Club Car Carryall 300 2021, Maintenance And Service Manual

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SECTION 24 — GASOLINE VEHICLE - TRANSAXLE
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Gasoline Vehicle - Transaxle
DANGER
• See General Warnings on page 1-1.
WARNING
• See General Warnings on page 1-1.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The vehicles addressed in this manual are equipped with heavy-duty transaxles. The transaxle utilizes internal gearing
to change vehicle direction. Because the transaxle is used to reverse vehicle direction, the engine, drive clutch, belt,
and driven clutch rotate in the same direction; therefore, the engine and clutches are not subjected to reversing loads.
This reduces maintenance requirements on the engine and clutches. With the transaxle, power is transferred from the
engine through the drive clutch, the drive belt, the driven clutch, and then through the transaxle to the wheels.
FORWARD/NEUTRAL/REVERSE CONTROL (FNR)
A shifter lever, connected to a shifter arm, is used to change the gears to one of three shift positions: F (Forward), N
(Neutral), or R (Reverse). Bring the vehicle to a complete stop before changing F or R direction.
MAINTENANCE/OPERATE SWITCH
For the convenience of the trained technician, there is a Maintenance/Operate switch located on the seat support
panel under the seat
(Figure 24-1, Page 24-1) . The Maintenance/Operate switch has two positions, MAINTENANCE
and OPERATE, which are clearly marked.
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Figure 24-1 MAINTENANCE/OPERATE Switch
Pedal-Start Vehicles
During normal vehicle operation, the Maintenance/Operate switch in the OPERATE position prevents the engine from
running when the Forward/Neutral/Reverse control (FNR) is in the NEUTRAL position. If a vehicle is started in F or
REVERSE and then shifted to NEUTRAL, the engine will stop running.
When the switch is in the MAINTENANCE position, it will allow the technician to run the engine in the NEUTRAL
position to perform certain maintenance and/or repair functions. With the switch in this position, the vehicle will not
operate if the Forward/Neutral/Reverse control (FNR) is placed in either the F or REVERSE position.
See following
WARNING and NOTE.
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