Steering Column Disassembly; Steering Column Assembly - Club Car TURF 1 2000 Maintenance And Service Manual

STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION

STEERING COLUMN DISASSEMBLY

1. Remove screws (6) and mount (4 and 5) from steering column. Remove boot (12) (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
2. While supporting steering shaft (19) on a workbench, remove snap ring (13) from shaft (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
NOTE
• DO NOT ALLOW THE STEERING SHAFT TO SLIDE OUT OF THE STEERING TUBE WHEN
REMOVING THE SNAP RING.
3. Remove the washer (14), spring (15), and wedge (16) (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
4. Turn the steering column over and insert a flat blade screwdriver between the seal (23) and the shaft
(19). Pry the seal out of the bearing seat (18) (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
NOTE
• USE A NEW SEAL AND RETAINING RINGS FOR REASSEMBLY.
5. Slide the shaft out of the tube to expose the retaining ring (22). Use pliers to twist the retaining ring (22)
until it breaks off, then remove the wedge (16) (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
6. Remove the shaft (19) from the bottom of the tube (20) (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
7. Use steering shaft (19) to push bearing seat (18) out from the opposite end of the steering tube (20)
(Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
8. Insert a flat blade screwdriver between the bottom of the outer race of the bearing (17) and the bottom
lip of the bearing seat (18) and remove the bearing (17) (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
CAUTION
• DO NOT DAMAGE THE BEARING OR BEARING SEAT WHILE REMOVING THE BEARING.

STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY

1. Insert bearing seat (18) into both ends of steering tube (20). Place a block of wood on bearing seat and
tap lightly on block until bearing seat (18) is fully seated in steering tube (20) (Figure 7-5, Page 7-6).
2. Press the bearing (17) all the way into the bearing seat (18) using a steering column bearing press tool
(Club Car Part No. 1014264) or a metal tube approximately six inches (15.2 cm) long with a maximum
outer diameter of 1-3/16 inches (3.3 cm) and a minimum inside diameter of 7/8 inch (2.2 cm). Be sure
the bearing is installed in the bearing seat as shown (Figure 7-5, Page 7-6) so the wedge (16) will ride
against the inner race of the bearing.
3. Install the wedge (16), spring (15), washer (14), and snap ring (13) onto the bottom end of the steering
shaft (19) (Figure 7-5, Page 7-6).
4. Insert the shaft (19) from the bottom of the steering tube (20) (Figure 7-4, Page 7-4).
5. Turn the assembly over and place the shaft (19) on a bench. Install the wedge (16) and retaining ring
(22) onto the top of the shaft. Be sure the prongs on the retaining ring face up and away from the
wedge. Use a steering column retaining ring tool (Club Car Part No. 1014259) to seat the retaining ring
to the proper depth. Support end of tube while pressing. If you do not have the recommended tool, use
the same tube as was used in Step 2 to press the retaining ring onto the top of the shaft. The retaining
ring should be pressed onto the shaft until 2 to 2-1/8 inches (5.1-5.4 cm) of the shaft extends from the
top of the bearing seat in the steering tube (Figure 7-5, Page 7-6).
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