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![]() Thank you ThreeCW with the help with uploading photos
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![]() Nice ride you have there.
That is on my list to learn how to do. If you would be so kind. |
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![]() The above parts diagrams are for the 3-wheel version of the Trucksters, and you haven't specified if your Truckster is a 3 or 4-wheel vehicle. The 4 wheel version uses an auto parts steering box, while the 3 wheel uses the steering box posted above. For either, you need to determine what doesn't move when you turn the steering wheel slightly right and left, then figure out what is wrong with that part. Steering knuckles on the tie rods of 4 wheelers are automotive parts and the best price for them can be found in an auto parts store, though you will need to find an older parts guy who has been in the business for a while as there is no parts cross reference to Cushman that they can use to look up the correct part. The older guy will look at your part and then find the match for it on the shelf without using the computer. My best guess is that they would likely be for a 1970's Ford F-100 pickup truck, but this may not be correct.
If the Truckster is a 4 wheel, there is a screw and nut opposite the steering wheel entrance shaft on the steering gearbox. You can loosen the nut and turn this screw in to remove some of the gearbox play, but turning too far will produce a tight spot in the turning at about the straight position. This won't remove all of the play, but can reduce it. A similar screw on the bottom of the 3 wheel gear box, again below the steering wheel shaft can remove some of the play in the gear box, but again, don't over tighten it. Always turn the nut to lock the screw in position or it will back out in use. For inserting photos in your posts you first need them in jpg format on your computer. Then, when making a post to this forum, and before you click on "Post Quick Entry", click on "Go Advanced". You then need to click on "Manage Attachments" and you will be given a place to enter the computer address of your photo. If more than one, list them in similar fashion. When all are listed (I believe that 7 are the maximum, there is also a size limit so keep them 4 X 6" and 72 dpi or close to this). When all are entered, click on the "Post" button. Charley |
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#14 |
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![]() Just checking in to find out if anyone can help me with this loose steering situation. Thanks for your help.
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![]() Did you read my post above?
Other than that adjustment described above, play in the steering wheel tends to be an accumulation of loose/worn joints in the tie rods, drag link, king pins, etc. of the steering mechanism. These trucksters do not have rack and pinion steering like new cars. There is always some looseness in this design. You can never get it all out. This is why cars newer than about 1995 all began having rack and pinion steering installed. Charley |
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#16 |
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![]() Hey Charley,
Thank you for responding so quickly. Just to be clear my 1985 Cushman full one ton is a three wheel flatbed. So the front end (wheel) is a glorified tricycle front end. So my question still is what could make the front end that sloppy? On another post I had attached two photos of the schematics for the front end. I was wondering if anybody has ever pulled the front end apart and what possibly the most common problem could be which would give me a place to start. Thanks again for everyone’s help. |
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#17 |
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![]() I'm sorry, but I never got into the 3 wheel steering, although I parted one out about 10 years ago. The one in my Avatar (photo on left) is a 4 wheeler. I do remember posts about the "wobble of Death" on the 3 wheelers, but all I can remember about it is that there is a small shock absorber called a "snubber" that minimizes this by slowing the front wheel's desire to oscillate at higher speeds. It reduces the front wheel's desire to wobble, and is located underneath between the steering and the frame. I don't remember any talk about getting the play out of the steering gear box, which is located just below the steering wheel in the 3 wheelers. I've seen them, but never worked on them. Replacing the "snubber" may solve your problem. It's a small shock absorber, so maybe an Auto Parts Store or Forklift Repair Shop can match it up with a new one if you bring it to them. There are no Cushman to automobile cross reference sheets, so matching bad to new on the shelf is the only way to find a replacement, although Cushman used many parts that were intended for use in cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
The 3 wheelers have VIN numbers, so if you wish to use it on the highways, they are considered slow moving motorcycles and need to be registered and insured like a motor cycle. There is more on this one the California located www.sillylittlecars.com website. Most insurance companies don't want to insure them, but some will if you have your cars, trucks, and house also insured by them. The California guys on the Silly Little Cars website have posted quite a bit about this. I had been considering getting a GO4 and had been looking for how to insure and license one, but then never bought the thing. The 4 wheelers were never type approved for street use, do not have VIN numbers, and the police pretty much consider them Golf Carts, so where Golf Carts are allowed on secondary roads, the 4 wheeler Cushmans are allowed too, without insurance or registration. Here, the only requirement is that a NC licensed driver be operating it on the highways and that it meets the requirements for safe use. I have added the farm vehicle triangle reflector and flashing lights to mine to keep from being hit, so it classifies as farm machinery too. I have had police follow me a short distance, then pass me with usually a smile and a wave. I have never been stopped or questioned. I do give right-of-way to everything else on the road, and I stay away from roads with speed limits of greater than 35 mph, but it has been as far as about 20 miles from my home on the secondary roads many times without a problem. I try to check in here daily, but sometimes miss a day. I'll do my best to help with any problems that you may have. Parts are getting very hard to find, though. The snubber does not show in the exploded views that you posted. It might be in a related assembly that wasn't posted, but then again, Cushman wasn't all that good at keeping their drawings up to date. There are also several versions of the front wheel and steering that changed in the late 1980's, so look for other drawings too. Charley |
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