Section 180-0040
Suspension System - Rear Suspension
SM 1978 4-00
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1. Position the vehicle in a level work area, raise the
body and install the body safety prop to secure the
body in the partially raised position.
2. Apply the parking brake and switch off the engine.
3. Block the front road wheels, place the steering lock
bar and oscillation lock pin in the 'Locked' position and
the battery master switch in the 'Off' position.
4. Using suitable blocking equipment, block equaliser
beams (6) to prevent movement when raising the
trailer frame.
5. Whilst the rear road wheels are still on the ground,
loosen the wheel nuts.
6. Using suitable lifting equipment, raise the trailer
frame until the rear wheels are off the ground. Support
the vehicle with suitable stands and blocking
equipment at the trailer frame, articulation pivot area
and centre and rear axles.
7. Support one tyre and rim assembly with suitable
lifting equipment and remove wheel nuts and
lockwashers securing the rim to the axle. Remove tyre
and rim assembly.
8. Repeat step 7 for the remaining rear tyre and rim
assemblies.
9. With a suitable container in position, disconnect
hydraulic brake lines from the tee piece between the
centre and rear axle assemblies. Cap lines and fittings
to prevent entry of dirt. Remove clips securing brake
lines to centre control rods (17).
10. Remove mounting hardware connecting brake line
guards to axle brackets and remove brake line guards.
11. Disconnect hose assemblies (38) from elbows (36)
in panhard rods (18) and plate on RH equaliser beam
(6). Remove bolts (49), washers (48), clips (47 & 50)
and hose assemblies (38) from the vehicle.
12. Remove blocking materials from equaliser
beams (6). Remove locknuts (46), lockwashers (23)
and bolts (45) securing interleaf mounts (16) to
equaliser beams (6).
13. Remove socket screws (26) and lockwashers (23)
securing interleaf mounts (16) to bracket assemblies
(1 & 2), plates (41) and adaptor plates (42). Remove
interleaf mounts (16).
14. Remove bolts (14) and lockwashers (15) securing
end cap (11) to equaliser beam (6). Remove end
cap (11).
15. Remove bolts (12) and lockwashers (10) securing
retainer (9) to spindle on the frame. Remove retainer (9).
16. Using suitable lifting equipment, support equaliser
beam (6) and withdraw from spindle on the frame.
17. Remove and discard 'V' seal (8) from bushing (7).
If required, remove bushing (7) from spindle on the
frame.
18. Repeat steps 13 through 16 to remove the
opposite equaliser beam (6).
19. Remove locknuts (43), hardened washers (25) and
bolts (33) securing centre control links (17) to cross
shaft mounting brackets.
20. Remove locknuts (29), hardened washers (34) and
bolts (40) securing centre control links (17) to bracket
assemblies (5). Remove centre control links (17).
21. Remove locknuts (29), hardened washers (34) and
bolts (40) securing control link (17) to bracket
assembly (4) on the rear axle and the LH frame
mounting bracket. Remove control link (17).
22. Remove locknuts (29), hardened washers (34) and
bolts (40) securing control link (17) to bracket
assembly (3) on the centre axle and the LH frame
mounting bracket. Remove control link (17).
23. Remove locknuts (29), hardened washers (34) and
bolts (40) securing control link (17) to bracket
assembly (2) on the rear axle and the RH frame
mounting bracket. Remove control link (17).
24. Remove locknuts (29), hardened washers (34) and
bolts (40) securing control link (17) to bracket
assembly (1) on the centre axle and the RH frame
mounting bracket. Remove control link (17).
25. Remove bolts (30), lockwashers (31) and washers
(51) securing pin assemblies (39) to bracket
assemblies (1 & 2) and frame mounting brackets.
Remove pin assemblies (39) and panhard rods (18)
from bracket assemblies (1 & 2) and frame mounting
brackets.
26. Remove bolts (24) and lockwashers (25) securing
bracket assemblies (5) to the centre and rear axles.
Remove bracket assemblies (5).
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