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FRONT SPRING ASSEMBLY AND BUSHINGS REPLACEMENT (Con’t).
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WARNING
Spring assembly (2) is heavy. Use caution during installation. Failure to
follow this warning may result in serious injury to personnel or damage to
axle (1) assembly.
If removed, install 2 bushings (12) to spring assembly (2) and drive in spacer (13).
Position spring assembly (2) over axle (1).
Install spring assembly (2) to hanger (21) with bolt (20), 2 washers (22), and new locknut
(23). DO NOT fully tighten locknut.
Connect spring assembly (2) to shackle (5) with bolt (3), washer (11), and new locknut (10).
Tighten locknut (10) to 50 Ib.-ft. (68 N.m). Tighten locknut (23) to 90 Ib.-ft. (122 N.m).
Position bottom spacer (18) on axle (1) housing. Raise axle, alining spring assembly (2) center
bolt with hole in bottom spacer and axle housing. Install top spacer (17) alining bolt hole.
NOTE
Right side of all except Ml 009 uses only 1 “U” bolt (19), 2 nuts (15), and 2
bolts at anchor plate (14).
Install 2 “U” bolts (19), 4 washers (16), and nuts (15). Install all nuts to uniform engagement
on “ U“ bolts to retain and position anchor plate (14).
NOTE
All nuts (15) must be tightened evenly to ensure that “U” bolts (19) and
spring assembly (2) seat properly.
Tighten 4 nuts (15) in diagonal sequence to 25 Ib.-ft. (34 Nom). Fully tighten all nuts in same
diagonal sequence to 150 Ib.-ft. (203 N.m).
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