Beaver Contessa - Lubrication Maintenance Safety; Steering Components

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CHASSIS INFORMATION — 10
Caster Adjustments:
Caster is the fore
and aft tilt (toward
the front or rear of the
motorhome) of the
steering kingpin as
viewed from the side of
the motorhome.
“Positive” caster is the tilt of the top end of
the kingpin toward the rear of the motorhome.
“Negative” caster is the tilt of the top end of
the kingpin toward the front of the motorhome.
Setting the caster angle more positive than
specied may result in excess steering effort
and/or shimmy. Decreasing the angle may result
in the motorhome wandering or poor steering
return to center. The caster angle is determined
by the installed position of the steer axle.
Lubrication Maintenance Safety
The front axle components
require periodic lubrication
maintenance. Chock wheels
for safety prior to accessing
components underneath the
motorhome.
WARNING:
DO NOT place yourself under the
motorhome without first properly
blocking frame (jackstands) from
coming down in case of rapid deflation
of air system.
NOTE:
Suspension and steering components are
lubricated at the factory using Texaco
Starplex
NLGI 2
Lithium
Soap based
grease.
Steering
Components
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1. Axle Beam
2. Steering Box
3. Intermediate Steering Shaft
4. Universal Joints
5. Slip Yoke
6. Ball Joint
7. Steering Column
8. Steering Wheel
9. Right Knuckle Assembly
10. Spindle
11. Kingpin
12. Centerlink
13. Pitman Arm
14. Drag Link
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Typical Steering Components
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