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4-52. CONNECTING LINK (CONT)
c. Remove safety pin (1), nut (2), and capscrew (3) from connecting link (4).
d. Pry up and move connecting link (4) off of upper suspension arm (5) on bogie.
2.
Remove screw (6), retaining ring (7), two nonmetallic seals (8), and shouldered pin (9) from connecting link (4).
Discard nonmetallic seals.
3.
Center bushing cap (10) and washer (11) over urethane bushing (12) on connecting link (4).
4.
Install threaded rod (13) up through bottom of urethane bushing (12) and through bushing cap (10) and washer
(11).
5.
Install nut (14) onto top of threaded rod (13). Thread nut (14) until approximately three threads of threaded rod (13)
protrude past end of nut (14).
6.
Install spacer (15) with recessed side facing upward, onto threaded rod (13) from under side of connecting link (4).
7.
Install nut (16) onto threaded rod (13). Tighten nut (16) against spacer (15).
8.
Center bushing cap (10) and spacer (15) over urethane bushing (12) on connecting link (4).
9.
Using a 3/4-inch ratchet, 1-1/8-inch socket, and 1-1/8-inch combination wrench, tighten nuts (14 and 16). Continue
to tighten nuts (14 and 16) until urethane bushing (12) is removed from connecting link (4).
10.
Remove tool from connecting link (4). Remove nut (16), spacer (15), and urethane bushing (12) from threaded rod
(13). Discard urethane bushing.
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