17730-248 49 Alignment & Adjustments
AIRTEK
®
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SOFTEK
®
for Blue Bird Buses
SOFTEK RE-TORQUE PROCEDURE
FIGURE 8-23
1. Chock the wheels.
2. Loosen all six (6) front and rear spring eye bolts, see Figure 8-23.
NOTE Do not remove the spring eye bolts.
3. Let the suspension settle.
4. Tighten the front M20 spring eye bolt locknuts to vehicle manufacturer's specifications.
5. Tighten the rear M20 spring eye bolt and shackle bolt locknuts to vehicle manufactur-
er's specifications.
6. Affix a straight edge to the bottom of the frame rail behind frame hanger, see Figure 8-22.
7. With the vehicle on a level surface measure the distance from the top of the straight
edge to the ground on both sides of the vehicle and record the measurements.
8. Measure the difference from one side to the other.
9. Do a road test and repeat measurement steps 7 to 9.
10. If the measurement is less than
3
⁄8" the vehicle is level. If measurement is more than
3
⁄8"
contact Hendrickson Tech Services.
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