Recalls for your 1981 Mack Rd600

Recalls for 1981 Mack Rd600

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1972 Mack RD685 Steel Hood Tractor

Trucks, Buses, & Trains by granitefan713 posted a photo:

1972 Mack RD685 Steel Hood Tractor

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.