Tie Rod And Drag Link; Tie Rod And Drag Link Removal; Tie Rod And Drag Link Installation - Club Car Turf 252 2007 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Tie Rod and Drag Link

TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK
See General Warning on page 1-1.

TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK REMOVAL

1. Using locking pliers to hold tie rod and drag link, loosen jam nuts (7 and 12) on tie rod ball joints (Figure 7-20,
Page 7-17)and loosen jam nuts (27 and 29) on the drag link (Figure 7-11, Page 7-9).
2. Remove the cotter pins (22) and ball joint retaining nuts (20) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-17).
3. Use a ball joint removal tool to remove ball joints (13 and 6) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-17) and (23) (Figure 7-11,
Page 7-9) from the spindles.
4. Remove the ball joints from the tie rod (11) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-17).
5. Remove drag link (28) from inner ball joint assembly (3) and drag link ball joint (23) (Figure 7-11, Page 7-9).

TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK INSTALLATION

1. Thread ball joints (6 and 13) into tie rod (11) to a depth of 1/2-inch (12.5 mm) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-17). See
following WARNING and CAUTION.
WARNING
• The ball joints must be threaded into the rod at least 5/16 of an inch (8 mm). Failure to thread ball
joints in deep enough may cause a ball joint to separate from the rod during adjustment or while being
operated, possibly resulting in loss of vehicle control and severe personal injury.
CAUTION
• The tie rod and drag link have right-hand threads on one end and left-hand threads on the other end.
Right-hand threads are identified by a groove in the tie rod or drag link.
2. Install ball joint ends (6 and 13) into the left and right-hand spindle arms (23), then install the retaining nuts
(20) and cotter pins (22) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-17).
3. Thread the drag link rod (28) all the way onto the threaded stud of the inner ball joint assembly (3) (right-hand
threads) (Figure 7-11, Page 7-9).
4. Thread the ball joint (23) into the drag link rod (28) (left-hand threads) to full thread depth (Figure 7-11, Page 7-9).
5. Install the ball joint (23) on the spindle arm riser (33), then install the retaining nut and a new cotter pin (22)
(Figure 7-11, Page 7-9). Tighten nut to 18 ft-lb (2.0 N·m).
6. Adjust camber and toe-in. See Camber Adjustment on page 7-13 and Toe-in Adjustment on page 7-14.
7. Adjust steering. See Steering Adjustment on page 7-5.
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