Rack And Pinion Disassembly - Club Car TURF 272 Maintenance Manual

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STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION
Rack and Pinion Removal, Continued:
3. Remove the cotter pins (18) and ball joint retaining nuts (24) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13).
4. Remove the ball joints (23) from the spindle assemblies (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13).
Figure 7-7 Rack and Pinion Bolts
5. Remove the four bolts (20), washers (21) and nuts (22) from the steering rack and pinion assembly
mounting bracket (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13). Also see Figure 7-7, Page 7-8.
6. Remove the bolt (27) and lock washer (Figure 7-1, Page 7-3) from the universal joint, then remove the
rack and pinion assembly and universal joint from the vehicle (Figure 7-8, Page 7-9).

RACK AND PINION DISASSEMBLY

1. Using the double-wrench method, remove the two ball joints and inspect them for excessive wear
(Figure 7-9, Page 7-9).
2. With one wrench on the flat surface of the drag link, and another wrench on the ball joint jam nut, remove
the drag link (28) (Figure 7-10, Page 7-9). Repeat this step for the other drag link.
3. Remove both bellows clamps (metal clamps or plastic wire ties) (Figure 7-11, Page 7-10).
NOTE: If the dust seal bellows are secured with a metal clamp, use a pair of pliers to remove the clamp.
Do not attempt to reuse the clamp when the rack and pinion is reassembled. Use a plastic wire tie
to secure the dust seal bellows.
4. Remove the two hex nuts (12) and slide off both of the dust seal bellows (10) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13).
5. Remove the rack screw nut (8), rack guide screw (7), rack guide pressure spring (6) and the rack guide
(5) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13).
6. Remove the universal joint assembly from the pinion (3) by fully removing the bolt and then sliding off the
universal joint (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13).
7. Remove the dust seal (Figure 7-14, Page 7-10).
8. Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring (Figure 7-15, Page 7-10).
9. Install the universal joint onto the pinion and place a fork or a large open end wrench under the universal
joint (Figure 7-16, Page 7-11). Gently pry the pinion from the housing (Figure 7-17, Page 7-11).
10. Remove the U-joint from the pinion (3) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13).
11. If the ball bearing (15) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-13) has been damaged, remove the c-type stop ring (16)
(Figure 7-15, Page 7-10) and press the bearing off (Figure 7-13, Page 7-10).
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