Club Car Carryall XRT 1550, Maintenance And Service Manual

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Front Differential DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS
CAUTION
• If lock-patch bolts are not available, use Loctite 222 on new, standard thread, hex-head bolts.
7. Secure the lower shock absorber mount to the upper A-frame with new flanged-head bolts and locknuts. Tighten
the hardware to 22 ft-lb (30 N·m).
8. Secure the top shock absorber mount to the flanged brackets on the frame with a new flanged-head bolt and
flanged locknut. Tighten the hardware to 73 ft-lb (99 N·m)
(Figure 17-1, Page 17-1) .
9. Install the tire and wheel and finger-tighten the lug nuts.
10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 for the remaining half shaft and wheel.
11. Lower the front of the vehicle.
12. Use a crisscross pattern to tighten the lug nuts on both front wheels to 85 ft-lb (115 N·m).
13. Tighten both spindle locknuts to 150 ft-lb (203 N·m).
14. Adjust the front wheel camber. See Camber Adjustment, Section 7, Page 7-13.
15. Connect battery. See Connecting the Battery – Gasoline/Diesel Vehicles, Section 1, Page 1-4.
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL REMOVAL
See General Warnings, Section 1, Page 1-2.
1. Disconnect battery and spark plug wire(s) (gasoline vehicles only) . See Disconnecting the Battery –
Gasoline/Diesel Vehicles, Section 1, Page 1-3.
2. Loosen the lug nuts on both front wheels.
3. Remove the rubber spindle nut covers from both front wheels.
4. Loosen the axle spindle nuts (Figure 17-1, Page 17-1) .
5. Lift and support the front of vehicle and remove the wheel(s). See Lifting The Vehicle on page 3-8.
6. Remove both half shafts. See Half Shaft Removal on page 17-1.
7. Remove the roll pin securing the differential pinion shaft to the front driveshaft (Figure 17-7, Page 17-5) . See
following NOTE.
NOTE: Use a 1/4-inch roll pin punch to drive out the roll pin.
8. Remove the vent tube from the differential housing (Figure 17-8, Page 17-5) .
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