Disassembly; Cleaning; Inspection - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

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FRONT SERVO (Continued)

DISASSEMBLY

(1) Remove seal ring from rod guide (Fig. 93).
(2) Remove small snap-ring from servo piston rod.
Then remove piston rod, spring and washer from pis-
ton.
(3) Remove and discard servo component o-ring
and seal rings.
Fig. 93 Front Servo
1 - PISTON RINGS
2 - O-RING
3 - SNAP-RING
4 - SEAL RING
5 - PISTON ROD GUIDE
6 - SNAP-RING
7 - SERVO SPRING
8 - PISTON ROD
9 - SERVO PISTON

CLEANING

Clean the servo piston components (Fig. 94) with
solvent and dry them with compressed air.

INSPECTION

Inspect the servo components (Fig. 95). Replace the
springs if collapsed, distorted or broken. Replace the
guide, rod and piston if cracked, bent, or worn. Dis-
card the servo snap-ring if distorted or warped.
Check the servo piston bore for wear. If the bore is
severely scored, or damaged, it will be necessary to
replace the case.
Replace any servo component if doubt exists about
condition. Do not reuse suspect parts.
Fig. 94 Front Servo Piston
1 - PISTON RINGS
2 - O-RING
3 - SNAP-RING
4 - SEAL RING
5 - PISTON ROD GUIDE
6 - SNAP-RING
7 - SERVO SPRING
8 - PISTON ROD
9 - SERVO PISTON
Fig. 95 Front Servo Piston
1 - PISTON RINGS
2 - O-RING
3 - SNAP-RING
4 - SEAL RING
5 - PISTON ROD GUIDE
6 - SNAP-RING
7 - SERVO SPRING
8 - PISTON ROD
9 - SERVO PISTON
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