EQUALIZING BEAM SUSPENSION (HENDRICKSON) Figure 4 - Three Piece Adapter Bolt Type Beam End Mounting Tube Type Beam End Mounting, Figure 5 a. Remove equalizer beam end tube nuts. b. Pull    or    drive    end    tubes    from    axle    housing brackets and beam end bushings. If end tube is frozen  in  bushing,  install  one  nut  on  tube  and tighten against bracket until tube breaks loose in bushing. The     tube     can     sometimes     be     removed     by removing  the  nuts  and  using  a  spacer  bushing between one nut and beam hanger.  Tighten nut to pull tube loose. If the afore mentioned methods do not pull tube loose,  a  portable  hack  saw  can  be  used  to  saw through   the   tube   along   the   inside   surface   of beam hanger bracket legs. Figure 5 - Tube Type Beam End Mounting Ball and Socket Beam End Mounting, Figure 10 a. Remove cotter key from each end of shaft. b. Remove one or both castellated nuts. c. Use a heavy bar and hammer to drive out shaft. 9. Separate equalizer beams from cross tube. After both equalizer beams have been separated from axles, separate the beams from cross tube by pulling apart by hand. The  cross  tube  floats  in  the  inner  sleeve  of  the center  bushings.    Slide  float  is  76mm  (3")  plus, which  will  polish  the  cross  tube  where  it  enters the   center   bushing   on   each   side.   This   visible polished area on the cross tube is normal. 10. Remove saddle assemblies, springs or cushions. Leaf Spring Type, Figure 14 a. Support   spring   and   saddle   assembly   on   floor jack. Loosen spring aligning set screw (item 11). Remove spring top pad to saddle bolts and nuts. Remove  top  pad.  Lower  floor  jack  and  remove saddle. b. Remove  spring  assembly  by  repositioning  floor jack  under  spring.  Loosen  locknut  on  spring  pin draw key (item 3). Back   off   nut   sufficiently   to   protect   draw   key threads,   then   strike   nut   with   soft   hammer   to loosen  draw  key.    Remove  draw  key  and  drive spring   pin   out   of   spring   and   spring   bracket. Lower  spring  assembly  from  frame  and  remove from jack. Rubber Cushion Type, Figure 15 a. Remove    the    four    vertical    drive    pin    bushing retainer caps (item 6). b. Remove    drive    pin    nuts    (item    8).    Separate saddles (item 4) and load cushions from vertical drive pins. In  extreme  cases,  it  may  be  necessary  to  cut drive pin nuts to remove them. c. Replacement   of   drive   pin   bushings   procedure will  be  found  in  REPAIR  portion  of  this  manual section. 11. Remove  torque  rods  from  crossmember  frame bracket,  should  the  bushings  show  evidence  of wear. CTS-4169 - Page 5