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Old 10-13-2011, 04:46 PM   #3
yurtle
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Default Re: Loose Steering In 1998 Series TXT w/ Frame Mounted Steering

I did what I hoped to avoid, which is tearing it apart twice.

On 11/2/2009 I purchased and replaced the following from shopezgo.com:
Rack - 70718G01
Pinion - 70717G01P
Bellows - 70183G01
Steering column gasket - 70223G01
Flanged bearing - 70185G01
Steering thrust washer - 70216G01

That helped a lot, but my cart free-wheels downhill, so I can easily get going 25+ mph. Steering was still a little looser than I liked, so on 3/8/2010 I replaced the:

Rack ball end - 70192G01
Steering housing service kit - 75364G01

That made it good as new. The housing service kit, if I recall, had several internal sleeve bearings/bushings that weren't available as replacement parts, but had two parts I had previously bought. In fact, most of the parts I wanted weren't on their website, so I emailed them the part numbers from the service manual, which they added to their website.

Good luck, and let us know how it went.
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