CHAPTER 9: MAINTENANCE OF HULL- AND CAB-RELATED COMPONENTS
TM 9-2350-256-20
9-73 SERVICE ALIGNMENT OF STEERING CONTROLS AND LINKAGES-Continued
ALIGNMENT
1
Disconnect rear steering rod from transmission steer levers. Insert 1/8-in.- (3.2-mm-) diameter locating pins in
steering control lever (point 1) and adjust upper steering control tube until steering control is in center (no- steer)
position.
2
Insert locating pins in levers at points 2 through 5, adjusting lower steering control tube and linkage between points 2
and 5 as necessary to permit pinning.
3
Adjust rear steering rod until rod clevis hole aligns with hole in transmission steer lever with steering position
indicator on transmission valve body pointing to center (no-steer) dot (point 6). Connect rod to lever.
4
Extend rubber bellows to 4-1/2 in. (114 mm). Cement rubber bellows to bulkhead with adhesive and clamp rubber
bellows to rod. Tighten all nuts and remove locating pins. Connect rear steering rod to transmission steer levers.
NOTE
Follow-on maintenance:
Install batteries (see paragraph 6-4)
Install powerplant (see paragraph 3-1)
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