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Plunger and Adjustment Wedge Installation
1. Install the adjusting screw (20) through the hole locat-
ed in the throat of the fifth wheel casting. Install the
compression spring (
23) over the screw, then slide the
adjusting wedge (
22) over the screw (see FIGURE 6).
Compress the spring and install a lock nut (
21).
Tighten the screw with a 1⁄2˝ Allen wrench until the
nut is flush with the end of the bolt.
2. Lubricate the tail and faces of the plunger with a
light grease (
FIGURE 7).
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REBUILDING PROCEDURES continued
Primary Lock Installation continued
3. Place the secondary lock (10) into its approximate
location in the casting (see
FIGURE 4).
4.
IMPORTANT: Coat the lock pin hole in the swinging
lock (
6) with Never-Seez
®
(supplied with kit).
This is
vital. DO NOT USE any substitute lubricant.
(See
FIGURE 5.)
10
FIGURE 4
20
21
22
23
FIGURE 6
18
17
Apply lubricant
FIGURE 7
LOCK PIN HOLE
Lubricate with
Never-Seez
®
before putting
in position
6
FIGURE 5
5. Insert the swinging lock (6) between the ramps (see
FIGURE 5). Temporarily set it under the rear rib.
3. Install the spring (
18) in the casting. See FIGURE 8.
4. Insert the plunger (
17) through the plunger slots in the
casting and the spring (
18). Use the helper block to
hold the plunger in place with the spring compressed
(see
FIGURE 8).
Plunger slots
18
17
FIGURE 8