Taylor-Dunn TT-316-36 Operation, T Roubleshooting And Replacement Parts Manual Download

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Maintenance, Service, and Repair

Steering

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STEERING GEAR AND
COLUMN ASSEMBLY

Disassemble

6. Remove the steering wheel from the steering shaft.

7. Remove the 4 screws holding the steering gear

adjustor cover plate to the housing and remove
the cover plate, adjustor handle, and adjustor
spring plate.

8. Loosen the three set screws on the universal joint.

Two on the upper coupling and one on the lower
coupling. Remove the longer set screw from the
upper coupling.

9. Pull the steering shaft up and out of the steering

column.

10. Remove the jam nuts from the two tilt column pivot

bolts.

11. Remove the pivot bolts from the column assembly

and remove the upper tilt column.

12. Remove the universal joint from the steering gear

input shaft.

13. Remove the 4-bolts holding the steering gear

housing to the frame and remove the housing
assembly from the vehicle.

NOTE: The steering housing may be packed with

grease.

14. Remove the remaining 2 bolts holding the steering

housing together and remove the upper and lower
plates from the center section.

15. Thoroughly clean all components.

16. Remove the upper and lower plate gaskets and

the lower plate to mounting plate gasket and
discard.

NOTE: Be sure to remove all gasket material that

may have adhered to the sealing surfaces.

Inspection

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Inspect the teeth on all three gears. Minor nicks can
be removed with a fine tooth single draw file or fine
Arkansas stone.

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Insert the counter gear into each of the bronze
bushings. The gear should rotate freely with no
noticeable lateral play. If the gear binds or has
excessive play, then both bushings should be
replaced.

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Spin the two input shaft bearings by hand. If any
roughness is felt then both bearings should be
replaced.

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Insert the steering shaft into the upper column. The
shaft should spin freely with very little lateral play. If
the shaft binds or has excessive play, then both
bushings should be replaced.

Assemble

Assemble in reverse order of disassembly and test drive
the vehicle.

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Make sure that the lower universal joint set screw is
aligned with the flat on the steering gear input shaft.

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Apply a generous coating of grease to the gears.

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Apply a light coating of grease to the tilt column
spacer washers.

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Use Loctite #242 on the universal joint set screws.

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Tighten the tilt column pivot bolts to fully compress
the lock washer only (do not torque down) then tighten
the jam nuts.

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If the steering binds when assembled, loosen the 6
mounting bolts and lightly tap the upper and/or lower
housing plates with a soft face hammer to realign
the gears. Repeat as need until the steering operates
freely.

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 applied.
4. Place blocks under the rear wheels to

prevent vehicle movement.

5. Disconnect the main positive and negative

cables at the batteries.