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10. The beam end adapters have two chisel recesses located in their flanges as shown in
Figure 8-28.
11. Locate the recess for the chisel, rotate the adapter if necessary. Place the air hammer / chisel
in the recess to rotate the adapter collar.
12. If the beam end adapter does not turn, use a hammer to rap the outside of the axle bracket
legs around the adapter area and repeat air hammer chisel procedure until removed.
13. Remove the beam end adapter from the other equalizing beam ends.
14. Slowly lower the floor jacks and remove / pry the equalizing beams from the axle brackets.
15. Remove the end bushing adapter tube (if equipped), see Figure 8-27.
16. Remove the floor jacks from under the equalizing beams.
17. Position the equalizing beam in the shop press and align the end bushing removal /
replacement adapter tool with the tapered end down on top of the rubber end bushing,
see Figure 8-29.
CHECK TO ENSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT OF TOOLING
ADAPTERS WITH EQUALIZING BEAM COMPONENTS
BEFORE APPLYING FULL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITH
A SHOP PRESS.
18. Apply hydraulic force and remove the
old bushing.
19. Inspect the axle bracket legs per the Beam End
Axle Brackets, Physical Inspection for Adapter
Style bushings in the Preventive Maintenance
section of this publication.
1. Clean the equalizing beam bushing bore with a
cylinder ball hone or emery paper of any debris.
2. Lubricate the equalizing beam bore and the equalizing beam center bushing outer metal
sleeve with an NLGI#2 – EP (Extreme Pressure) grease, see Figure 8-30.
3. Position the end bushing removal / replacement adapter with the tapered end up onto the
clamp, see Figure 8-31.
4. Use a wrench to tighten the installing clamp tool on the rubber bushing and the end bushing
replacement adapter as shown in Figure8-31.
End Bushing
Adapter
Receiver
Equalizing Beam
End
Bushing
Tapered
End Down
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