7
Front Suspension Components
STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION
1
2
3
4
Figure 7-19
Connect Front Brake Cables
3.
Remove cotter pins (22) and nuts (20), then remove ball joints from the spindles
.
Remove drag link ball joint.
See also Tie Rod and Drag Link Removal on page 7-12.
4.
Remove the nut (17) from the top of the kingpin (26)
.
5.
Raise the upper clevis (16) from the kingpin.
6.
Remove the thrust washer (19).
7.
Slide the spindle off the kingpin (26).
8.
Remove the wave washer (20) and inspect it. If the washer is broken or has a wave bottom to wave crest height
dimension of less than 0.040 inch (0.10 cm), it must be replaced.
9.
Remove bolt (25) and nut (14) from bottom of kingpin (26) and remove kingpin.
10. Inspect the kingpin and spindle. If either is worn or damaged, it must be replaced.
11. Inspect the bushings (3 and 4). If the bushings are worn or damaged, remove them and press in new ones.
See following NOTE.
NOTE:
If the bushings are replaced, ream new bushings to 0.750-0.752 (3/4 inch) (19.05-19.10 mm) in diameter. The
reamer should be long enough to ream both bushings from one direction.
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2007-2009 Turf 252, Carryall 252 and XRT 900 Maintenance and Service Manual