Gravely 424 - Front Axle and Steering

BRUSH
COMMU?ATOR
SERVICET
The stsrter must
be cor:rpletely
disassembled
to service
brushes
aad ccm'
mutator;
howev€r,
dis*sembly
ca::
be done
quickly and easily.
Proceed
as follows:
1.
Remove
d:ive
lnit.
2. Remove
tlru
bclts.
3. Remove
end
bracket
capscreln,
Irom er:d
cap,
then
turn bracket
so thtt it
xill
not interfere
with
removal
of mounting
bracket.
4. Slip
mounting
bracket
and
kame
o3
over
drive
eld of
*rmalure.
5.
Separate end
cap
from
armature
-"
NOTX
*
Srush
springs
wil)
pxbably fall
clt
when brushes
pull
free
of the
commutator.
6 Clean
up
commutaior
rvith a coarse, lint-free
eloth
*
if badly
ulorn
or
grooved, tu:rr
dorxr
on
lathe'
1. Replace
brushes
as flltows:
The input
brushes
are
part
of the
terminal
stud assq::bly.
To
replace,
removs
nuts,
and
pull
stud olt
thru
inside
cf
end
cap. Insert
nerv
stld
terminal-brush
unit
after
trans-
ferring
insulation
Lushiag from
old
unil. To replace,
r€move
nuts, and
pull
;tud
olt
thru
iaside of
end
cap.
Insett
new sbd terminal-bruslr
u:rit
aiter
transferring
insulation
bushing
from
old
unit'
To replace
iniulated
lrushes,
simply
remove capsclew
and
lockwasher.
Always
use new
brushes
and springs.
As-
semble
brushes
with chamfered
side
away
frorn
spri::gs.
Keep
b:r:sh
leads
away from
contacl
with
metal
of
end cap.
8. To
keep
brushes
in
position
so that
they
will it
over
the commutator
as
the end
cap
is
reinstalled,
wrap
rubber
bands over biushes
and end
cap
-
cut
and removc
tbe
rubber
bands
after
brushe
are
started
on
tLe
commutator.
9"
ieverse
procedure
to reassemble
reconditioned
starter
*
make sure
bolts,
eic., are tightened
1o
tlre
torque
,ul,r*s
specified
on the accornpanying
illustration.
Apply
a
light
Elrn of
LU3001
grease
{Amer-
ican
Bosch)
to
the rhaft
where
i1
contacts
the be
arings
*
do
not lubricate
spline
on
armature
sha{t'
FRONT
AXIE
AND STEERING
KING
TIN
W:LDiAENT
To
remove
kilg
pin,
remove
wheel
and tie'
rod
arm, lemove
key lrom
pin,
slide
king pin
down
out
of
axle. NOTf,:
Tlere
are L.H,
and
fi.H.
lingpia weldments,
due to
th*
placement
ol the
key way. Clean
bore
in axle
before in-
stallir:g
new
king
pin.
Lightly
grease
;rew
Ling
pir:
before
installation.
Axle
and Bushing
fusembly
The axle
ir held
in
place
by
the
axle
pivot
xeldment.
If an
axle doet not
ptvot
freely, it
is
usually
due to a lack of
lubrication
of the axle
oo
ligurr
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