
III. AXLE ADJUSTMENT
A. General
C. Kingpin Adjustment
Adjustments may be necessary after an accident, in
response to and to correct steering problems, tire
wear problems or as a part of the reassembly process
after a thorough inspection.
B. Wheel Bearing Adjustment
1.
Raise the front of the vehicle with a jack and
secure vehicle with jackstands of suitable
capacity.
2.
Remove front wheels from vehicle.
3.
Remove the brake drum. (Disc style wheels only.)
4.
With the end turned to full steering lock, remove
the bolt and washer retaining the outer drive yoke.
(See fig. 14, Page 9.)
5.
Remove the two cap screws that hold the hub cap
on, then proceed to remove the nuts from the
outer axle shaft drive studs.
6.
The flange should be loose enough to remove by
hand. If not, use suitable bolts in the extractor
holes to remove the outer axle shaft. (See fig. 15,
Page 9.)
Note: If oil is used for wheel bearing lubrication, care
should be exercised to protect brake linings, etc.
7.
Remove the wheel bearing lock nut (See fig. 4,
Page 4) and lockwasher from spindle. Loosen
wheel bearing adjustment nut.
8. Tighten wheel bearing adjusting nut while turning
the hub, back off ½ turn and then tighten to 50
ft. Ibs. torque. (See fig. 4, Page 4.) Back off ¼ turn.
Install the wheel bearing lockwasher with tang in
the spindle keyway and one side or the other
toward the bearing locknut in such a way as to fit
over dowel.
Install the outer locknut and torque to specifi-
cation. With the locknut properly tightened, the
wheel hub should rotate freely.
9. Apply a bead of liquid sealant to outer axle shaft
flange. (See Service Bulletin 738 407, Page 22.)
10.
Reinstall both outer axle shaft nuts and outer drive
yoke washer and bolt. Tighten to specifications.
(Figure 6, Page 4.)
Ressemble the outer axle shaft, being careful
to align the splines on the outer axle shaft with
the outer drive yoke. (Fig. 5, Page 4.)
11. If wheel bearings are oil lubricated, refer to
Section II, A to refill.
12. The kingpins should be readjusted after any
loosening or removal and reassembly of the up-
per or lower kingpin brackets, replacement of
kingpin bushings, etc.
1. The front of the vehicle should be raised and
properly supported. The front wheels should be
taken off the axle.
2.
The lower kingpin jam nut should be loosened and
the lower kingpin ball should be backed down
until it stops.
3.
Loosen the upper kingpin adjusting screw jam
nut. Back off the adjusting screw approximately
four (4) turns.
4.
Place a small bottle jack under the wheel end (See
fig. 6A). Raise the wheel end until the upward
movement stops. By feeling the gap between the
lower kingpin bracket and the suspension yoke
(See fig. 6B), you will be able to determine when
upward movement stops. You have now seated
the upper kingpin.
Fig. 6A
Fig. 6B
5.
Screw the lower kingpin ball stud upward until the
ball makes contact with the bushing. You will feel
a slight resistance in turning the ball stud. (See
fig. 6C.)
Fig. 6C
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