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Section 123—Inspection and Repair
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STEERING SHAFT—3524
COVER
AND
TUBE ASSEMBLY
—
PITMAN ARM—3590
SSEMBLY — 3509
WASHER— 3579
SECTOR
SHAFT HOUSING
AND
BUSHING—3584
SECTOR SHAFT
COVER 'AND BUSHING ASSEMBLY— 3584
GASKET— 3581
COVER AND TUBE ASSEMBLY —3509
WASHER— 3579
PITMAN ARM—3590
Fig. 3—Sector Shafts, Disassembled
(b) Batt Nut.
Replace the entire steering shaft and ball nut
assembly if the teeth are worn or if the ball race is pitted.
(c) Batt
BEarinGs.
Replace the entire steering shaft and ball
nut assembly if any balls are worn, chipped, or pitted. Be sure that
there are 60 balls within the assembly. Since these balls are held to a
very close tolerance, it is not advisable to replace them individually.
(d) Batt
RETAINERS.
Replace
the retainers
if they are bent,
damaged, or will not permit free passage of the balls.
(4) STEERING
GEAR
HOUSING.
Replace
the steering
gear
housing (fig. 3) if it is cracked or otherwise damaged. Replace the
lower steering shaft bearing race if it is scored or pitted.
(5) PITMAN ARM.
Replace a pitman arm (fig. 3) that has been
damaged in any way.
(6) SECTOR
SHAFT
HOUSING.
Replace the housing if it is
damaged. Replace the sector shaft bushings if they are damaged
or
worn.
(7) SECTOR
SHAFT. Replace a sector shaft (fig. 3) if the teeth
or bearing surface are excessively worn.
b. Repair. To replace a bearing race, remove it from the housing
or steering tube shaft with a puller. To install a bearing race, press
it in place, making sure that it is seated firmly against the shoulder
in the housing or steering tube.
To replace a sector shaft bushing, remove the seal and seal washer,
then
press
the
bushing
from
the housing,
being
careful
not
to
damage the bore. Press the new inner bushing into the housing until
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