Club Car 1998 DS, Maintenance And Service Manual Supplement

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Multi-step Potentiometer
Page 12-12 1998/1999 PowerDrive Plus Maintenance and Service Supplement
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Multi-step Potentiometer Assembly, Continued:
5. While holding the bell crank so the arm does not exert a load on the housing, install the nut (32) and tighten
to 9 ft.lb (12 N-m) (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
6. Install screw (29), lock washer (9), and nut (30) through potentiometer housing (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
7. Install nuts (30) and yellow 18 gauge wire (8) onto the screw and tighten to 40 in.lb (4.5 N-m).
8. Adjust the potentiometer arm. See Page 12-13 .
Multi-step Potentiometer Installation
1. Position shim plate (8) on frame I-Beam with mounting holes properly aligned (Figure 12-9, Page 12-12) .
2. Push locking tabs out of retainers, and remove potentiometer cover (9) (Figure 12-9, Page 12-12) .
3. Position the potentiometer on the shim plate and frame with mounting holes aligned and insert the mount-
ing bolts (10) through the potentiometer base, the shim plate, and the frame as shown (Figure 12-9, Page
12-12) .
4. Hold the mounting bolts in place while installing the washers (7) and nuts (6). Tighten nuts to 36 in.lb (4.1 N-
m) (Figure 12-9, Page 12-12) .
• MAKE SURE WIPER ARM ROTATES FREELY IN POTENTIOMETER HOUSING. IF ARM BINDS OR STICKS, IT MUST BE
REPLACED.
• BEFORE INSTALLING THE WIPER SWITCH, INSPECT THE HOUSING FOR CRACKS OR DAMAGE. IF THE HOUSING IS
DAMAGED, THE ENTIRE HOUSING WITH FIXED CONTACTS MUST BE REPLACED.
Figure 12-9 Multi-step Potentiometer Mounting
WARNING
CAUTION
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POTENTIOMETER
MOUNTING
POTENTIOMETER
TYPICAL
2 PLACES
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9
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MULTI-STEP