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STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION Tie Rod and Drag Link
Page 7-12 2007-2008 XRT 800, 810 and 850 Maintenance and Service Manual
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RACK AND PINION INSTALLATION
1. Position the steering gear box assembly on the shock and gear support and install the bolts (30), wash-
ers (31), and nuts (32). Do not tighten the mounting bolts (Figure 7-8, Page 7-8) .
2. For ease of assembly and to prevent corrosion, apply a light coat of anti-seize and lubricating compound
to the splined end of the steering column shaft.
3. Align the flat portion of the steering shaft spline with the bolt hole in the universal joint and then slide the
shaft into the upper universal joint. Install the bolt and lock washer on the upper universal joint and tighten
to 15 ft-lb (20 N·m).
4. Tighten the steering rack mounting bolts (30) to 22 ft-lb (29.8 N·m) (Figure 7-8, Page 7-8) .
5. Adjust the steering. See Steering Adjustment on page 7-6.
TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK
See General Warning on page 1-1.
TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK REMOVAL
1. Using locking pliers to hold tie rod and drag link, loosen jam nuts (7 and 12) on tie rod ball joints
(Figure 7-19, Page 7-17) , and loosen jam nuts (27 and 29) on the drag link (Figure 7-8, Page 7-8) .
2. Remove the cotter pin (22) and ball joint retaining nut (25) (Figure 7-8, Page 7-8) .
3. Remove the cotter pins (22) and ball joint retaining nuts (20) (Figure 7-20, Page 7-18) .
4. Use a ball joint removal tool to remove ball joints (13 and 6) (Figure 7-19, Page 7-17) and (23)
(Figure 7-8, Page 7-8) from the spindles.
5. Remove the ball joints from the tie rod (11) (Figure 7-19, Page 7-17) .
6. Remove drag link (28) from inner ball joint assembly (3) and drag link ball joint (23) (Figure 7-8,
Page 7-8) .
TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK INSTALLATION
1. Thread ball joints (6 and 13) into tie rod (11) to a depth of 1/2 inch (12.5 mm) (Figure 7-19, Page 7-17) .
See following WARNING and CAUTION.
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WARNING
• The ball joints must be threaded into the rod at least 5/16 of an inch (8 mm). Failure to thread
ball joints in deep enough may cause a ball joint to separate from the rod during adjustment
or while being operated, possibly resulting in loss of vehicle control and severe personal
injury.
CAUT ION
• The tie rod and drag link have right-hand threads on one end and left-hand threads on the
other end. Right-hand threads are identified by a groove in the tie rod or drag link.
2. Install ball joint ends (6 and 13) into the left and right-hand spindle arms (23), then install the retaining
nuts (20) and cotter pins (22) (Figure 7-19, Page 7-17) .