Chapter 15. STEERING SYSTEM GROUP MAINTENANCE

TM 9-2320-209-20-3-2

STEERING SYSTEM GROUP MAINTENANCE

Section I. SCOPE

15-1. EQUIPMENT ITEMS COVERED. This chapter gives equipment maintenance

procedures for the mechanical steering gear assembly for which there are authorized

corrective maintenance tasks at the organizational maintenance level.

15-2. 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.

MECHANICAL

STEERING

GEAR

ASSEMBLY

FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT.

Toe-in gage

TOOLS:

15/16-inch wrench

Pipe wrench

None

SUPPLIES:

Two

PERSONNEL:

Truck parked on smooth level ground, wheels in

EQUIPMENT

CONDITION:

straight ahead position, engine off, handbrake set.

Preliminary Procedures.

(1) Inflate front tires to correct pressure. Refer to TM 9-2320-209-10.

(2) Check wheel bearing adjustment. Refer to para 14-3.