Tie Rod And Drag Link; Tie Rod And Drag Link Removal - Maintenance-Free Ball Joints; Tie Rod And Drag Link Installation - Maintenance-Free Ball Joints - Club Car Carryall 500 2015 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Tie Rod and Drag Link

TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK
See General Warnings on page 1-1.
TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK REMOVAL – MAINTENANCE-FREE BALL JOINTS
1. Using locking pliers to hold tie rod and drag link, loosen jam nuts (7 and 12) on tie rod ball joints (Figure 7-18,
Page 7-18) and loosen jam nuts (27 and 29) on the drag link (Figure 7-10, Page 7-10).
2. Remove the ball joint retaining nuts (20) (Figure 7-18, Page 7-18).
3. Remove ball joints (6 and 13) (Figure 7-18, Page 7-18) and (23) (Figure 7-10, Page 7-10) from the spindles.
4. Remove the ball joints from the tie rod (11) (Figure 7-18, Page 7-18).
5. Remove drag link (28) from inner ball joint assembly (3) and drag link ball joint (23) (Figure 7-10, Page 7-10).
TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK INSTALLATION – MAINTENANCE-FREE BALL JOINTS
1. Thread ball joints (6 and 13) into tie rod (11) to a depth of 1/2-inch (12.5 mm) (Figure 7-18, Page 7-18). 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. Attach the tie rod ball joints (6 and 13) to the spindle tabs (23), then install and tighten the nuts (20) to 40
ft·lb (54 N·m) (Figure 7-18, Page 7-18).
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 7-10, Page 7-10).
4. Thread the ball joint (23) into the drag link rod (28) (left-hand threads) to full thread depth (Figure 7-10, Page
7-10).
5. Install the drag link ball joint (23) on the spindle arm riser (33) and secure with retaining nut (25) (Figure 7-10,
Page 7-10). Tighten nut to 40 ft·lb (54 N·m).
6. Adjust camber and toe-in. See Camber Adjustment on page 7-15 and Toe-in Adjustment on page 7-16.
7. Adjust steering. See Steering Adjustment on page 7-6.
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