A-Arm Removal; A-Arm Installation - Club Car TURF 272 2005 Maintenance Service Manual

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STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION
Kingpin and Steering Spindle Installation, Continued:
9. Install a new cotter pin (18) and bend it to secure it to the ball joint.
10. Use a grease gun and apply grease to the grease fitting (17) in the A-arm (13) (Figure 7-28, Page 7-17).
See Lubrication on page 7-13.
11. Install the brake cluster. See Front Brake Cluster Assembly Installation, Section 6, Page 6-17.
12. Install the wheel and tighten the lug nuts, using a crisscross pattern, to 55 ft-lb (74.6 N·m).
13. Repeat steps 1 through 12 for the opposite front wheel if necessary.
14. Check toe-in adjustment and make adjustments if necessary. See Toe-in Adjustment on page 7-13.

A-ARM REMOVAL

1. Remove the front brake cluster. See Front Brake Cluster Assembly Removal, Section 6, Page 6-17.
2. Remove cotter pin (18) nut (24) and ball joint from the spindle assembly (Figure 7-19, Page 7-10).
3. Remove the nut (22) washer (36) and kingpin (21) (Figure 7-28, Page 7-17).
4. Remove the thrust washer (32).
5. Remove the wave washer (33) and inspect it. If the washer is broken or has a wave bottom to wave crest
height dimension of less than 0.040 inch (0.10 cm), it must be replaced (Figure 7-28, Page 7-17).
6. Slide the spindle assembly (20) off of the A-arm (13).
7. Remove the lower shock absorber mounting bolt (2), nut (3) and steering stop bracket (34).
8. Remove the two bolts (10) two nuts (11) and the A-arm (13) from the suspension mounting plate.
9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 for the opposite front wheel if necessary.

A-ARM INSTALLATION

1. Inspect the bushings (14) and sleeves (15) in the A-arm (13) and replace if necessary (Figure 7-28,
Page 7-17).
2. Inspect the bushings (16 and 18). If worn or damaged, remove and press in new ones. See following
NOTE.
NOTE: If the bushings are replaced, ream new bushings to 0.750-0.752 (3/4-inch) (19.05-19.10 mm) in
diameter. The reamer should be long enough to ream both bushings from one direction.
3. Install the A-arm (13) to the front suspension mounting plate using bolt (10) and nut (11) and tighten to
20 ft-lb (27 N·m) (Figure 7-28, Page 7-17).
4. Install the spindle assembly (20) onto the A-arm (13).
5. Install the lower shock absorber mount to the A-arm with bolt (2), nut (3) and steering stop brake hose
bracket (34) (Figure 7-28, Page 7-17). Align the bracket (34) with the shock absorber and tighten hard-
ware to 22 ft-lb (29.7 N·m) (Figure 7-29, Page 7-18).
6. Install the thrust washer (32), wave washer (33) and kingpin (21).
7. Install the washer (36) and a new locknut (22). Tighten to 18 ft-lb (24.4 N·m).
8. Insert the ball joint (23) into the spindle assembly (Figure 7-19, Page 7-10).
9. Install the locknut (24) to secure the ball joint to the spindle and tighten to 40 ft-lb (54 N·m).
10. Install a new cotter pin (18) and bend to secure it to the ball joint.
11. Use a grease gun and apply grease to the grease fitting (17) in the A-arm (13) (Figure 7-28, Page 7-17).
See Lubrication on page 7-13.
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