Steering Gear (cont). - TM-10-3930-638-24-P0672

TM 10-3930-638-24&P

3-24. STEERING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE (cont)

b. Steering Gear (cont).

REMARKS

ITEM

ACTION

STEP

LOCATION

DISASSEMBLY (cont)

Remove

c. Needle roller (26)

Place input shaft (27) on a block of wood

(cont)

to prevent damage. Lightly tap out

needle roller (26) using 0.120 inch pin

punch and hammer

a. Torsion bar (28)

Spool (30)

Remove

Invert spool (30) and catch free falling

parts

and spacer (29)

NOTE

Do not attempt to remove pin from end of torsion bar (28). Pin

is press fit in torsion bar and is not serviceable separately.

b. Drive ring (31)

Remove

Place end of spool (30) on a table surface,

and rotate input shaft (27) to extremes

of travel until drive ring (31) falls free

c. Input shaft (27)

Remove

With end of spool (30) on a table surface,

and actuator

rotate input shaft clockwise until ball

ball (32)

(32) disengages from helical groove in

shaft. Carefully lift out input shaft and

catch actuator ball

NOTE

Remove retainer spring (33) only if required for replacement.

d. Retainer spring

Remove from

Grasp flattened end of retainer spring with

(33)

spool (30)

pliers. Carefully pry flattened end over

shoulder on spool with pliers and a screw-

driver. Continue pulling motion. to pro-

gressively remove retainer spring, and

avoid scratching or nicking spool

Housing (43)

NOTE

In the following steps, exercise care to prevent loss of small parts.

If necessary, shake housing (43) to remove balls (36, 39 and 40).

a. Plug (34)

Loosen and

remove

b. O-ring (35)

Remove and

discard

c. Ball (36)

Remove

d. Two plugs (37)

Loosen and

remove

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