eep UNIVERSAL SERIES SERVICE MANUAL M M l9 SERVICE j 2 JF1GNOSIS SYMPTOMS PROBABLE REM EDY Hard Steering Lack of Lubrication l l Lu bri cate Tires Soft lnfiatne Tight Steering Adjust See Steering Section Low Speed Shimmy or Wheel Fight Spring Clips and Shackles Loose Readjust or Replace Front Axle Shifted Broken Spring Center Bolt Insuiiilcient Toe In Adjust Improper Caster Reset Steering System Loose or Worn Adjust or Overhaul Steering Gear Front Axle or Steering Parts Twisted Axle l Straighten or Adj ust High Speed Shimmy or Wheel Fight Check Conditions Under l ow Speed Slhimmy Tire Pressures Low or not Equal Zlnflate Wheel Out of Balance Balance Wheel Runout Straighten Radial Runout of Tires Mfount Properly Wheel Camber l j j Same on Both Wheels Front Springs Settled or Broken Repair or Replace Bent Steering Knuckle Arm Straighten or Replace Shock Absorbers not Effective liieplace or Repair Steering Gear Loose on Frame lFighten Front Springs too Flexible r a Over Lubricated Tramp Wheels Unbalanced Check and Balance Wandering Improper Toe in r A ljlust Check for Bent Steering Knuckle Arm Broken Front Spring Main Leaf Replace Axle Shifted Spring Center Bolt Broken Loose Spring Shackles or Clips Adjust or Replace Improper Caster r Reset Tire Pressure Uneven I nilate Tightness in Steering System l Adjust Loose Wheel Bearings Adjust Front Spring Settled or Brokeri Repair or Replace Axle Noiisy on Pull Pinion and Ring Gear Adjusted too Tight Readjust Pinion Bearings Rough a Replace Axle Noiisy on Coast Excessive Back Lash at Ring and Pinion Gears Readjust End Play in Pinion Shaft n i Readjust Rough Bearing 4 Replace Axle Noisy on Coast and Pull Ring and Pinion Adjusted too Tight Readjust Pinion Set too Deep in Ring Gear Readjust Pinion Bearing Loose or Worn l Readjust or Replace Back Lash Axle Shaft Universal Joint Worn ZEE1epla e Axle Shaft Improperly Adjusted ZEE1 eadjust Worn Differential Pinion Washers Rleplatce Worn Propeller Shaft Universal joints Riepair Emergency Where difficulty is experienced with front axle dflliferential making the vehicle inoperative remove axle driving flanges This will allow bringing vehicle in under its own power Be sure the transfer case shift lever is in the neutral disenggggaged position 285