Vee Bracket - ProGear Hendrickson HN FR Series Service Manual

HN ® FR Series

VEE BRACKET

DISASSEMBLY
1. Chock the wheels.
SERVICE HINT Access to the lower anchor plate assembly fasteners can be gained from the outboard side of
the equalizing beam.
2. Remove the lower anchor plate assembly from the inboard side of the equalizing beam.
3. Remove the lower bolster spring fasteners on the side being serviced (4 fasteners per
4. Raise the frame enough to clear the Vee bracket from the equalizing beam aligning pins,
5. Remove the four (4) Vee bracket ¾" fasteners.
6. Remove the Vee bracket from the equalizing beam.
FIGURE 8-7
Tightening Torque 220-300 ft. lbs.
ASSEMBLY
1. Mount Vee bracket over aligning pins on equalizing beam, see Figure 8-7.
2. Install the four Vee bracket fasteners. DO NOT tighten at this time.
THE BOLSTER SPRING MOUNTING BOLT HEADS MUST BE POSITIONED AT THE RUBBER SIDE OF THE
BOLSTER SPRINGS TO PREVENT THE BOLSTER SPRINGS FROM BEING DAMAGED BY THE THREADED
ENDS OF THE BOLTS.
3. Lower the frame enough to align the four (4) lower bolster spring holes to the Vee bracket.
4. Loosely install the fasteners securing the bolsters to the saddle and the equalizing beam
5. Completely lower the vehicle.
6. Tighten all bolster spring locknuts to
7. Tighten Vee bracket ¾" locknuts to
SERVICE HINT Access to the lower anchor plate assembly fasteners can be gained from the outboard side of
the equalizing beam.
8. Install the lower anchor plate assembly through the rebound strap and attach it to the
9. Remove the wheel chocks.
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Access to the fasteners can be gained from the outboard side of the equalizing beam.
bolster).
see Figure 8-7. Support the frame at this height with frame stands.
Equalizing Beam Aligning Pins
¾" Vee Bracket Locknut
assembly making sure the bolt heads are towards the bolster springs.
equalizing beam. Tighten the fasteners to
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Bolster Spring with
Vee Bracket Assembly
Equalizing Beam
33-45 foot pounds torque, see Figure 8-8.
220-300 foot pounds torque, see Figure 8-8.
90-105 foot pounds torque.
¾" Hex Head Bolt
17730-285