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Front Axle - FA99
Front Axle - FA99
Front Axle - FA99
43.01
Service Manual
Contents
Group - 43
front axle - FA99
Section Subject Page No.
43.0 General Hub Oil Seal and Ring for Oil Seal Arrangement
ALFA99 XE518376Z
The assembly is made leak proof by providing oil seals Also called as stub axle, made of forged steel machined
on upper and lower boss of the axle arm. Also bottom with inbuilt camber and king pin inclination angles,
oil seal retains the grease in the thrust bearing. reverse elliot type.
Lubrication of the king pins and bushes is done by grease. Track rod assy
Grease nipples are provided for greasing top and bottom
bushes on each side. The brake assembly is spigotted
on the axle arm for mounting. Brake carrier uses serrated
bolts for better locking.
Fitted to RH stub axle by 2 nos. bolt and wire locked. Made of high grade cast-iron. The brake drum standard
Made of forged steel fully polished to have smooth finish. diameter can be machined to suit two over size brake
This lever is connected to steering box through drag link/ linings during its service.
drop arm arrangement. King pins
Axle beam
Heavy I-section alloy steel forging. King pin bores are Made of specially heat treated steel and available in
precision machined. standard and three over sizes. The king pin is locked to
axle beam by double cotter pins.
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33 Sub assembly of axle arm RH 1 47 M20 bolt for fa 99 track rod lever mounting 6
43.0.3 Data
43.0.3 Data
It is mandatory to carry out few preliminary check on front axle before dismounting from the vehicle. The following
cause and effects diagram can lead to overhauling decision.
Lubrication
Play
Bush binding
Steering
hard
Wavy tyre
wear
Feathery or
saw tooth
tyre wear
Edge Centre
wear wear
Under
Over inflation of
inflation
tyres
of tyres
Over
loading
Tyre wears
King pin
bush worn
Stub Axle Bend
Brake
Binding Axle Beam
Bend
Tyre rotation
Sudden brake
neglected
application
Patchy Camber
Wear Wear
Fix the clamp plate with rubber buffer over the spring,
install the fixing bolts and tighten with Special Tool
0901002 - Socket Spring Clamp Nut.
5 6
4
2
Unscrew ball pillar nut and disconnect the drag link from
the lower end of the drop arm by using the Special Tool
0602001 - Extractor Ball Pin. 1
3
8
Lift the front wheels off the ground by jacking the axle Torque tighten the fasteners.Lower
beam (use conventional crawler cum trolley jack below the wheels to the ground and tighten
axle beam). NOTE the wheel nuts uniformly to the
recommended torque.
Unscrew shock absorber fasteners and remove shock
absorber assemblies.
Remove both side tyres, place suitable chassis support
props below chassis frame.
Remove the axle assembly along with the hub ends.
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43.1.2.0 Dismantling
Remove split pins and castle nuts from the track rod
Clean front axle assembly externally. joints. Remove ball pins out using special tool extractor.
Remove the axle arms from the axle beam with thrust
bearings and shims.
43.1.2.1 Inspection
Check the axle arm bushes for wear and renew if worn.
Check that the lubricating inner grooves are clear.
Remove the wheel lock adjustment screws. Renew the kingpin if the surfaces are worn or damaged.
W
E2/3559
Examine the ‘S’ camshaft bushes/needle roller bearings
in brake assembly and replace if necessary.
43.1.2.2 Assembly Insert the special tool from bottom and align the bottom
cotter pin groove. Fit the special tool in the bottom cotter
pin hole.
Tighten the special tool bottom nut to hand tight.
Mount the axle arm on the axle beam and insert the
aligning tool into the king pin bore.
Remove the axle arm adjusting tool.
Ensure that the thrust bearing 'TOP' mark is on the top side. Select the shims and insert the shims into the position
between axle arm upper boss and axle beam.
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Ensure end play 0.025 to 0.100 mm of the axle arm 43.1.3 Axle Arm End Play Checking Procedure
with the free movement of the axle arm from lock to lock
position.
Put a pry bar between axle arm and the top of the axle
beam. Push the axle arm up and measure the end play,
repeat the above with axle in the fully right and full left
position.
Drift the cotter pin in the axle beam firmly using a brass
hammer. When correctly installed, the heads of the pins
should project out from the axle beam by 2 to 8 mm.
Assembling king pin cover plate 43.1.5 Assembling the hub end
Fit the gasket, top & bottom cover plate and grease
nipples.
Fix the oil seal ring and inner bearing onto the axle arm.
