Taylor-Dunn ET-015-00, Operation, T Roubleshooting And Replacement Parts Manual

Page: 38 / 166

Maintenance, Service, and Repair
Steering
Page 2
FRONT END ALIGNMENT
This section will refer to two different types of ball joints.
One type is has a grease fitting and a tapered shaft where
it is fitted to the steering arm or pitman arm. The second
type cannot be greased and has a straight shaft. See
the illustrations to the right. Depending on the
configuration of your truck, it may be equipped with one
or both types of ball joints.
In this text:
The first type has a grease fitting and will be referred to
as a “Ball Joint.”
The second type has no grease fitting and will be referred
to as a “Rod End.”
Ball Joint
Rod End
Center the Steering
6. Raise the front of the vehicle and support with
jack stands.
1. Make sure the key-switch is in the “OFF”
position, then remove the key.
2. Place the forward-reverse switch in the
center “OFF” position.
3. Confirm the electric park brake is set.
4. Place blocks under the front wheels to
prevent vehicle movement.
5. Disconnect the main positive and
negative cables at the batteries.
Always use a lifting strap, hoist, and jack
stands, of adequate capacity to lift and
support the vehicle. Failure to use lifting
and support devices of rated load capacity
may result in severe bodily injury.
7. Turn the front wheels so that they are in the straight
ahead position and then tie off the wheels so that
they cannot turn from the straight ahead position.
8. Disconnect the drag link from the pitman arm.
NOTE: Refer to
Replace the Ball Joints
section
for information regarding removing the ball
joint or rod end from the drag link.
9. Center the steering gear and tie off the steering
wheel so that it cannot rotate.
NOTE: Refer to
Center the Steering Gear
section
for information regarding centering of the
steering gear.
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.
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.