Vehicle Body Argo Service Manual
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6. Remove the the wheels from the vehicle.
7. Perform the servicing procedure, Removing an Axle (with bearing extension)
and/or Removing an axle (without bearing Extension) in section WA of this serv-
ice guide.
8. Remove the battery.
9. Attach an overhead hoist and lift the frame from the vehicle lower body.
Lower Body Installation
All lower bodies ordered as replacement parts are not predrilled. Holes for axles, trailer
hitches etc., should be drilled using the vehicle’s original frame as a jig. Position the
frame into the new lower body and drill as required from the inside out. Refer to the
original body being replaced to calculate the correct hole-saw size for axles, and drill bit
sizes for mounting hardware. If the vehicle is equipped with front or rear bearing
extensions, temporarily fasten the extension at the appropriate axle hole with the 4
mounting carriage bolts and use the 6 holes of the extension as a guide to locate the new
holes in the lower body.
Due to variations in the properties of High Density Polyethylene Plastic, it is more
accurate and precise to use the original frame of the vehicle as the guide to locate the new
axle dimensions rather than to depend on a predrilled factory version. The original frame
may also have done some changing (bending, twisting etc.) over time under application
and may have become unique to the previous lower body.
1. Attach an overhead hoist to the vehicle frame and place it into the lower body.
2. Align the axle mounting holes in the vehicle frame and lower body.
3. Perform the servicing procedure, Installing an Axle (with bearing extensions) and/
or Installing an Axle (without extensions) in section WA of this service guide.
4. Install the wheels.
5. Install the power pack assembly as outlined in the Engine System section of this
service guide.
6. Install the fuel tank assembly as outlined in section FS of this service guide.
7. Perform the servicing procedure, Upper Body Installation, in this section of the
service guide.
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