Cushman HAULER 800X Technician's Repair And Service Manual page 75

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.
Secure rack and pinion unit in vice by the mounting ears
only. The rack and pinion unit is made of aluminum and
can be damaged if held otherwise.
To access the pinion seal, remove rack and pinion unit
from vehicle. "Rack and Pinion Unit Replacement" on
page E - 25 Anchor in vice by clamping on the mounting
ears of the rack and pinion unit.
Slide a small straight blade screwdriver between lip of
seal and pinion and pry top portion of seal up to remove
(Ref Fig. 28).
Fig. 28 Pinion Seal Replacement
Use screwdriver to lift inner portion of seal up and off
pinion.
Check pinion surface for roughness and sand lightly if
needed.
NOTICE
Wipe bore clean and lubricate pinion and lip of seal with
grease.
The bore has a positive stop to correctly locate the seal during
installation.
Place seal over pinion and tap carefully with socket and
hammer to start seal straight in bore. Drive seal fully into
bore until it stops and wipe clean of any excess grease.
Attach rack and pinion unit to front axle. "Rack and Pin-
ion Unit Replacement" on page E - 25.
Spindle Replacement
Tool List
Needle Nose Pliers...................................................... 1
Wrench, 11/16" ............................................................ 1
Ball Joint Separator ..................................................... 1
Plastic Faced Hammer ................................................ 1
Wrench, 3/4"................................................................ 1
Socket, 3/4" ................................................................. 1
Socket, 11/16"..............................................................1
Torque Wrench, ft. lbs..................................................1
The spindle bearings are designed to be used "dry".
Lubrication attracts dirt and will ruin the bearings. Do not
apply grease to the spindle bearings.
Loosen front wheel. Lift and support front of vehicle per
SAFETY section and remove front wheel.
To remove tie rod, loosen lock nut (2) until tie rod ball
joint (3) threads are protected (Ref Fig. 31). Using a ball
joint separator as a lever, apply pressure to ball joint and
tap nut with plastic faced hammer to release tie rod from
spindle arm (4). Remove nut from tie rod and tie rod
Lip of
from spindle arm.
Seal
If removing passenger side spindle, repeat previous
step for rack ball joint.
Remove lock nut (5) and washer (7) from bolt (6) and
discard nut. Pull bolt (6) and washer (8) from spindle
and separate spindle from axle. Remove thrust washer
(9) and king pin tube (10) from spindle.
Spindle installation is the reverse order of disassembly.
Front of Vehicle
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10
2
8
9
4
3
Fig. 29 Spindle Replacement
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B
7
5
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