MASSEY FERGUSON MF 14 Service Manual page 20

Fig.
64
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Setting Pre-Load
On
Steering Shall
STENR]NG
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Fig.
65
-
Steering Arm Adjustment
7.
Turn in on
adjusting screw until a
slight
drag
is felt
on
steering shaft
at
mid range
of
steering (this would be a straight ahead
position
of
f
ront wheels).
B. Back out adjusting screw to
eliminate
any binding of
steering shaft and secure in
this
position with locknut. See Fig.
66.
9.
Fill steering gear housing through
grease
fitting with
a
good grade of lithium base grease.
FRONT AXLE AND LINKAGE
STEERING LINKAGE
The steering Iinkage consists of a drag link,
bellcrank arm assembly and two tie rods. Check
all
connections and pivot points
for
looseness.
The
tie
rods and drag link ends are the
ball
socket type and are replaceable. The bellcrank
arm
has two replaceable bearings.
BELLCRANK ARM AND BEARING
REPLACEMENT
1.
Remove
right side panel,
covers
over
drive shaft and flywheel rotary screen. See
Fig.
67.
2.
Loosen setscrew
on
transmission cool-
ing fan and slide fan rearward.
3.
Remove bolts securing drive shaft to fly-
wheel and slide drive shaft forward
off
trans-
mission input shaft, as shown in Fig. 67.
4.
Slide drive shaft out as shown in Fig. 68.
5.
Disconnect drag link at
f
ront end.
Fig.
66
-
Steering
Gear Adjustment
Fig.
69
-
Lower
End of Bellcrank
6.
Remove
nut
at
lower end
of
bellcrank
arm assembly. See Fig.
69.
Fig.
67
-
Drive Shalt Disconnected
Fig.
68
-
Removing Drive Shaft
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