Fix the track rod levers LH and RH and tighten the special
set screws to 55 - 57 kgm. Wire lock the bolts fit & torque
steering lever mounting special set screws to 55 - 57 kgm. Fix distance piece.
Fit the brake shoe assembly on the axle arm and tighten
the 6 nuts.
Fit the hub and outer bearing on to the axle arm. Place
the tongue washer and tighten the locking nut on the axle
arm to torque of 30 - 32 kgm.
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Hub end play - Dry setting After outer bearing, lug washer and lock nut to be
assembled.
Lock nut to be tightened to torque 30 -32 kgm.
Counter check the hub end play with dial gauge and
ensure end play 0.025 - 0.100 mm
Preliminary checks
Park the unladen vehicle on level ground.
43.2.1 Hub Sub-assembly All wheel bolts irrespective of LH/RH hub position are
RH threaded.
To Fit Wheel Bolts
Press in the inner and outer bearing outer races fully
using Special Tool.
1 HOUSING RH 11 TUBE
2 BALL PIN 12 CLAMP
3 BOTTOM CUP 13 HEX BOLT
4 TOP CUP 14 HEX NUT
5 SPRING 15 SPRING WASHER
6 LOCKING RING 16 HOUSING LH
7 DUST COVER 17 PROTECTION CAP
8 SLOTTED NUT 18 PROTECTION CAP (GREASE NIPPLE)
9 GREASE NIPPLE 19 SPLIT PIN
10 SEALING CAP
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Features Advantages
Cups and spring are axial to the ball pin Steering freeplay will be comparatively lesser since the radial
movement of cups are almost negligible.
Ball Joint Assembly Cup pressing and screw plug assembly is easy.
Ball Joint internals replacement Centre distance resetting is not required as the ball joint
internals can be replaced without dismantling the tube from
the ball joint.
Ball joint torque adjustment after few kms run. Ball joint torque can be increased by adjusting the screw
plug without removing the tube. Hence no centre distanced
resetting is required.
Correct Method
Wrong Method
- Turn the steering wheel alternatively to the left and
- Mount the threaded part of Tie rod end on the tie to the right (with axle in loaded condition).
rod tube.
- The relative motion between the ball pin and the
socket as shown in the figure either in Horizontal
- Adjust the tie rod end assembly roughly to the
or Vertical direction should not exceed 2mm.
required track, then insert the tapered surface into
the lever hole. - This displacement can be checked in limit cause
by using a slide gauge.
- Tighten the ball pin nut securely. - In case of non-conformity the joints should be
recommended for replacement.
- Adjust the track correctly and lock the end with the
43.3.3 Lubrication
nut/clamp provided.
- Make sure the GREASE NIPPLES are intact.
- Ensure that the dis-position of ball joints are correct. - Replace immediately if they are found missing.
- Ensure that the pinch bolt / nut tightening torque (6 - Make sure that always good quality & quantity of
to 7 kgm). grease is used.
- Grease should be pumped through nipple and
ensure that old grease from inside comes through
the opening of the dust cover side.
- Grease the ball joints as recommended.
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43.4 STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY & 43.3 SET STEERING BOX TO CENTRALIZED
WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE POSITION
3118-current truck
Sl no Description Qty
1 Pivot Pin 1
Check Drop arm fitment to steering box with 2 Bracket relay drop arm mounting 1
SAP marks on Sector shaft and drop arm face
3 Relay drop arm 1
coinciding. This ensures that the drop arm is
aligned correctly at steering box centralized 4 Tapper Roller Bearing 2
position. 5 Bonded Seal 2
6 Lock Nut 2
If SAP marks not found coinciding, remove 7 Castle Nut 1
drop arm and re-fit the same with SAP marks 8 Split pin 1
coinciding (Drop arm nut torque – 700Nm). 9 Grease Nipple 1
10 Spacer 1
11 Shim 0.08 mm thick AR
12 Shim 0.13 mm thick AR
13 Shim 0.25 mm thick AR
14 Shim 0.508 mm thick AR
15 Shim 1.2 mm thick AR
Add shims between spacer and bearing inner
face to get the axial play of 0.001" to 0.004".
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- Relay drag link to be set to 1760 ± 1.5 mm length between ball centers and assembled between main
drop arm and relay drop arm. If relay draglink length not found as per spec, set relay draglink length to
spec and re-fit the same.
- Steering box to be centralized so that it is at straight ahead position. This can be confirmed by SAP
marks on input shaft coinciding with that on the box casing.
