PREVOST H3-41 Maintenance Manual page 531

DANGER
Park vehicle safely, apply parking brake, stop engine and set battery master switch(es) to the OFF
position prior to working on the vehicle.
PINCH HAZARD
Keep hands and fingers clear of pinch zones around pitman
arm.
Pinch zones are between pitman arm and clamp, and
between front of pitman arm and vehicle structure.
REMOVAL OF EXISTING DRAG LINK
CAUTION
Heating of components to aid in disassembly is not allowed because it has a detrimental effect on axle
components and steering linkages.
CAUTION
Do not drive (hammer in) pitman arm on or off pitman shaft as this can damage the steering gear.
1. Raise the vehicle by the wheels using mobile column lifts. Doing so will prevent a change in
direction of the knuckles and preserve the relative positions of the steering components
involved i.e. the steering arm and the pitman arm.
2. Remove cotter pin and nut from drag link ball joint stud at pitman arm.
3. Disconnect drag link from pitman arm, using jaw style pullers (pressure screw type).
4. Remove cotter pin and nut from drag link ball joint stud at the steering arm (near knuckle)
and then disconnect the drag link.
ADJUSTING THE DRAG LINK TO PROPER LENGTH - ELBOW BALL JOINT (KNUCKLE
SIDE)
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MI19-05A
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