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4 - 2 0 . F r o n t S t e p R e p l a c e m e n t . (See figure 4-8.) The roadside and curbside front steps are symmetrical,
and replacement procedures are the same except where noted in the steps below.
a. R e m o v a l .
NOTE
(1) and (2).
When removing roadside front step, omit steps
Remove fuel can brackets (paragraph 4-17, a).
(1)
Remove accessory box (paragraph 4-18, a).
(2)
Remove cotter pin (1, figure 4-8) and clevis pin (2) securing handbrake cable (3) to handbrake lever
(3)
mechanism
(4).
Remove two screws (5), two flat washers (6) and two nuts (7) securing handbrake (8) to trailer frame (9).
(4)
Remove two screws (10), two flat washers (11) and two nuts (12) securing handbrake cable bracket (13)
(5)
to front step (14).
NOTE
There are two screws, flat washers, and nuts securing handbrake bracket to front step. It
is only necessary to remove one set of attaching hardware to remove front step from
trailer frame.
Remove screw (15), flat washer (16), Iockwasher (17) and nut (18) directly beneath pivot point of
(6)
handbrake lever (4).
Remove seven screws (19), 14 flat washers (20) and seven nuts (21) securing front step (14) to front
(7)
edge offender (22).
Remove four screws (23, 24 and 25), eight flat washers (26) and four nuts (27) securing front step (14)
(8)
to edge of trailer frame (9).
Remove three screws (28), three flat washers (29) and three nuts (30) securing front step (14) to trailer
(9)
cross brace channels (31) and remove front step (14) and spacers (32) and (33).
Installation.
b.
NOTE
Three different length screws are used to mount the front step. Screws with index
numbers (5), (10), (18) and (23) in figure 4-8 are one inch long. Screw with index number
(24) is 1-1/4 inch long. Screws with index numbers (15), (22) and (27) are 1-3/4 inch
long. Observe lengths and locations when installing hardware.
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