Winnebago 1987-1989 LeSharo Service Manual page 529

STEERING BOX
CHANGING THE STEERING ARM
STEERING ARMS FITTEDWITH AN AXIAL BALL JOINT
AND THISTYPEOF LOCKPLATECANNOT BE RE-USED
ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
This is because lockwasher (3) damages the notched
area (A) on the ball joint body when the assembly is
removed and a good mechanical joint is no longer
possible on re-assembly.
For this reason, the steering arm assembly and
lockwasher must be changed routinely after each
disassembly.
REMOVING
• Place the side concerned on a stand.
• Disconnect the steering arm ball joints using
extractor T.Av. 476
T.Av.476
Remove the steering arm ball joint and axial ball
joint; to do this:
• Hold axial ball joint at (P) with an open end
wrench and loosen locknut (E)
• Unscrew the steering arm ball joint, counting the
number of turns required to clear the threads so
that an approximate toe-in setting may be
obtained immediately on mounting the new arm.
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