Taylor-Dunn B0-T48-48 Taylor Truck T48, Operation, T Roubleshooting And Replacement Parts Manual

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Maintenance, Service, and Repair
Steering
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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.
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.
Rod end - 20-25 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.) or the
rod end jam nuts on the drag link.
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.
19. Remove the blocks from behind the wheels.
20. Release the parking brake and test drive the
vehicle.
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. Clamps positioned so
that they contact other components may
result in steering failure and loss of control
of the vehicle causing severe bodily injury
and/or property damage.
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