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| A | 175-5507 | Nitrogen Charging Group | 1 |
Start By:
- Remove the steering accumulator. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Steering Accumulator - Remove".
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Keep all parts clean from contaminants. Contaminants may cause rapid wear and shortened component life. |
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Hydraulic accumulator contains gas and oil under high pressure. Improper removal or repair procedures could cause severe injury. To remove or repair, instructions in the service manual must be followed. Special equipment is required for testing and charging. |
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Personal injury can result from the sudden release of high pressure oil. Be sure the engine has been shut off for a minimum of five minutes to ensure that the accumulator pressure is zero. The accumulator is filled with dry nitrogen. Do not loosen or remove the valve or the cap from the top of the accumulator. |
- Before the disassembly procedure, use Tooling (A) in order to verify that accumulator (1) is completely discharged.
- Remove plug (2). Remove nut (3). Remove spacer (4).
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Illustration 2 g01586015 - Push fitting (5) into accumulator shell (6).
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Illustration 3 g01183808 - Remove washer (7). Remove O-ring seal (8). Remove ring (9).
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Illustration 4 g01183810 - Fold ring (10) in half in order to remove ring (10) from accumulator shell (6).
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Illustration 5 g01183811 - Remove fitting (5) from accumulator shell (6).
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Illustration 6 g01183817 Show/hide tablePersonal injury can result from being struck by parts propelled by a released spring force.
Make sure to wear all necessary protective equipment.
Follow the recommended procedure and use all recommended tooling to release the spring force.
- Remove nut (11). Remove sleeve (12). Remove spring (13). Remove poppet (14) from fitting (5).
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Illustration 7 g01183823 - Remove nut (15).
- Remove seal (16).
- Remove valve assembly (17).
- Remove nut (18).
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Illustration 8 g01183832 - Remove bladder (19) from accumulator shell (6).
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