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TM 9-2320-364-34-3
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14-9. LONGITUDINAL TORQUE ROD REPLACEMENT (CONT).
NOTE
Frame must be level to perform axle camber adjustment properly.
Axle camber angle measurements must be taken with relationship to frame. If frame is not
level, the angle the frame is inclined must be added or subtracted from flange assembly
measurement.
Axle flange assembly measurement of 87 0.5 degrees equals axle camber of three
degrees 0.5 (90 degrees 87 degrees = 3 degrees).
(d)
Measure the angle (in degrees) that
flange assembly is cambered.
1
Position protractor and steel plate
on frame at point A. Adjust
protractor to zero.
2
Position protractor and steel plate
on machined surface of the flange
assembly and record measurement.
This is point B. Measurement
should read 87 degrees 0.5
degrees.
(e)
If axle camber is not three degrees
0.5 degrees, add or subtract spacers
(16) until correct axle camber is
achieved.
(f)
Install clamp half (4), U-bolt (3) and
cushion clip (5) on torque rod (6) using
two lockwashers (2) and nuts (1).
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