Club Car CARRYALL 252 2007, Maintenance And Service Manual

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Front Suspension STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION
3. Loosen, but do not remove, the hex nut (8) on the adjustment eccentric (7) (Figure 7-21, Page 7-18) in the
center of the spring. See also Figure 7-16, Page 7-13.
4. Use a 7 mm deep well socket to rotate the eccentric (Figure 7-16, Page 7-13) .
5. After adjusting camber, tighten the four spring retaining nuts (32) (Figure 7-21, Page 7-18) to 23 ft-lb (31 N·m).
Then roll the vehicle forward one full tire revolution and recheck the camber. See also Figure 7-15, Page 7-13.
6. Tighten the hex nut (8) on the adjustment eccentric (7) to 120 in-lb (13.5 N·m) (Figure 7-21, Page 7-18) . See
also Figure 7-16, Page 7-13.
Toe-in Adjustment
1. On a level surface, roll the vehicle forward, then stop. Make sure the front wheels are pointed straight ahead. Do
not turn the steering wheel again during this procedure.
2. On each front tire, mark (as closely as possible) the center of the tread face that is oriented toward the rear of the
vehicle. The marks should be even with the bottom surfaces of the vehicle frame I-beams.
3. Measure the distance between the marks on the rear-facing surfaces of the tires, and then roll the vehicle
forward one and one-half wheel revolutions until the marks appear on the forward facing surfaces of the tires at
about the same height from the floor (Figure 7-17, Page 7-14) .
Figure 7-17 Check Toe-In
Figure 7-18 Adjust Toe-In
4. Measure the distance between the marks on the forward-facing surfaces of the tires. See following NOTE.
NOTE: The front measurement must be less than the rear measurement.
5. Subtract the measurement on the front of the tires from the measurement on the rear of the tires. The difference
is the toe-in. Proper toe-in is 1/8 to 3/8 of an inch (3.2 to 9.5 mm).
6. If adjustment is necessary, loosen the jam nut on each tie rod ball joint and rotate the tie rod to increase or
decrease toe-in
(Figure 7-18, Page 7-14) . See following CAUTION.
CAUTION
• The tie rod has right-hand threads on one end and left-hand threads on the other end. Right-hand
threads are identified by a groove in the tie rod.
7. Tighten nuts (loosened in step 6) to 21 ft-lb (28 N·m) and recheck toe-in.
8. After toe-in adjustment is made and with wheels in the straight ahead position, the steering wheel should be at
the center of its travel. There should be equal travel to the left and right.
See following NOTE.
NOTE: If the minimum turning radius is not the same for both left and right turns, adjust the steering. See Steering
Adjustment on page 7-5.
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