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STEERING
CYLINDER
REPAIR.
This task covers:
c. Assembly
b. Cleaning/Inspection
a. Disassembly
INITIAL SETUP
Materials/Parts
Tools
Seals (6)
Tool kit, general mechanic's: equipment
Ring, back-up seal (3)
maintenance and repair
Ring, wear
Cloth, lint-free (item 12, appendix E)
Tool outfit, hydraulic system: test and repair, 3/4
Solvent, drycleaning (item 54, appendix E)
ton, trailer mounted
Equipment Condition
Wrench, torque
Condition Description
TM or Para
Steering cylinder
Suitable container (capacity 1 gal. [3.9 liters])
removed.
Materials/Parts
Bushings (2)
Packing, preformed (2)
(1) Remove two grease fittings (l), fitting (2), and preformed packing (3) from cylinder (4). Discard
preformed packing.
(2) Remove elbow (5) and preformed packing (6). Discard preformed packing.
(3) If damaged, remove two bushings (7) from ends (8). Discard bushings.
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