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LF45/55 series
Removal and installation
FRONT AXLE, 152N
3-5
3.3 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF TRACK ROD
Removing track rod
1.
Remove the wheel speed sensor and the
connector bracket.
Note:
When the track rod is removed, the swivel
axle may be at such an angle that the
wheel speed sensor touches other
components, which can damage the wheel
speed sensor ring.
2.
Remove the self-locking nuts. These nuts
must not be reused.
3.
Take the ball ends out of the track-rod arms
using a ball-end puller (A).
Installing track rod
1.
Check the thread of the ball end for
damage before fitting a new self-locking nut
to the ball end. Screw a new non-self
locking nut onto the ball end by hand to
check it.
If the new non-self locking nut cannot be
screwed down over the whole thread by
hand, the ball end must be replaced.
If a new self-locking nut is onto a
ball end with a damaged thread,
this can give rise to dangerous
situations.
2.
When installing a new track rod, copy the
settings of the track rod to be replaced.
3.
Clean the tapered contact surfaces of both
the track rod balls and the track rod arms.
The tapered surfaces must be absolutely
free of dirt, grease and paint.
4.
Fit the track rod.
5.
Apply locking compound to the threaded
ends of the track rod balls, see “Technical
data”.
S7 00 555
A
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