Ezgo EXPRESS L4 Technician's Repair And Service Manual page 59

Read all of Section B and this section before attempting any procedure. Pay particular attention to Notices, Cautions, Warnings and Dangers.
nuts (10) from the coupling (11) and remove shaft (12)
from the steering assembly.
Replace steering shaft in reverse order of removal. Gas-
ket (8) should be replaced with a new gasket.
Bolts (9) should be tightened to a light drag between
shaft (12) and coupling (11). Do not over tighten.
Front of Vehicle
29
31
32
33
34
26
28
Steering Housing Assembly Replacement
Tool List
Needle nose pliers....................................................... 1
Wrench, 11/16" ............................................................ 1
Ball joint separator....................................................... 1
Plastic faced hammer.................................................. 1
Wrench, 5/8"................................................................ 2
Except for major damage to the steering assembly hous-
ing, there is no need to remove the housing (13) from
the vehicle. The only components requiring replacement
due to wear that would require removing the housing
from the vehicle would be the replacement of the bear-
ing (14) and bushing (15). (Ref Fig. 7) The bearing and
bushing must be pressed out.
FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING
11
37
10
25
38
40
22
39
41
23
27
14
24
42
15
13
8
16
17
Fig. 7 Steering Components
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Bolts (6) must be replaced with new bolts. Tighten bolts
to the specified torque.
ITEM
6
12
7
36
9
8
30
35
20
To remove the steering housing assembly, remove the
driver side front wheel, remove the steering wheel (3),
and remove the steering shaft (12) as instructed
above.Loosen the two nuts (16) until ball joint (17) end
threads are protected. Using a ball joint separator as a
lever, apply pressure to ball joint and tap nut with plastic
faced hammer to release ball joint from idler arm (18).
Remove tie rods, and lastly, remove the two epoxy patch
bolts (19) and longer bolt (44) attaching the steering
housing to the frame mount and remove the housing
from the underside of the vehicle.
Replace steering housing in reverse order of removal.
Bolts (19) must be replaced with new bolts. Tighten
mounting bolts to the specified torque.
Tighten tie rod nuts (16) to the specified torque.
TORQUE SPECIFICATION
18 - 22 ft. lbs (25 -30 Nm)
5
6
43
21
19
19
44
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