- Keep the first front axle and 2nd front axle in SAP condition and assemble the draglinks. Approximate
length of first draglink is 880 mm mm and 2nd draglink is 926 mm.
- Adjust max cut screw on 1st front axle to achieve 100 mm Gap between inner tyre rear and spring on
both LH & RH turns.
- In the above condition, adjust max cut screw on 2nd axle so that there is a gap of 2 mm between max
cut screw head and axle beam.
43.6.2 Pressure cut off setting :
- Set max cut pressure relief on first axle by adjusting the limiter screws on the steering box with a 3- 4
mm spacer between max cut screw head and axle beam on 1st axle (As normally done on other models)
for both LH & RH turns.
Steering wheel to be rigidly held in Straight ahead position to arrest movement till completion of the wheel
alignment procedure (Step 8- Step 11)
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RHS
A1 A2
C.L of vehicle
LHS
Check dimension A1 & A2 as shown in sketch for 1st front axle RHS wheel brake drum
Spec: A2 – A1 = 0 to 1mm
If A2 – A1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 1st FA draglink length.
RHS
A1 A2
C.L of vehicle
B1 B2
LHS
Check dimension B1 & B2 as shown in sketch for 1st front axle LHS wheel brake drum
Spec: B2 – B1 = 0 to 1mm
If B2 – B1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 1st FA track rod.
A1 A2
RHS
C1 C2
C.L of vehicle
B1 B2 D1 D2
LHS
Check dimension C1 & C2 as shown in sketch for 2nd front axle RHS wheel brake drum
Spec: C2 – C1 = 0 to 1mm
If C2 – C1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting length of 2nd FA draglink.
Check dimension D1 & D2 as shown in sketch for 2nd front axle LHS wheel brake drum
Spec: D2 – D1 = 0 to 1mm
If D2 – D1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 2nd FA track rod.
RHS
A1 A2 C1 C2
E F
B1 B2 D1 D2
LHS
E = (A1+A2)/2 – (B1+B2)/2
F = (C1+C2)/2 – (D1+D2)/2
If Front axle offset is more than 4mm, loosen the I-Bolts and shift the axle suitably.
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43.11 Thrust Angle & Scrub Angle (applicable only for NRS suspension)
RHS
C.L of vehicle M
LHS
N
- Check Thrust angle (M ) & Scrub angle (N) as shown in sketch for Rear Axles
- If M & N are not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by loosening the rear axle U-bolts
and adjusting the rear axles suitably. -
If SAP marks not found coinciding, remove - Set max cut pressure relief on first axle by
drop arm and re-fit the same with SAP marks adjusting the limiter screws on the steering
coinciding (Drop arm nut torque – 700Nm). box with a 3- 4 mm spacer between max cut
screw head and axle beam on 1st axle (As
normally done on other models) for both LH
& RH turns.
RHS
A1 A2
C.L of vehicle
LHS
Check dimension A1 & A2 as shown in sketch for 1st front axle RHS wheel brake drum
Spec: A2 – A1 = 0 to 1mm
If A2 – A1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 1st FA draglink length.
RHS
A1 A2
C.L of vehicle
B1 B2
LHS
Check dimension B1 & B2 as shown in sketch for 1st front axle LHS wheel brake drum
Spec: B2 – B1 = 0 to 1mm
If B2 – B1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 1st FA track rod.
RHS
A1 A2
C.L of vehicle
L1 L2
B1 B2
LHS
Spec: L2 – L1 = 0 to 2 mm
If L2 – L1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting length of Lift axle track rod.
RHS
C.L of vehicle M
LHS
N
- Check Thrust angle (M ) & Scrub angle (N) as shown in sketch for Rear Axles
Sl no Description Qty
1 Pivot Pin 1
Check Drop arm fitment to steering box with 2 Bracket relay drop arm mounting 1
SAP marks on Sector shaft and drop arm face 3 Relay drop arm 1
coinciding. This ensures that the drop arm is 4 Tapper Roller Bearing 2
aligned correctly at steering box centralized 5 Bonded Seal 2
position. 6 Lock Nut 2
7 Castle Nut 1
If SAP marks not found coinciding, remove
drop arm and re-fit the same with SAP marks 8 Split pin 1
coinciding (Drop arm nut torque – 700Nm). 9 Grease Nipple 1
10 Spacer 1
11 Shim 0.08 mm thick AR
12 Shim 0.13 mm thick AR
13 Shim 0.25 mm thick AR
14 Shim 0.508 mm thick AR
15 Shim 1.2 mm thick AR
Add shims between spacer and bearing inner
face to get the axial play of 0.001" to 0.004".
