Club Car 1998 DS, Maintenance And Service Manual Supplement

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Multi-step Potentiometer
Page 12-14 1998/1999 PowerDrive Plus Maintenance and Service Supplement
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Multi-step Potentiometer Arm Adjustment, Continued:
4. After adjustment has been made, apply one drop of Loctite
®
290 thread locking compound to the adjustment
screw (23) at the hex nut (19). Then install the spring cotter pin (18) through the hole in the adjustment screw
(Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) . See preceding NOTE .
MULTI-STEP POTENTIOMETER ARM BRUSH REPLACEMENT
1. Place Tow/Run switch in the TOW position and disconnect battery cables, negative cable first.
2. Remove battery Nos. 5 and 6 from the vehicle (Figure 12-1, Page 12-2) .
3. Disconnect accelerator rod from ball stud and place the wiper switch arm on the topmost fixed contact.
4. Remove the first nut (30), and lock washer (9) from the bolt (29) and remove the 18 gauge yellow wire (8) (Fig-
ure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
5. Remove the second and third nuts (30) from the bolt (29) and then remove the bolt from the potentiometer
housing (1) (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
6. Remove the fourth nut (30) and wire (42) from the bolt (29) (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
7. Replace the wiper arm brush (27) as follows (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17).
7.1. Remove screw (25) and lock washer (14). Pull arm assembly away from fixed contacts (Figure 12-13, Page 12-
17) .
7.2. Remove the brush by pulling the wire through the hole in the wiper arm.
7.3. Install new wiper arm brush assembly (27) (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
7.4. Install screw (25) and lock washer (14) through wiper arm into brush. Tighten screw to 7 in.lb (0.8 N-m) (Figure
12-13, Page 12-17) .
8. Install arm brush wire terminal (42) onto the bolt (29) and then install the nut (30). Thread the nut against the
arm brush wire terminal and tighten it to 40 in.lb (4.5 N-m) (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
9. Install the bolt (29) through the potentiometer housing (1) and then install the two nuts (30) onto the bolt.
Tighten the nuts to 40 in.lb (4.5 N-m) (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
10. Install the 18 gauge yellow wire onto the bolt (29), then install the lock washer (9) and nut (30). Tighten nut to 40 in.lb
(4.5 N-m) (Figure 12-13, Page 12-17) .
11. Connect the accelerator rod to the ball stud.
12. Check wiper arm brush contact for proper adjustment. See Page 12-13.
13. Check accelerator and brake pedal adjustment. See Section 5–Accelerator and Brake Pedal Group in the
Maintenance and Service Manual.
Figure 12-10 Wiper Arm Brush and Fixed Contacts Figure 12-11 Wiper Arm Brush Wear Limit Line
RIGHT WRONG WRONG
WIPER ARM BRUSH AND FIXED CONTACTS
SHOULD SEAT FIRMLY AGAINST EACH OTHER
WIPER
ARM
BRUSH
FIXED
CONTACT
WIPER ARM BRUSH
WEAR LIMIT LINE
SIDE VIEW
WIPER ARM BRUSH