Club Car Carryall 500, Maintenance And Service Manual

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ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL GROUP Accelerator Pedal – Electric Vehicles
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3. Install the plastic spacer (20) on the pivot rod (6).
4. Insert the pivot rod through the pivot rod supports on the vehicle frame.
5. Tighten the four bolts (22) attaching the pivot rod supports to the frame to 75 in·lb (8.5 N·m).
6. Install the bolt (4), two washers (5), and a new lock nut (7) through the lower hole in the pedal and through the
pivot rod. Finger-tighten nut at this time.
7. Install the ball stud (8) through the pivot rod. Install the bearing (9) and spring retainer (11) onto the ball stud.
Secure these parts with the nut (10). Tighten the nut to 50 in·lb (5.7 N·m).
8. Press the brake pedal slightly, and with the park brake ratchet oriented so that the tip of the ratchet is pointed
toward the rear of vehicle, slide the ratchet onto the pivot rod (do not slide the ratchet onto the pivot rod splines).
Release the brake pedal and allow the ratchet to rotate until its tip is pointed downward
(Figure 5-7, Page
5-7) . The ratchet should now rotate freely on the rod.
Figure 5-7 Ratchet Installation
9. Rotate the ratchet clockwise until it touches the park brake pawl, then slide the ratchet onto the splines of the
pivot rod (it may be necessary to push the pivot rod toward the driver side of the vehicle to make the splines
accessible). The ratchet may have to be rotated counterclockwise slightly to align the splines.
10. Install the nylon lock nut (26) on the pivot rod and tighten the nut to 18 ft·lb (24 N·m) (Figure 5-6, Page 5-6) .
11. Install the accelerator rod assembly (17, 24, and 25).
12. Adjust the accelerator pedal height and accelerator rod. See Pedal Group Adjustment – Gasoline Vehicles on
page 5-10.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL – ELECTRIC VEHICLES
See General Warnings on page 1-1.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMOVAL – ELECTRIC VEHICLES
1. Disconnect the batteries and discharge the controller. See Disconnecting the Batteries – Electric Vehicles,
Section 1, Page 1-4.
2. Place chocks under the rear wheels and lift the front end of the vehicle with a chain hoist or floor jack. Place
jack stands under the front cross tube of the vehicle frame and lower the vehicle onto the jack stands.
See
following WARNING.
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