NHTSA ID Number: 10094082
Manufacturer Communication Number: SMB136
Summary
SERVICE MANUAL BULLETIN – NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE TO UPPER AND LOWER STEERING DRIVESHAFT CLAMP BOLT TORQUE VALUES.
1 Affected Product
Vehicle
SMB-136
ISSUE DATE: Sep 02 2014
Upper & Lower Steering Driveshaft Clamp Bolt Torque Values
3 – STEERING SYSTEM
This bulletin revises the clamp bolt value for the upper & lower steering driveshafts installed on your New Flyer
vehicle.
Locate the P/N of the steering driveshaft in your New Flyer
Parts Manual that is used on your vehicle and refer to the chart on the next page to determine the correct clamp bolt torque value to be applied.
This bulletin supersedes all prior information on this subject already provided in your New Flyer
Service Manuals. Make this Service Bulletin available to service personnel to inform them of changed information.
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SMB-136 1 of 2
SERVICE MANUAL BULLETIN
This Service Manual Bulletin is prepared by the Publications Department of New Flyer
Industries
Canada ULC. Refer to details below.
The New Flyer
vehicles described in this manual may be protected by one or more
patents and design applications or registrations in the United States and Canada,
and in other countries. Refer to “Vehicle Patent Information” in this manual.
Copyright © 2014 New Flyer
Industries Canada ULC
ISSUE DATE: Sep 02 2014
SMB-136
APPLICABILITY
VEHICLE LENGTH 30ft. 35ft. 40ft. 60ft. ALL
VEHICLE TYPE High Floor Low Floor Invero® Xcelsior® ALL
FUEL TYPE
Diesel Electric CNG LNG
ALL
Diesel/Electric Gas/Electric Fuel Cell
SUBJECT Upper & Lower Steering Driveshaft Clamp Bolt Torque Values
SECTION TITLE 3 – STEERING SYSTEM
DETAILS This bulletin revises the clamp bolt value for the upper & lower steering
driveshafts installed on your New Flyer
vehicle.
Locate the P/N of the steering driveshaft in your New Flyer
Parts Manual
that is used on your vehicle and refer to the chart on the next page to
determine the correct clamp bolt torque value to be applied.
This bulletin supersedes all prior information on this subject already
provided in your New Flyer
Service Manuals. Make this Service Bulletin
available to service personnel to inform them of changed information.
2 of 2 SMB-136
SERVICE MANUAL BULLETIN
SMB-136
The New Flyer
vehicles described in this manual may be protected by one or more
patents and design applications or registrations in the United States and Canada,
and in other countries. Refer to “Vehicle Patent Information” in this manual.
Copyright © 2014 New Flyer
Industries Canada ULC
Fig. 1: Steering Column Shaft Assembly
UPPER & LOWER STEERING DRIVESHAFT TORQUE VALUES
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION CLAMP BOLT TORQUE VALUE
328612 Upper Shaft Assembly – Upper/Lower
Clamp Bolt
30 ft-lb. (41 Nm)
328613 Lower Shaft Assembly – Forward/Aft Clamp
Bolt
30 ft-lb. (41 Nm)
450543 Upper Shaft Assembly – Upper/Lower
Clamp Bolt
50 ft-lb. (68 Nm)
450544 Lower Shaft Assembly – Forward/Aft Clamp
Bolt
50 ft-lb. (68 Nm)
☞NOTE:
All fasteners are dry unless otherwise noted.
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