Section 9 - Rear Suspension; General Information; Shock Absorbers; Shock Absorber Inspection And Removal - Club Car Turf 252 2007 Maintenance And Service Manual

SECTION 9 – REAR SUSPENSION
DANGER
• See General Warning on page 1-1.
WARNING
• See General Warning on page 1-1.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The rear suspension and powertrain of the vehicle move independently from the vehicle frame. The suspension
includes two multi-leaf springs controlled by two hydraulic shock absorbers mounted between the spring mounting
plate and the frame. On the gasoline vehicle, the engine is mounted on an engine mounting plate that moves with the
suspension. At the front of the mounting plate, a snubber limits the mounting plate motion. The rear suspension of the
gasoline Turf 252, Carryall 252 and XRT 900 includes a stabilizer bar that reduces side-to-side sway.

SHOCK ABSORBERS

See General Warning on page 1-1.

SHOCK ABSORBER INSPECTION AND REMOVAL

1. Check shock absorbers (7) for damage and fluid leakage around the lower housing of the shock absorber body.
Replace damaged or leaking shock absorbers Figure 9-3, Page 9-4.
2. To remove a shock absorber (7), remove the nut (5), cup washer (9), and rubber bushing (10) from the upper
shock absorber stem.
3. Remove lower mounting hardware (5, 9 and 10) on shock absorber lower mount (Figure 9-3, Page 9-4). See
also Figure 9-1, Page 9-2.
4. Compress the shock absorber to remove it.

SHOCK ABSORBER INSTALLATION

NOTE: When installing shock absorbers, make sure front shocks have identical part numbers and rear shocks
have identical part numbers.
1. Install shock absorber in the reverse order of removal.
2. On the upper shock absorber mount, tighten nut (5) until rubber bushing (10) expands to size of cup washer (9)
(Figure 9-3, Page 9-4).
3. On the lower shock absorber mount, install mounting hardware. Tighten the nut (5) until the rubber bushing (10)
expands to the same diameter as the cup washer.
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