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3-50
GROUP
3-
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
&
lYRES
WHEEL AND TYRE
INSTALLATION
1. Clean all dirt from the hub.
2. Position the wheel and tyre as-
sembly on
the
hub. Install the
wheel lug nuts and tighten them
alternately in order to draw the
wheel evenly against the hub.
3. Lower the car to the floor, and
torque the lug nuts to specification
FIG. 77 -Tubeless Tyre
Mounting Band
EJ
MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS
HOISTING INSTRUCTIONS
Damage to
suspension
and/ or
steering linkage components may
occur if care is not exercised when
positioning the hoist adapters of 2
post hoists prior to lifting the car.
If a 2 post hoist is used to lift
the car, place the adapters under
the front suspension lower arms. Do
Dot
.Uow the adapten to coatact tbe
lteertq llabae.
FRONT WHEEL GREASE SEAL
AND BEARING REPLACEMENT
AND/OR REPACKING
If bearing adjustment will not
eliminate looseness or roush and
noisy operation, the hub and bear·
inas shou d be cleaned, inspected,
and repacked. If the bearing cups or
the cone and roller assemblies are
wom or damaged, they should be
replaced.
DRUM BRAKES
1. Raise the car until the wheel
and tire clear the ftoor.
2. Remove the wheel cover or
hub cap.
.
Remove the grease cap
from the hub. Remove the cotter
pin, nut lock, adjusting nut, and ftat
washer from the spindle. Remove
the outer bearina cone and roller
assembly
(Fig.
73).
3. Pull the wheel, hub, and drum
assembly off the wheel spindle.
4.
Remove the
arease
retainer end
the inner bearing cone and roller
u-
sembly from the hub with a ·drift.
5. aean the lubricant off the
inner and outer bearing cups with
solvent and inspect the cups for
scratches, pits, excessive wear, and
other damage. If the cups are worn
or damaged, remove them with a
drift.
6.
Thoroughly clean the inner and
outer bearing cones and rollers with
solvent, and
dry
them thoroughly.
Do not spin the bearing with
compressed air.
7. Inspect the cone and roller as-
.
semblies for wear or damage, and re-
place them if nec:essary. 1'lle
CGM
ud roller
-•blia
ad tile ....._
IDa
cups should be repa.ced • a lllllt
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e to either II CMOUDtend.
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