Club Car 2009-20011 Electric Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual page 78

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Rack and Pinion
4. Remove rack screw nut (14), rack guide screw (13), rack guide pressure spring (15) and the rack guide (16).
5. Remove bolt (6) and slide universal joint off the pinion shaft (Figure 7-4, Page 7-5).
6. Remove the dust seal (Figure 7-6, Page 7-8).
7. Remove the large snap ring (4) (Figure 7-7, Page 7-8).
8. Remove pinion (5) from the housing (17) (Figure 7-8, Page 7-8). If removal is difficult, install the universal joint
onto the pinion and place a fork or a large open-end wrench under the universal joint (Figure 7-8, Page 7-8).
Gently pry the pinion from the housing and then remove the universal joint.
9. If the ball bearing (4) (Figure 7-5, Page 7-7) has been damaged, remove the C-type stop ring (16) (Figure 7-7,
Page 7-8) and press the bearing off (Figure 7-9, Page 7-8).
10. Inspect the bushing (7) and needle bearing (6) for excessive wear. If wear is excessive, replace the entire
assembly (Figure 7-5, Page 7-7).
11. Inspect the ball joints (8) for wear. If one or both of the ball joints (8) are excessively worn, remove and replace
the ball joint from the rack (18).
12. Remove the rack (18) from housing (17).
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