Stabilizer Bar; Stabilizer Bar Removal; Stabilizer Bar Installation - Club Car Turf 252 2007 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Stabilizer Bar

STABILIZER BAR
See General Warning on page 1-1.
NOTE: A stabilizer bar is installed on gasoline Turf 252, Carryall 252 and XRT 900 vehicles.

STABILIZER BAR REMOVAL

1. Place chocks at the front wheels and lift the rear of the vehicle with a chain hoist or floor jack. Position jack stands
under the frame crossmember between the spring mount and the side stringer, just forward of each rear wheel.
Lower vehicle to let the jack stands support the vehicle. See General Warning on page 1-1.
2. Remove bolt (6), lock washer (7), flat washers (4), compression mounts (3), and spacer (2) from left and right
stabilizer bar links (5). Do not remove the stabilizer bar links from frame (Figure 9-5, Page 9-7).
3. Remove bolts (14) and lock nuts (15) from the left and right stabilizer bar bushing support (12) and remove
supports and stabilizer bar (1) from vehicle.
4. Remove bushings (13) from stabilizer bar (1).

STABILIZER BAR INSTALLATION

1. Position stabilizer bar at the transaxle mounting brackets. Install a bushing (13) onto bar, making sure the bushing
is located in the center of the four mounting holes in the bracket (Figure 9-5, Page 9-7).
2. Place the bushing support (12) onto the bushing. Install four hex-head bolts (14) through the bushing support
and transaxle mounting bracket.
3. Install four lock nuts (15) and tighten to 75 in-lb (8.4 N·m).
4. Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 for the other side of the stabilizer bar.
5. Place lock washer (7), flat washer (4), spacer (2), and compression mount (3) onto bolt (6). Install bolt through
mounting hole in stabilizer bar and place another compression mount (3) and flat washer (4) onto bolt (Figure
9-5, Page 9-7).
6. Install the bolt (6) with hardware into the stabilizer bar link (5) and finger-tighten.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the other side of the stabilizer bar.
8. Tighten bolts (6) in the stabilizer bar links (5) to 17 ft-lb (23 N·m).
9. Place jack under transaxle and raise vehicle enough to remove jack stands. Lower the vehicle to the ground.
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