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- Relay drag link to be set to 1760 ± 1.5 mm length between ball centers and assembled between main
drop arm and relay drop arm.
- If relay draglink length not found as per spec, set relay draglink length to spec and re-fit the same.
- Steering box to be centralized so that it is at straight ahead position. This can be confirmed by SAP marks
on input shaft coinciding with that on the box casing.
- Keep the first front axle and 2nd front axle in SAP condition and assemble the draglinks. Approximate
length of first draglink is 951 mm and 2nd draglink is 1110 mm.
- Adjust max cut screw on 1st front axle to achieve 85 mm Gap between inner tyre rear and spring on both
LH & RH turns.
- In the above condition, adjust max cut screw on 2nd axle so that there is a gap of 2 mm between max
cut screw head and axle beam.
- Set max cut pressure relief on first axle by adjusting the limiter screws on the steering box with a 3- 4 mm
spacer between max cut screw head and axle beam on 1st axle (As normally done on other models) for
both LH & RH turns.
Steering wheel to be rigidly held in Straight ahead position to arrest movement till completion of the wheel
alignment procedure (Step 8- Step 11)
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RHS
A1 A2
C.L of vehicle
LHS
Check dimension A1 & A2 as shown in sketch for 1st front axle RHS wheel brake drum
Spec: A2 – A1 = 0 to 1mm
If A2 – A1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 1st FA draglink length.
RHS
A1 A2
C.L of vehicle
B1 B2
LHS
Check dimension B1 & B2 as shown in sketch for 1st front axle LHS wheel brake drum
Spec: B2 – B1 = 0 to 1mm
If B2 – B1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 1st FA track rod.
RHS
A1 A2
C1 C2
C.L of vehicle
B1 B2 D1 D2
LHS
Check dimension C1 & C2 as shown in sketch for 2nd front axle RHS wheel brake drum
Spec: C2 – C1 = 0 to 1mm
If C2 – C1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting length of 2nd FA draglink.
Check dimension D1 & D2 as shown in sketch for 2nd front axle LHS wheel brake drum
Spec: D2 – D1 = 0 to 1mm
If D2 – D1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting 2nd FA track rod.
RHS
A1 A2 C1 C2
E F
B1 B2 D1 D2
LHS
E = (A1+A2)/2 – (B1+B2)/2
F = (C1+C2)/2 – (D1+D2)/2
If Front axle offset is more than 4mm, loosen the I-Bolts and shift the axle suitably.
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RHS
A1 A2
C1 C2
C.L of vehicle
L1 L2
B1 B2 D1 D2
LHS
Check dimension L1 & L2 as shown in sketch for Lift Axle
Spec: L2 – L1 = 0 to 2 mm, If L2 – L1 is not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by adjusting length
of Lift axle track rod.Record Dimension ‘L1’ & ‘L2’
11.Thrust Angle & Scrub Angle (applicable only for NRS suspension)
RHS
C.L of vehicle M
LHS
N
- Check Thrust angle (M ) & Scrub angle (N) as shown in sketch for Rear Axles
- If M & N are not found as per spec, the same needs to be achieved by loosening the rear axle U-bolts
and adjusting the rear axles suitably. Record Dimension ‘M & N
Torque Specification for Suspension & steering
Sl.
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Description Remarks
No.
Every
Pdi
Front axle
(fa99)
June 2011
Foreword
This Service Training Handout contains specifications, data and instructions on the
correct methods of carrying out dismantling, assembling and repair work on Front Axle
FA90 / FA91 and FA99 models.
By using this Handbook and the appropriate special tools, it is possible to execute repairs
within the specified time. Adhering to the safety instructions will protect operators from
accidents. Before starting any repair work, ensure the availability of safety measures
in good order. Check and wear prescribed safety-wear required by safety regulations,
i.e., goggles, helmet, hand gloves and safety shoes. Check all tools, material handling
equipments before using them.
In accordance with Ashok Leyland Limited (the Company’s) policy of continuous product
improvements, the company reserves the right to change the procedures, material,
specifications, dimensions or design referred to in this Booklet, at any time and without
prior notice. Relevant changes would be updated through our service circulars, if found
necessary.
Care has been taken to include as much useful information as possible. Every reasonable
effort has been made to ensure that this booklet is accurate. The Information, Data and
Procedures given in this manual are indicative in nature and not binding.
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