Cushman HAULER 800X Technician's Repair And Service Manual page 66

FRONT SUSPENSION AND AXLE MOUNTED STEERING
Read all of Section B and this section before attempting any procedure. Pay particular attention to Notices, Cautions, Warnings and Dangers.
B
tern. Lower vehicle and, with tires in the straight ahead
position, roll it forward approximately five feet in order to
allow the tires to take their normal running position.
Measure the distance between the chalk lines at both
the front and rear of the tires (Ref Fig. 17). The mea-
surement taken at the front of the tires should be 0" - 1/
8" (0 - 3 mm) less than the rear.
1
View from Underside
Fig. 17 Wheel Alignment
To hold threaded tube while loosening jam nut, use a wrench
on the center, flat section of tube.
The tie rod has different threads on each end. The end with
the flat area on the threaded tube has left hand threads (clock-
wise to loosen) while the end without the flat has conventional
right hand threads (counter-clockwise to loosen).
To adjust wheel alignment, loosen tie rod jam nuts (1)
and turn tie rod (2) until correct alignment is achieved.
Tighten jam nuts to 36 - 40 ft. lbs. (49 - 54 Nm) torque.
Test drive vehicle and confirm steering wheel is correctly
centered. If it is not centered, disconnect intermediate
shaft from steering shaft and center steering wheel (Ref-
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X
Rear
1
2
Front of Vehicle
+ 0" (0 mm)
X
- 1/8" (3 mm)
Front
of Vehicle
NOTICE
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Fig. 18). Reconnect intermediate shaft and tighten bolt
to 155 - 215 in. lbs. (18 - 24 Nm) torque.
Intermediate
Shaft
Fig. 18 Disconnect Intermediate Shaft to Center
Steering Wheel
Remove Bolt