Rear Suspension; General Information - Club Car 1998 DS Maintenance Service Manual

SECTION 9–REAR SUSPENSION

GENERAL INFORMATION

The rear suspension of the DS vehicle is completely independent. It consists of two leaf springs controlled by
two shock absorbers mounted between the springs and the vehicle frame.
WARNING
• ONLY TRAINED MECHANICS SHOULD REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS VEHICLE. ANYONE DOING
EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS OR SERVICE SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN
GENERAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL REPAIR.
• FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES EXACTLY AS STATED IN THIS MANUAL, AND HEED ALL
DANGER, WARNING, AND CAUTION STATEMENTS LISTED IN THIS MANUAL AS WELL AS
THOSE AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE.
• ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION WHILE SERVICING
VEHICLE. WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES.
• MOVING PARTS! - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS RUNNING.
• USE INSULATED
CONNECTIONS.
• LIFT ONLY ONE END OF THE VEHICLE AT A TIME. BEFORE LIFTING, LOCK THE BRAKES AND
CHOCK THE WHEELS THAT REMAIN ON THE FLOOR. USE A SUITABLE LIFTING DEVICE
(CHAIN HOIST OR HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK) WITH 1000 LBS. (454 KG.) MINIMUM LIFTING
CAPACITY. DO NOT USE LIFTING DEVICE TO HOLD VEHICLE IN RAISED POSITION. ALWAYS
USE APPROVED JACKSTANDS OF PROPER WEIGHT CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE.
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, PLACE FORWARD/REVERSE HANDLE IN NEUTRAL, REMOVE KEY,
CHOCK THE WHEELS, AND DISCONNECT BATTERY(IES) BEFORE SERVICING VEHICLE.
GASOLINE VEHICLES ONLY:
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE:
- DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES, NEGATIVE (-) FIRST (FIGURE 1-1, SECTION 1).
- DISCONNECT THE SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM THE SPARK PLUG.
• FRAME GROUND - DO NOT ALLOW TOOLS OR OTHER METAL OBJECTS TO CONTACT
FRAME WHEN DISCONNECTING BATTERY CABLES OR OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRING. NEVER
ALLOW A POSITIVE WIRE TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE FRAME, ENGINE, OR OTHER METAL
COMPONENT.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY:
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECT BATTERIES AS SHOWN
IN SECTION 1, FIGURES 1-2 OR 1-3.
• ON POWERDRIVE PLUS VEHICLES, PLACE THE TOW SWITCH IN THE TOW POSITION
BEFORE DISCONNECTING BATTERIES.
• ON POWERDRIVE SYSTEM 48 VEHICLES, DISCHARGE THE CONTROLLER AS FOLLOWS
AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERIES:
- TURN THE KEY SWITCH TO ON AND PLACE THE FORWARD/REVERSE HANDLE IN THE
REVERSE POSITION.
- SLOWLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND KEEP IT DEPRESSED UNTIL THE
REVERSE WARNING BUZZER CAN NO LONGER BE HEARD. WHEN THE BUZZER STOPS
SOUNDING, THE CONTROLLER IS DISCHARGED.
TOOLS WHEN WORKING
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