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Dismantling and assembling rigid jacket tube - AR46.10-P-0500A: Notes

MODEL 129, 170, 202, 208 

Fig 1: Identifying Rigid Jacket Tube Dismantle/Assemble Components
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DISASSEMBLING Dismantling     
1 Remove jacket tube   AR46.10-P-0400A 
2 Detach bolt (80c), remove lower steering shaft (80a) INSPECT Check lateral runout of lower steering shaft (80a) (visual inspection).  
3 Remove retaining ring (70f), disk spring (70e) and thrust ring (70d)    
4 Push steering shaft (70g) out slightly, remove locking ring (70c) and thrust ring (70b)    
5 Press ball bearing (70a) out of the jacket tube using the steering shaft (70g)    
ASSEMBLING Assembling     
6 Using a suitable tube (072), press the new ball bearing (70a) in up to the stop in the jacket tube    
7 Slide steering shaft in (70g) and press second ball bearing in    
8 Push thrust ring (70b) and locking ring (70c) together onto the steering shaft IMPORTANT Ensure that the locking ring locks in position correctly in the groove of the upper steering shaft.
Two locking rings are fitted on vehicles with contact spirals.
 
9 Slide on thrust ring (70d) and disk spring (70e)    
10 Mount retaining ring (70f) on the steering shaft (70g) and, using a suitable tube (072), push on until the disk spring (70e) is fully preloaded. NOTES The disk spring must be preloaded fully; preload fully using the lower steering shaft, if necessary.  
11 Attach lower steering shaft (80a) to upper steering shaft   AR46.10-P-0500-01E 
TORQUE SPECIFICATION STEERING SHAFT

Number Designation Model 129 Model 170
BA46.10-P-1002-01B Lower clamping screw to upper steering shaft Nm 25 25
TORQUE SPECIFICATION STEERING SHAFT

Number Designation Model 202 Model 208
BA46.10-P-1002-01B Lower clamping screw to upper steering shaft Nm 25 25