Center The Steering Gear; Pitman Shaft Alignment - Taylor-Dunn B0-050-00 Operation, T Roubleshooting And Replacement Parts Manual

CENTER THE STEERING GEAR

NOTE: The drag link must be disconnected from the pitman arm or the
1. Rotate the input shaft clockwise until it stops.
2. While counting the rotations, rotate the input shaft counter clockwise until it stops.
3. Rotate the input shaft clockwise 1/2 the rotations counted in the previous step.
4. Mark the input and pitman shaft in relation to the housing.

PITMAN SHAFT ALIGNMENT

6. Center the steering gear. Refer to
centering the steering gear.
7. Tie the steering wheel in position so that it cannot rotate.
8. Install the pitman shaft on the steering gear so that it is as close as possible to perpendicular to
the ground. Torque the pitman arm nut to 181-217 ft-lbs.
10. Untie the steering wheel.
11. If required, remove and reposition the steering wheel. Refer to
section for information regarding repositioning the steering wheel.
13. Realign the front wheels. Refer to
the front wheels.
12. Reconnect the main positive and negative cables at the batteries.
13. Remove the blocks from behind the wheels.
14. Release the parking brake and test drive the vehicle.
Maintenance, Service, and Repair
pitman arm removed from the steering gear to perform this
procedure. Refer to the appropriate section for details.
1. Make sure the key-switch is in the "OFF" position, then remove the
key.
2. Place the forward-reverse switch in the center "OFF" position.
3. Set the park brake.
4. Place blocks under the front wheels to prevent vehicle movement.
5. Disconnect the main positive and negative cables at the batteries.
Center the Steering Gear
Front End Alignment
Steering
section for information regarding
Replace the Steering Wheel
for information regarding realigning
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