Rack And Pinion Steering Assembly; Front Wheels And Hubs; Disconnect Steering Shaft; Disconnect Tie Rod Ends - Columbia ParCar P4G Service Manual

3. Torque steering wheel nut to 22 to 25 ft.lbs. (3.0 to
3.5 Kgm).

Rack And Pinion Steering Assembly

Removal
1. Remove front body as described in Chapter 2.
2. Remove steering shaft clamp bolt securing steering
shaft to pinion gear of rack and pinion assembly. See
Figure 2.
Remove
Figure 2 - Disconnect Steering Shaft
3. Move nuts securing each tie rod end to left and right
steering arm assemblies. Lift tie rod end from steer-
ing arms. See Figure 3.
Remove
Figure 3 - Disconnect Tie Rod Ends
4. Remove three bolts securing rack and pinion steer-
ing assembly to frame. See Figure 4.
5. Remove steering assembly from frame.
Remove
Figure 4 - Remove Steering Assembly
Installation
1. Insert steering assembly into frame. Do not install
mounting bolts at this time.
2. Insert steering assembly pinion gear into steering
shaft clamp, install clamp bolt. Torque to 10 to 15 ft.
lbs. (1.4 to 2 Kgm).
3. Install three (3) rack and pinion mounting bolts
through frame and into steering assembly housing.
Torque to 31 to 33 ft. lbs. (4.3 to 4.6 Kgm).
4. Insert tie rod ends through steering arm assembly.
Install nut, and torque to 25 to 28 ft. lbs. (3.5 to 3.9
Kgm).
5. Install front body, see Chapter 2.

Front Wheels And Hubs

Removal
1. Remove four nuts securing front wheel rim to front
hub. Remove wheel.
2. Using a blunt chisel or rod, remove grease cap cov-
ering the hub center and bearings.
3. Remove cotter pin securing axle nut, and remove
axle nut. See Figure 5.
4. Remove inner seal from front hub, and remove
wheel bearings.
Note: Bearings must be replaced whenever removed
from wheel hubs.
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