuts and

(3)

Remove the cotter pin from the

washers holding rim disks together and remove disks

adjusting nut (11, fig. 4-26).

from tire.

(4) Tighten the nut until a slight drag is felt

(5) Remove tube from tire.

when the wheels are turned.

b. Repair. Patch tube or replace as required.

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