Chapter 11. FRONT AXLE GROUP MAINTENANCE

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FRONT AXLE GROUP MAINTENANCE

Section I. SCOPE

11-1. EQUIPMENT ITEMS COVERED. This chapter gives equipment maintenance

procedures for the front axle assembly and the steering mechanism for which there

are authorized corrective maintenance tasks at the organizational maintenance level.

11-2. EQUIPMENT ITEMS NOT COVERED. All equipment items for which corrective

maintenance is authorized at the organizational maintenance level are covered in this

chapter.

Section II.

FRONT

AXLE

ASSEMBLY

JACKING AND SUPPORTING AXLE HOUSING.

WARNING

Never work under truck with only one jack

supporting truck. Truck may slip off jack.

Weight of truck must be supported by trestles

or support stands, with capacity for weight

of truck.

Floor jack or jack supplied with truck, minimum capacity 8 tons

TOOLS:

Trestles, motor vehicle, minimum capacity 5 tons (2)

None

SUPPLIES:

PERSONNEL: One

EQUIPMENT CONDITION: Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set, wheels

chocked.