To Align Front Tires - Tennant ATLV 4300 Service Manual

CHASSIS

TO ALIGN FRONT TIRES

1. Drive the machine forward with the steering
wheel pointed straight ahead.
FOR SAFETY: Before Leaving Or
Servicing Machine; Stop On Level
Surface, Set Parking Brake, turn off
machine, and remove key.
2. Use a tape measure to check the alignment
of the front tires. The rear of the front tires
should be 1/16" to 3/16" farther apart than
the front of the front tires (" toe--in"
condition).
3. If an adjustment is needed----go under the
machine on either side and locate the clevis
at each end of the steering cylinder.
4. Loosen the jam nut where the ball end is
attached to the cylinder clevis.
5. Remove the .50" hex screw and nyloc nut
from the clevis and cylinder end. Pull the
clevis off the cylinder.
NOTE: Make sure to retain the steel spacers
(2 per end) in the end of the cylinder.
6. Three full turns of the clevis on the rod end
equals 1/2" travel. Make adjustments to both
sides equally (this will keep piston travel of
the steering cylinder centered on the axle).
NOTE: There should be approximately 3/8" of
thread sticking through the block on the clevis.
7. Reinstall the clevis onto the end of the
cylinder. Reinstall the hardware and tighten
to 90 -- 117 Nm (65 -- 85 ft. lb).
8. Tighten the jam nut where the ball joint is
attached to the clevis.
9. Drive the machine forward with the steering
wheel pointed straight ahead.
10. Re--check the tire alignment. Re--adjust if
necessary.
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