Rack And Pinion; Rack And Pinion Removal; Rack And Pinion Disassembly - Club Car 2008 Turf Maintenance And Service Manual

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STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION

RACK AND PINION

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.

RACK AND PINION REMOVAL

1. Remove the front body. See Section 4 – Body and Trim.
2. Remove the cotter pin (22) and ball joint retaining nut (25) (Figure 9-12, Page 9-10).
3. Using a ball joint removal tool, remove the ball joint (23) (Figure 9-12, Page 9-10) from the spindle
assembly. See Figure 9-8, Page 9-8.
4. Remove the bolts (30), washers (31), and lock nuts (32) from the steering rack assembly mounting
bracket (Figure 9-12, Page 9-10).
5. Remove the bolt (2) and flat washer (3) on the upper universal joint, then remove the rack assembly and
universal joint from the vehicle (Figure 9-3, Page 9-3)
Figure 9-7 Adjust Steering Alignment

RACK AND PINION DISASSEMBLY

CAUT ION
• The ball joint (23) (Figure 9-12, Page 9-10) has left-hand threads.
1. Remove ball joint from the spindle and inspect it for excessive wear (Figure 9-8, Page 9-8).
2. Remove the drag link (28) (Figure 9-12, Page 9-10).
3. Remove both bellows clamps (2) (plastic wire ties).
4. Remove the hex nut (29) and slide off the dust seal bellows (1).
5. Remove the retaining ring (21), then slide off dust seal bellows (20).
6. Remove the rack screw lock nut (15), rack guide screw (16), rack guide pressure spring (14), and the
rack guide (13) (Figure 9-12, Page 9-10).
7. Remove the universal joint assembly from the pinion (8) by fully removing the bolt and then sliding off the
universal joint.
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Rack and Pinion
Figure 9-8 Ball Joint Tool