Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Utility Vehicle Workshop Bush Hog
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BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 1 SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM SECTION 7 – STEERING SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 7- 2 Type: Rack and Pinion .
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 2 TORQUE SPECIFICA TIONS: COMPONENT TORQUE T ie Rod End Slotted Nut 30 lbs.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 3 TOOLS SAFETY FIRST CAUTION Never work underneath a raised vehicle without adequate support. Use jack stands to prevent the vehicle from falling. A falling vehicle can cause severe personal injury or death.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 4 DESCRIPTION STEERING The UTV rack and pinion steering (Figure 1) is common in many automotive systems. The rack is a flat gear that extends outward from both ends of the assembly.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 5 REP AIR INSPECTION See the operator’s manual for recommendations on inspecting the steering system. Complaints of steering wheel hard to turn, hard steering, or loose steering can be a result of a bad pinion gear, bad rack, or bad tie rod ends.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 6 TIE ROD END LOCK NUT NOTICE: Place the ball joint tool between the tie rod end rubber boot and the low side of the steering arm. Drive the tool into the joint breaking the tie rod end loose from the steering arm.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 7 Figure 6 Rack and Pinion Assembly 9 . Remove three capscrews and hex nuts securing the rack and pinion assembly (Figure 6) to the frame support. 10. Remove two capscrews and lock nuts securing the right side rack bracket (Figure 6) to the machine frame.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 8 STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL 1 . Turn the steering wheel for access to the upper steering shaft U- joint capscrew (Figure 9). 2 . Remove capscrew and lock washer from the upper U-joint clamp.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 9 INSTALLATION CAUTION When working underneath a raised vehicle, always support the vehicle with jack stands to prevent the vehicle from falling. A falling vehicle can cause severe personal injury or death.
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 10 Figure 14 Shifting Cable Housing LOCK WASHER LOCK WASHER 10. Place the shifting cable housing on the mounting bracket with a lock washer on each side of the bracket (Figure 14).
BUSH HOG ® UTILITY VEHICLE WORKSHOP MANUAL – SECTION 7: STEERING SYSTEM 7- 11 FRONT REAR ADJUSTMENT The UTV steering alignment can be checked for proper forward travel by measuring (Figure 16) between the front center of the right steering tire and left steering tire.
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