Figure 66
1. Tie rod
4. R otate the detac hed ball joint inw ard or
outw ard 1 complete rev olution. Tighten the
clamp at the loose end of the tie rod.
5. R otate the entire tie rod assembly the same
direction (inw ard or outw ard) 1 complete
rev olution. Tighten the clamp at the connected
end of the tie rod.
6. Install the ball joint in the axle case suppor t
and tighten the slotted hex n ut fing er tight.
7. Measure the distance at the front and rear of
the rear wheels at axle height. T he distance
at the front of the rear wheels should be 0 to
1/8 inc h (0 to 3 mm) less than the distance
measured at the rear of the wheels .
8. R e peat ste ps 3 through 7 if necessar y .
9. Tighten the ball joint hex n ut and install a new
cotter pin.
Cooling System
Maintenance
Removing Debris from the
Cooling System
R emo v e debris from the screen, oil coolers , and
radiator daily (clean more frequently in dir ty
conditions).
1. T ur n the engine off and raise the hood.
2. T horoughly clean all debris out of the engine
area.
3. Loosen the clamps and pull up on the screen to
slide it out of the mounting trac ks ( Figure 67 ).
Figure 67
1. Screen
4. Clean the screen thoroughly with compressed
air .
5. Slightly raise the oil coolers and pi v ot
themforw ard ( Figure 67 ).
6. T horoughly clean both sides of the oil coolers
and the radiator area with compressed air .
7. Pi v ot the oil coolers bac k into position.
8. Install the screen and close the hood.
Brake Maintenance
Adjusting the Service Brakes
Adjust the ser vice brak es when there is more than
1 inc h of free tra v el of the brak e pedal, or when
the brak es do not w ork effecti v ely . F ree tra v el is
the distance the brak e pedal mo v es before y ou feel
braking resistance .
1. Diseng ag e the loc king pin from brak e pedals
so that both pedals w ork inde pendently of
eac h other .
2. T o reduce free tra v el of the brak e pedals ,
tighten the brak es b y loosening the front
n ut on the threaded end of the brak e cable
( Figure 68 ).
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