Rough Country 591.20 User Manual

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29. Tighten the radius arm bolt to 230 ft/lbs
30. Remove the cotter pin and nut using a 21mm wrench, from the drag link end where it attaches to the pitman arm.

Dislodge link with a tie rod end puller, or a pickle fork. Note: replace the link if any stud looseness is detected, or if
you can twist the studs in its socket with your fingers. Using a 34mm socket, remove the nut from the steering sector
and remove the pitman arm with a puller tool. Inspect the splines on the shaft for excessive wear, repair if needed.

31. Install new arm, lock washer, and nut. Using a 34mm socket, torque to 200 ft/lbs.
32. Attach the drag link stud to the pitman arm. Torque nut to factory specs, and install cotter pin. Check for adequate

linkage clearances while turning steering wheel full lock in both positions

33. Install the track bar in the new track bar bracket with the factory hardware. Tighten using a 30mm wrench. NOTE: It

may be necessary to start the truck and turn the wheels in the direction the track bar needs to go in order to align
the track bar with the hole. Install using the stock track bar hardware.

CARRIER BEARING DROP INSTRUCTIONS

1. For vehicles with 2 piece drive shafts, support the driveshaft, using a 17mm socket remove the bolts from the carrier

bearing bracket.

2. Lower the drive shaft and install the drop bracket in the stock location. Reuse the factory hardware to secure the

carrier bearing drop bracket to the frame. Tighten hardware. Please note the direction of the drop bracket. The
bracket is installed with the tall part of the bracket toward the rear. Flat part of the bracket installs on the stock frame
location and the drive shaft carrier bearing installs on the angled part of the bracket. See Photo 17.

3. Using the supplied 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts, secure the carrier bearing to the new drop bracket as shown in Photo 18.

Toward rear

Photo 17

Photo 18

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