Club Car DS Villager 4, Maintenance And Service Manual

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GASOLINE VEHICLE - TRANSAXLE Transaxle Removal
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TRANSAXLE REMOVAL
See General Warnings on page 1-2.
1. Turn the key switch to the OFF position and remove the key, and place the Forward/Neutral/Reverse handle in
the NEUTRAL position.
2. Disconnect battery and spark plug wire. See Disconnect the Battery - Gasoline Vehicles on page 1-3.
3. Place chocks at the front wheels and loosen lug nuts on both rear wheels.
4. Disconnect air intake hose, vent hose, and fuel line from throttle body and accelerator cable from electrical
component box.
See Gasoline Vehicle - Fuel System, Section 21, Page 21-1.
5. Disconnect gray 18-pin connector from ECU.
6. Disconnect engine ground cable lead from main wire harness.
7. Disconnect 3-wire plug from limit switch on transaxle.
8. Disconnect three wires of main wire harness from starter/generator (Figure 19-14, Page 19-16) .
9. Loosen jam nuts (1) securing shifter cable (2) to FNR/accelerator cable mounting bracket. Then, remove bowtie
clip (3) to disconnect shifter cable end (4) from transaxle shift lever (5) and set shifter cable (2) aside
(Figure
24-16, Page 24-14) .
10. Remove bolts (1) securing governor cable bracket (2) and FNR/accelerator cable bracket (3) to transaxle (Figure
24-6, Page 24-9) . Do not disconnect cables (4 and 5).
11. Unhook governor cable (4) and accelerator cable (5) from the governor arm (7).
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Figure 24-6 Governor Arm, Cable and Brackets
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Figure 24-7 Disconnect Shock Absorbers
12. Disconnect brake cables from brake assemblies. See Wheel Brake Assemblies section.
13. Remove the panhard. See Panhard and Bracket Removal on page 9-4.
14. Remove lower shock mounting hardware from both rear shocks (Figure 24-7, Page 24-9) .
2020 Precedent,Villager 2 and 4 Maintenance and Service Manual Page 24-9