Steering Column Assembly - Club Car 1998 DS Maintenance Service Manual

STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION
8. Insert a flat blade screwdriver between the bottom of the outer race of the bearing and the bottom lip of
the bearing seat (19) and remove the bearing (18) (Figure 7-2, Page 7-3) .
CAUTION
• DO NOT DAMAGE THE BEARING OR BEARING SEAT WHILE REMOVING THE BEARING
19
21
STEP 1
BEARING
PRESS TOOL
# 1014264
18
STEP 2
WEDGE SEATING
INTO THE INNER
RACES OF BEARING
Figure 7-3 Bottom End of Steering Column

STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY

1. Insert the bearing seat (19) into the steering tube (21). Place a block of wood on the bearing seat and
tap lightly on the block until the bearing seat is fully seated in the steering tube (Figure 7-3, Page 7-5) .
2. Press the bearing (18) all the way into the bearing seat (19) using a steering column bearing press tool
(Club Car Part No. 1014264) or a metal tube approximately 6 in. (15 cm) long with a maximum outer
diameter of 1-3/16 in. (3.3 cm) and a minimum inside diameter of 7/8 in. (2.2 cm). Be sure the bearing
is installed in the bearing seat as shown (Figure 7-3, Page 7-5) so that the wedge (17) will ride against
the inner race of the bearing.
3. Install the wedge (17), spring (16), washer (15), and snap ring (14) onto the bottom end of the steering
shaft (20) (Figure 7-3, Page 7-5) .
4. Insert the shaft from the bottom of the steering tube.
5. Turn the assembly over and place the shaft on a bench. Install the wedge (17) and retaining ring (22)
onto the top of the shaft. Be sure that the prongs on the retaining ring face up and away from the
wedge. Use a steering column retaining ring tool (Club Car Part No. 1014259) to seat the retaining ring
to the proper depth. If you do not have the recommended tool, use the same tube as was used in Step
2 to press the retaining ring onto the top of the shaft. The retaining ring should be pressed onto the
shaft until 2 to 2.12 in. (5.1-5.4 centimeters) of the shaft extends from the top of the bearing seat in the
steering tube (Figure 7-4, Page 7-5) .
6. Press the seal (23) into the bearing seat (19) until it is flush with the end of the seat (Figure 7-2, Page
7-3) . When pressing the seal into the seat, set the steering tube on a bench so that all the pressure is
exerted on the steering tube and not on the steering shaft.
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15
16
19
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STEP 3
1998/1999 DS Golf Car Maintenance and Service Manual
COLUMN
RETAINING RING
TOOL # 1014259
STEP 1
21
BEARING
PRESS TOOL
# 1014264
18
WEDGE SEATING
INTO THE INNER
STEP 2
RACES OF BEARING
Figure 7-4 Top End of Steering Column
7
Steering Column
22
17
5.1-5.4 cm
2.00-2.12"
19
17
STEP 3
Page 7-5