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GMC ZE06581 1976 Maintenance Manual Supplement page 59

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4- 1 8 REAR SUSPENSION
COMPONENT INSTALLATION
AIR COMPRESSOR INSTALLATION
1. Install
bolts securing
compressor
to
mounting bracket .
2 . Connect air lines at back of compressor
and at head of one piston .
3. Connect electrical leads at rear of com-
pressor .
PRESSURE SWITCH INSTALLATION
1. Install
pressure
switch
at
wet tank
fitting. Install bolts securing pressure switch
in place .
2. Connect electrical leads secured inside
switch body with screws .
3 . Install switch cover and secure with
screw.
WET TANK INSTALLATION
1. Install check valve, Schrader valve and
copper fittings at wet tank.
2. Connect air lines.
3. Install wet tank mounting elbow.
HEIGHT CONTROL VALVE
INSTALLATION
Refer to Section 4, REAR SUSPENSION,
Maintenance Manual X-7525 for height control
valve installation procedure .
AIR BELLOWS INSTALLATION
Refer to Section 4, Maintenance Manual X-
REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Proper rear wheel alignment must be main-
tained to ensure correct handling and satis-
factory tire life.
Before checking alignment the following
inspections should be made:
1. Check that tires are inflated to recom-
mended pressure .
2 . Check wheel bearing adjustment and
correct if necessary.
ON-VEHICLE ADJUSTMENTS
7525 for air bellows installation procedure .
CONTROL ARM INSTALLATION
Refer to Section 4, Maintenance Manual X-
7525 for control arm installation procedure.
SHOCK ABSORBER INSTALLATION
Refer to Section 4, Maintenance Manual X-
7525 for shock absorber installation procedure .
AIR LINE INSTALLATION
Refer to Section 4, Maintenance Manual X-
7525 for air line installation procedure .
SOLENOID VALVE(S) INSTALLATION
1. Secure solenoid to bracket or copper
fittings.
Be sure to hook up solenoid ports
identical to original installation .
2. Connect air lines to solenoid valve .
Refer to air line schematics given in figures 4
and 7 .
3. Connect electrical leads.
CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION
1. Install switch into control panel .
2 . Connect harness leads to switch .
3. Install control panel to lower dash panel
and secure in place with four mounting screws.
NOTE :
Rear wheel alignment requires the
vehicle to be level while being checked.
Vehicle must be empty and full weight must
be on wheels .
TOE-IN MEASUREMENT
Toe-in may be measured from center of tire
tread or from inside tires or rims .
Measure-
ments at both wheels must be made in same
relationship (See "G" and "F", figure 19 .)

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