$22.91
This pivot shaft belongs to the steering axle and lower linkage assembly of an electric lift truck, acting as the hardened, precision-ground pin the linkage rotates on to convert steering input into steered-wheel movement. Machined from medium carbon steel, this Hyster pivot shaft is for use on Hyster lift trucks.
Steering input on an electric lift truck turns on a pivot shaft, and this Hyster shaft is the hardened, precision-ground pin the steering axle and lower linkage rotate on to convert steering motion into steered-wheel movement. Machined from medium carbon steel, it carries the linkage loads at its bearing surfaces while holding the geometry the linkage pivots around.
A pivot shaft wears at those bearing surfaces and can score or develop play, which shows up as loose or vague steering and uneven response as the linkage rocks on a worn pin. Replacing the shaft restores a tight, accurately located pivot for the steering linkage.
This is the Hyster pivot shaft for Hyster lift trucks. Match it by length, diameter, and the bearing and retaining features at each end against the shaft being replaced, since those features set how it locates and secures in the linkage.
