Club Car Carryall 300 2021, Maintenance And Service Manual

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SECTION 7 — STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION
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Steering and Front Suspension
DANGER
• See General Warnings on page 1-1.
WARNING
• See General Warnings on page 1-1.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Steering is controlled through a rack and pinion steering assembly that is connected by a steering column to a steering
wheel. No manual adjustment to the rack and pinion gear assembly is required. A spring loaded self-adjusting
mechanism is incorporated into the assembly.
STEERING WHEEL
See General Warnings on page 1-1.
STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery cables and either discharge the controller or disconnect the spark plug wire. See
Disconnect the Batteries – Electric Vehicles, Section 1, Page 1-5.
See Disconnect the Battery- Gasoline Vehicles on page 1-4.
2. Remove the two mounting screws (1) and plate (2) (Figure 7-1, Page 7-2) .
3. Match mark the steering wheel (3) and steering column shaft (4) so when the steering wheel is removed it can
be placed back in exactly the same position on steering column shaft.
4. Loosen the steering wheel nut (5) and back it off approximately 1/4 inch (6 mm). Do not remove the nut.
5. Use the steering wheel puller to remove steering wheel.
5.1. Place the puller anvil (6) through the top opening of the steering wheel (Figure 7-2, Page 7-2) .
5.2. Insert the anvil feet through the two slots in the base plate (marked “B”) (7) as shown.
5.3. Rotate the anvil screw (8) clockwise until the base plate contacts the bottom of the steering wheel where it
attaches to the steering column.
5.4. Use a 1/2-inch drive air impact wrench to tighten the anvil screw (8) until the steering wheel breaks free
from the steering shaft.
5.5. Remove the steering wheel puller.
5.6. Remove the steering wheel nut (5) and the steering wheel (3) from the steering column (9) (Figure 7-1,
Page 7-2) .
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