Komatsu 830E Shop Manual page 461

10. Install the check ball in the hole shown in Figure
5-19. Install threaded bushing and lightly
tighten.
FIGURE 5-18. CHECK BALL INSTALLATION
1. Check Ball Hole
2. Check Ball
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3. O-Ring
4. Housing
Steering Component Repair
11. Grease the housing O-ring (3) with Vaseline and
install in the housing groove.
12. Install the distribution plate (15, Figure 5-18) with
plate holes matching the corresponding holes in
the housing.
13. Guide the cardan shaft (11) down into the bore
with the slot in the cardan shaft aligned with the
cross pin (9).
14. Position inner gear wheel onto cardan shaft. It
may be necessary to rotate the gear slightly to
find the matching splines on the cardan shaft.
(Splines are machined to insure proper align-
ment of cardan shaft and inner gear wheel.)
15. Grease the O-rings (17 & 18) on both sides of
the outer gear wheel with Vaseline and install.
16. Align outer gear wheel bolt holes with tapped
holes in housing and match marks.
17. Align cover (19) using match marks as a refer-
ence and install using capscrews (23) and
washers (20).
18. Install capscrew with pin (22) into proper hole.
19. Tighten cover capscrews in a criss-cross pattern
to 2 ±0.4 ft. lbs. (3 ±.5 N.m) torque.
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