Recalls for your 1981 Mack R700

Recalls for 1981 Mack R700

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Mack Superliner, south western, PA. 12-20-2017

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Mack Superliner, south western, PA. 12-20-2017

Mack Superliner, south western, PA. 2013 inspection sticker, 12-20-2017

I want this truck pretty bad. He is asking double what its worth. It has a rollback placed on a sleeper chassis. I do not want the rollback. Will try to make a deal if he is willing.

DEFECT #1 - STEERING:LINKAGES


Posted on: 1981-07-14
Description
The involved trucks have pitman arms with timing marks and serrations located 8 degrees out of proper alignment.  When the chassis is raised to the maximum condition with the wheels suspended or dropped into a deep hole, the pitman arm and drag link can go into toggle position.

Consequence


Corrective Action
Upon inspection, all defective pitman arms will be replaced with properly timed arms.

Notes
Vehicle description: trucks equipped with left hand steering and 9qc3239-p3pitman arm.system: steering; steering gear lever (pitman arm).consequences of defect: under these conditions the steering would lock,resulting in loss of vehicle control and, possibly, an accident.