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398—STEERING
CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
Fig. 6—Removing Brake Support
essary, time can be saved by removing the steer-
ing knuckle arm from the steering knuckle.
Remove steering knuckle and brake support as
an assembly. Make necessary repairs on a bench.
If it is done in this manner, eliminate removing
support. Remove brake hose connections, but
leave brake support on steering knuckle. Re-
move unit as an assembly with steering knuckle
after king pin is removed. Always use new bush-
ings, seals, and pins ivhen servicing the steering
knuckle and support assembly.
Remove wheel and hub assembly. Block brake
pedal so it cannot be depressed. Remove nuts
and bolts that fasten brake support to steering
knuckle. Remove steering knuckle arm from
steering knuckle. Remove brake hose and con-
nections and lift off brake support (Fig. 6). Do
not allow brake support and shoe assembly to be
supported by flexible brake hose. Remove king
pin locking pin.
Drive a punch into upper steering knuckle
welch plug and pry it out of steering knuckle.
Drive king pin downward, forcing out lower
welch plug. A soft brass drift should be used
when driving against top of king pin. Remove
steering knuckle upper needle bearing or bush-
ing by pulling it toward center knuckle, using
special tool, as shown in Figure 7. Remove steer-
ing knuckle lower bushing. If bushing is of the
stationary type, use special tool to remove it.
The upper needle bearing must be installed
from top of steering knuckle, with trade mark
Fig. 7—Removing King Pin Bushing or Bearing
1—King pin bushing or bearing
2—Tool C-328
at top and oil hole in bearing lined up with oil
hole in steering knuckle. Stationary type bush-
ings (Fig. 8) should be line-reamed. First re-
move the upper needle bearing. Install reamer
pilot bushing Tool C-631 and reamer Tool C-379.
When installing lower and upper floating type
bushing (Fig. 9), place open end of oil groove
to the top. Both types of lower bushings should
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Fig. 8—Bearing and Stationary Type Bushing
Installed
1—Bearing identification mark
3—Lubricant holes
2—Bushing identification line or notch
A—3/32 inch
B-l/16inch
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