Steering; Steering Components; Rack Ball Joint Replacement - E-Z-GO TXT 48V Repair And Service Manual

Read all of Section B and this section before attempting any procedure. Pay particular attention to all Notices, Cautions, Dangers and Warnings.

STEERING

Front of Vehicle

Rack Ball Joint Replacement

Tool List
Needle nose pliers....................................................... 1
Wrench, 11/16" ............................................................ 1
Ball joint separator....................................................... 1
Plastic faced hammer.................................................. 1
Tape measure.............................................................. 1
Wrench, 3/4"................................................................ 1
Torque wrench, 1/2" drive, ft. lbs. ................................ 1
Socket, 11/16", 1/2" drive ............................................ 1
To remove rack ball joint (1), loosen passenger side
front wheel and lift and support front of vehicle per
SAFETY section (Ref. Fig. 11 on Page F-9).
Remove passenger side front wheel and turn steering
wheel fully to the left.
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Fig. 11 Steering Components
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Remove the cotter pin (2) and loosen the castellated nut
(3) until rack ball joint (1) threads are protected. Using a
ball joint separator as a lever, apply pressure to ball joint
and tap nut with plastic faced hammer to release ball
joint from passenger side spindle arm. Remove nut from
ball joint and ball joint from spindle arm.
To install new rack ball joint close to its correct position,
measure amount of threads exposed from jam nut (Ref.
Fig. 12 on Page F-10).
Loosen jam nut (4) and remove rack ball joint from rack
extension (5).
Using measurement made earlier, thread jam nut and
new rack ball joint to previous location on rack extension
and set jam nut hand tight.
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