Front Suspension Components; Kingpin And Steering Spindle Removal - Club Car TURF 272 2005 Maintenance Service Manual

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STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION
Toe-in Adjustment, Continued:
4. Measure the distance between the marks on the forward-facing surfaces of the tires (Figure 7-24,
Page 7-13). See following NOTE.
NOTE: The front measurement must be less than the rear measurement.
5. Subtract the measurement on the front of the tires from the measurement on the rear of the tires. The
difference is the toe-in. Proper toe-in is 11/16 inch ± 3/8 of an inch (18 mm ± 10 mm).
6. If adjustment is necessary:
6.1. Remove the two cotter pins (18) (Figure 7-19, Page 7-10).
6.2. Remove the locknuts (24).
6.3. Rotate both of the ball joints an equal amount. To increase the toe-in, rotate both of the ball joints
counterclockwise. To decrease the toe-in, rotate both of the ball joints clockwise. Maintain an equal
distance from the ball joint to the end of the threads on each drag link (Figure 7-26, Page 7-14).
6.4. Tighten the locknuts (24) to 40 ft-lb (54 N·m) (Figure 7-19, Page 7-10).
Both drag links should be
adjusted to an equal distance.
Figure 7-26 Adjust Toe-in
7. Check the toe-in. If toe-in is not adjusted properly, repeat step 6.
8. Tighten nuts (12) to 20 ft-lb (27 N·m) and recheck toe-in. Repeat step 6 for further adjustment.
9. Install new cotter pins (18).
10. After toe-in adjustment is made and with wheels in the straight ahead position, the steering wheel should
be at the center of its travel. If not at the center of travel, remove and correct position. See Steering
Wheel Removal on page 7-1.

FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.

KINGPIN AND STEERING SPINDLE REMOVAL

1. Remove the front brake drum. See Front Wheel Brake Drum Removal, Section 6, Page 6-6.
2. Remove cotter pin (18) and nut (24) and ball joint from the spindle assembly (Figure 7-19, Page 7-10).
3. Remove the four Torx-head bolts (18), washers (19) and locknuts (20) securing the brake cluster to the
spindle assembly. See Figure 6-3, Section 6, Page 6-7.
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Front Suspension Components