Taylor-Dunn B0-T48-48 Taylor Truck T48 Operation Manual page 67

REPAIR THE STEERING GEAR
Disassembly
NOTE: The steering gear must be removed from the vehicle for this
procedure. Refer to Replace the Steering Gear section for
information regarding removing the steering gear.
NOTE: The steering gear is packed with grease. Only perform mainte-
nance on the steering gear in an area that will contain any
grease that may spill out of the steering gear when it is
disassembled.
Refer to the illustration at the end of this section for a blown up view of the steering gear assembly.
1. Center the steering gear.
A. Turn the steering shaft all of the way in one direction.
B. While counting the rotation, turn the steering shaft all of the way in the opposite direction.
C. Turn the steering shaft 1/2 the number of turns in the original direction.
2. Remove the worm bearing adjuster locking ring
and the worm bearing adjuster.
3. Remove the side cover/pitman shaft assembly
by removing the three side cover bolts and
then pulling the assembly out of the housing.
NOTE: The side cover/pitman shaft
assembly normally does not
have to be disassembled.
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