Center The Steering Gear; Pitman Shaft Alignment - Taylor-Dunn C0-425-36 Operation, Troubleshooting And Replacement Parts Manualooting And Replacement Parts Manual

Maintenance, Service, and Repair

CENTER THE STEERING GEAR

1. Rotate the input shaft clockwise until it stops.
2. While counting the rotations, rotate the input shaft counter clockwise until it stops.
3. Rotate the input shaft clockwise 1/2 the rotations counted in the previous step.
4. Mark the input and pitman shaft in relation to the housing.

PITMAN SHAFT ALIGNMENT

1. Center the steering gear. Refer to
the steering gear.
2. Install the pitman arm parallel with the input shaft orientated as shown in the illustration.
3. Torque the pitman arm nut to 75-100 ft-lbs
Center the Steeing Gear
Steering Page 12
for information regarding centering