CheckingtheFrontWheel
Alignment
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
1.Ensurethatthetiresarefacingstraightahead.
2.Measurethecenter-to-centerdistance(ataxle
height)atthefrontandrearofthesteeringtires
(Figure50).
Note:Themeasurementmustbewithin0±3
mm(0±0.12inch)atthefrontofthetirethenat
therearofthetire.Rotatethetire90°andcheck
themeasurement.
Important:Checkthemeasurementsat
consistentlocationsonthetire.Themachine
shouldbeonaatsurfacewiththetires
facingstraightahead.
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Figure50
1.Frontofthemachine3.Centertocenterdistance
2.0±3mm(0±0.12inch)
fronttorearofthetire
3.Adjustthecenter-to-centerdistanceasfollows:
A.Loosenthejamnutatthecenterofthetie
rod(Figure51).
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Figure51
1.Tierods2.Jamnuts
B.Rotatethetierodtomovethefrontofthe
tireinwardoroutwardtoachievethecenter
tocenterdistancesfromfronttoback.
C.Tightenthetierodjamnutwhenthe
adjustmentiscorrect.
D.Checktoensurethatthetiresturnanequal
amounttotherightandtotheleft.
Note:Ifthetiresdonotturnequally,refer
totheServiceManualfortheadjustment
procedure.
TorquingtheWheelLug
Nuts
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours
Aftertherst10hours
Every200hours
Wheellugnuttorquespecication:109to122N∙m
(80to90ft-lb)
Torquethelugnutsatthefrontandrearwheels
inacrossingpatternasshowninFigure52tothe
speciedtorque.
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Figure52
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