Spindle Replacement - E-Z-GO TXT 48V Repair And Service Manual

FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING
Read all of Section B and this section before attempting any procedure. Pay particular attention to all Notices, Cautions, Dangers and Warnings.
Fig. 15 Pinion Seal Replacement
Check pinion surface for roughness and sand lightly if
needed.
Wipe bore clean and lubricate pinion and lip of seal with
grease.
NOTICE
The bore has a positive stop to correctly locate the seal during
installation.
Place seal over pinion and tap carefully with socket and
hammer to start seal straight in bore. Drive seal fully into
bore until it stops and wipe clean of any excess grease.
Attach rack and pinion unit to front axle. "Rack and Pin-
ion Unit Replacement" on Page F-14.

Spindle Replacement

Tool List
Needle nose pliers....................................................... 1
Wrench, 11/16" ............................................................ 1
Ball joint separator....................................................... 1
Plastic faced hammer .................................................. 1
Wrench, 3/4" ................................................................ 1
Socket, 3/4", 1/2" drive ................................................ 1
Socket, 11/16", 1/2" drive ............................................ 1
Torque wrench, 1/2" drive, ft. lbs. ................................ 1
The spindle bearings are designed to be used "dry".
Lubrication attracts dirt and will ruin the bearings. Do
not apply grease to the spindle bearings.
Loosen front wheel. Lift and support front of vehicle per
SAFETY section and remove front wheel.
Page F-12
Remove cotter pin (1) and loosen castellated nut (2)
until tie rod ball joint (3) threads are protected (Ref. Fig.
16 on Page F-12). Using a ball joint separator as a lever,
apply pressure to ball joint and tap nut with plastic faced
hammer to release tie rod from spindle arm (4). Remove
nut from tie rod and tie rod from spindle arm.
If removing passenger side spindle, repeat previous step
for rack ball joint.
Lip of
Seal
Remove lock nut (5) and washer (7) from bolt (6) and
discard nut. Pull bolt (6) and washer (8) from spindle
and separate spindle from axle. Remove thrust washer
(9) and king pin tube (10) from spindle.
Qty. Required
Spindle installation is the reverse order of disassembly.
The thrust washer (9) is located on top of spindle between
spindle and front axle.
Tighten new lock nut (5) to 56 - 70 ft. lbs. (75 - 95 Nm)
torque. Check that spindle turns freely on king pin tube
after tightening.
Tighten castellated nut (2) to 36 ft. lbs. (50 Nm) torque
and continue to tighten as needed to insert new cotter
pin. Maximum torque is 50 ft. lbs. (70 Nm).
Install front wheels per WHEELS AND TIRES section
and lower vehicle per SAFETY section.
Check front wheel alignment and adjust if necessary.
"Wheel Alignment" on Page F-3.
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Fig. 16 Spindle Replacement
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