Steering Assembly - Bolens QS Series Service Manual

QS, QT
&
1900 SERIES
Page 5-2 REV. 12/78
REMOVAL
1. Crank engine to move lift
into down position.
2. Disconnect negative battery
cable.
3. Close petcock, disconnect
fuel line at filter and remove
fuel tank.
4. Remve left footrest on ear-
lier units.
5. Remove stop nut (A) Figure
5-3.
6. Remove front tie rod ball
joint (B) Figure 5-4.
7. Rotate pinion gear (C) to
left until sector (D) drops
toward engine.
8. Slide sector gear (D) off of
steering shaft (E). Some
force may be needed to
slide gear off.
9. Remove key from steering
shaft.
NOTE:
A PUNCH CAN BE USED TO
PARTIALLY REMOVE KEY.
10. Slide steering shaft
(E)
out.
11. Remove washers (F) from
steering support and save.
12. Disassemble steering sup-
port from frame if needed.
STEERING GEAR
REBUILDING
Disassemble and replace bevel
pinion and the 2 sector shaft
bushings. Install pinion shaft in
steering support casting. Slide
steering shaft through support
and slide on shim washers re-
moved in step 11 above. Slide on
sector gear and rotate under
pinion gear. Observe back lash
CHASSIS (Continued)
STEERING ASSEMBLY
FIGURE 5-3
FIGURE 5·4
while rotating sector. If exces-
sive, remove sector shaft and in-
stall nylon washer.
NOTE:
TWO NYLON WASHERS (SHIMS
1709224 (.031) AND 1725069
(0.62) ARE AVAILABLE TO OB-
TAIN FREE MOVEMENT
THROUGH SECTOR ARC WITH
MINIMUM BACKLASH.
A
REASSEMBLY
1. Position lift in down
position.
2. Fasten steering support to
frame.
3. Slide steering shaft (E)
through support.
4. Slide washers
(F)
onto
steering shaft.
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