Center The Steering - Taylor-Dunn RE-380-36 Service And Replacement Parts Manual

Front Axle

CENTER THE STEERING

1: Raise the front of the vehicle and support with jack stands.
2: Turn the front wheels so that they are in the straight ahead position and then tie off the wheels so that they
cannot turn from the straight ahead position.
3: Disconnect the drag link from the pitman arm.
Note: Refer to Replace the Ball Joints section for information regarding removing the ball joint or rod end from
the drag link.
4: Center the steering gear and tie off the steering wheel so that it cannot rotate.
Note: Refer to Adjust the Steering Gear section for information regarding centering of the steering gear.
5: At this point both the steering wheel and the front wheels should be tied up and held in position. If one or the
other is not tied up then you must start from the beginning.
6: Loosen the ball joint clamps or the rod end jam nuts on the drag link.
Note: Remember the position and orientation of the clamps.
7: Adjust the drag link so that it can be easily inserted into the pitman arm.
8: Tighten the ball joint or rod end nut to torque specified in the table at the end of this section.
9: If equipped with ball joints, position the ball joint clamps in their original location and orientation.
WARNING
Rotate the steering wheel from a full left turn to a full right turn and make sure that the ball joint clamps do not
contact any other component. Clamps positioned so that they contact other components may result in steering
failure and loss of control of the vehicle causing severe bodily injury and/or property damage.
10: Tighten the ball joint clamps or the rod end jam nuts on the drag link.
11: Untie the steering wheel and the front wheels.
12: Reconnect the main positive and negative cables at the batteries.
13: Rotate the steering wheel from a full left turn to a full right turn and make sure that the ball joint clamps do
not contact any other component.
14: Remove the blocks from behind the wheels.
15: Release the parking brake and test drive the vehicle.
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