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INSTALLATION CONTINUED
2. Install bearing (Figure 6, Item 21) in lever arm (Figure 6, Item 4).
3. Install lever arm (Figure 6, Item 4) on pivot plate (Figure 6, Item 1).
4. Install three washers (Figure 6, Item 24), new lockwashers (Figure 6, Item 23), and bolts (Figure 6, Item 22) on
pivot plate (Figure 6, Item 1).
5. Install flat washer (Figure 6, Item 19) and nut (Figure 6, Item 18) on pivot plate (Figure 6, Item 1).
6. Install steering rod (Figure 6, Item 7) on loader.
7. Install steering rod (Figure 6, Item 7), bolt (Figure 6, Item 16), and new locknut (Figure 6, Item 14) on steering
rod end (Figure 6, Item 15).
NOTE
Loosen locknut on steering rod end to demand valve. Turn steering rod end in or out of
demand valve to line up holes with steering rod with lever arm centered.
8. Install steering rod (Figure 6, Item 7), bolt (Figure 6, Item 8), and new locknut (Figure 6, Item 6) on lever arm
(Figure 6, Item 4).
NOTE
Ball-stud on steering gear must be positioned between the two ball-stud seats within the
tie-rod end.
9. Align ball-stud (Figure 6, Item 12) on steering gear (Figure 6, Item 9) with large opening in tie-rod end
(Figure 6, Item 13), and install drag link (Figure 6, Item 17) on loader.
10. Tighten plug (Figure 6, Item 11) until no free play exists. DO NOT compress spring. Tighten plug an additional
half-turn to compress spring.
11. Line up slot in plug (Figure 6, Item 11) with cotter pin holes in tie-rod end (Figure 6, Item 13). If not aligned,
tighten plug until new cotter pin (Figure 6, Item 10) slides in. Bend cotter pin.
NOTE
Tighten down clamps on tie-rod ends after drag link is installed.
12. Install washer (Figure 6, Item 3) and new locknut (Figure 6, Item 2) on drag link stud (Figure 6, Item 17) on
lever arm (Figure 6, Item 5).
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