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Maintenance, Service, and Repair
Steering
Page 10
Replacing a Ball Joint
6. Raise the front of the vehicle and support with
jack stands.
7. Loosen the ball joint clamp on the steering sleeve.
8. Remove the cotter pin and ball joint nut.
9. Using a pickle fork, remove the ball joint from the
steering arm.
10. Remove the ball joint from the steering sleeve.
HINT: Count the number of turns required to remove
the ball joint from the sleeve. This will make
it easier to realign the wheels.
Steering Sleeve
Clamp
Ball Joint
Steering Arm
Cotter Pin
Ball Joint Nut
Always use a lifting strap, hoist, and jack
stands, of adequate capacity to lift and
support the vehicle. Failure to use lifting
and support devices of rated load capacity
may result in severe bodily injury.
1. Make sure the key-switch is in the “OFF”
position, then remove the key.
2. Place the forward-reverse switch in the
center “OFF” position.
3. Confirm the electric park brake is set.
4. Place blocks under the front wheels to
prevent vehicle movement.
5. Disconnect the main positive and
negative cables at the batteries.
11. Install the new ball joint into the steering sleeve.
Screw it into the sleeve the same number of turns
counted in the previous step. Do not tighten the
ball joint clamp at this time.
12. Install the ball joint into the steering arm. Tighten
the ball joint nut to 40-45 ft-lbs. and install a new
cotter pin.
13. Realign the front wheels.
NOTE: Refer to the
Steering
section for information
regarding realignment of the front wheels.
14. Lower the vehicle.
15. Reconnect the main positive and negative cables
at the batteries.
16. Remove the blocks from behind the wheels.
17. Release the park brake and test drive the vehicle.
Replacing the Drag Link
The Drag Link is the linkage that connects the steering
gear pitman arm to the steering knuckle. Refer to the
illustration on the following page.
6. Raise the front of the vehicle and support with
jack stands.
7. Remove the ball joints or rod ends from the
steering knuckle and pitman arm.
NOTE: Refer to the
Replacing the Ball Joints
section for information regarding the removal
of the ball joints or rod ends.
8. Remove the drag link as an assembly.
1. Make sure the key-switch is in the “OFF”
position, then remove the key.
2. Place the forward-reverse switch in the
center “OFF” position.
3. Confirm the electric park brake is set.
4. Place blocks under the front wheels to
prevent vehicle movement.
5. Disconnect the main positive and
negative cables at the batteries.
Always use a lifting strap, hoist, and jack
stands, of adequate capacity to lift and
support the vehicle. Failure to use lifting
and support devices of rated load capacity
may result in severe bodily injury.