Taylor-Dunn AMB Ambulance, Operation, T Roubleshooting And Replacement Parts Manual

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Maintenance, Service, and Repair
Steering Page 3
10. At this point both the steering wheel and the front wheels should be tied up and held in position.
If one or the other is not tied up then you must start from the beginning.
11. Loosen the ball joint clamps or the rod end jam nuts
on the drag link.
NOTE: Remember the position and orientation
of the clamps.
12. Adjust the drag link so that it can be easily inserted
into the pitman arm.
13. Tighten the ball joint or rod end nut as specified
below:
Ball joint - 40-45 ft-lbs.
14. If equipped with ball joints, position the ball joint
clamps in their original location and orientation.
15. Tighten the ball joint clamps (28-32 ft. lbs.).
16. Untie the steering wheel and the front wheels.
17. Reconnect the main positive and negative cables at the batteries.
18. Rotate the steering wheel from a full left turn to a full right turn and make sure that the ball joint
clamps do not contact any other component.
Do not drive the vehicle while the steering wheel or front wheels are
tied in position. Driving the vehicle while the steering wheel or front
wheels tied in the position may cause loss of control of the vehicle
resulting in severe bodily injury and/or property damage.
If the clamps are positioned so that they contact other components,
it may result in steering failure and loss of control of the vehicle
causing property damage and/or severe bodily injury.
19. Remove the blocks from behind the wheels.
20. Release the parking brake and test drive the vehicle.
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