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Removal and Disassembly –
MX-120 and MX-120-HR Series
Hazard Alert Messages
Read and observe all hazard alert messages in this publication.
WARNING
To prevent eye injury, always wear eye protection when
performing vehicle maintenance or service.
WARNING
Use a brass or synthetic mallet for assembly and disassembly
procedures. NEVER hit steel parts with a steel hammer. Pieces
of a part can break off. Serious personal injury and damage to
components can result.
Remove the Wheel and Drum Assembly
DANGER
Park the vehicle on a level surface. Block the wheels to prevent
the vehicle from moving. Support the vehicle with safety stands.
NEVER work under a vehicle supported only by jacks. Jacks can
slip and fall over. Failure to use safety stands can result in death
or serious personal injury and damage to components.
1.
Park the vehicle on a level surface. Place blocks under
the wheels not being serviced to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
2.
Raise the vehicle so that the wheels to be serviced are off
the ground. Support the vehicle with safety stands.
3.
Retract the brake linings so that the drums will clear the
linings.
4.
If the steering universal joint is to be removed from the
housing, remove the oil drain plug and drain the lubricant
from the axle.
5.
Remove the rim and tire.
6.
Remove the wheel and drum assembly.
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Removal and Disassembly - MX-120 and MX-120-HR Series
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Disconnect the Tie Rod Assembly, Tie
Rod End and Cross Tube
1.
Remove the cotter pins and the nuts that fasten each tie
rod end to the tie rod arms.
CAUTION
Do not use a pickle fork tool to separate the tie rod end from the
tie rod arm or damage can occur.
2.
Disconnect the cross tube assembly from the tie rod arms.
Use a tie rod end puller, if available, to separate the tie rod
end from the tie rod arm. Push the stud for the tie rod end
completely through the tie rod arm. To assist this process,
partially reinstall the nut with the castle side down until it
is flush with the top of the threaded shaft, and then strike
the nut/shaft with the mallet to loosen the stud. Use a soft
mallet, if necessary, to drive the stud through the tie rod
arm. Figure 4.1.
TIE ROD
ARM
TIE ROD
END
Figure 4.1
3.
Position the tie rod end and cross tube out of the way.
4.
If necessary, remove the tie rod ends from the cross tube
using the following procedure.
a. Mark the position that each tie rod end is installed into
the cross tube. Count and record the number of threads
that appear outside of the cross tube. Figure 4.2.
4000020a
MM-0170 / Revised 03-23
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