Club Car Precedent Villager 2, Maintenance And Service Manual

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE - MOTOR Motor Installation
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8. Make sure the armature turns freely. If it does not turn freely, disassemble the motor to find the problem.
MOTOR INSTALLATION
See General Warnings on page 1-2.
1. Clean the transaxle input shaft.
1.1. Spray the input shaft thoroughly with brake cleaner degreaser.
1.2. Wipe input shaft with a clean cloth.
1.3. Inspect the grooves of the input shaft and remove any remaining debris.
1.4. Repeat steps 1.1 through 1.3 until input shaft is clean.
2. Lubricate the transaxle input shaft.
2.1. Squeeze approximately 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) of moly-teflon lubricant from tube onto a putty knife as shown
(Figure 16-20, Page 16-15) .
2.2. Rotate wheels to rotate input shaft.
2.3. Apply motor coupling grease evenly to the rotating input shaft starting at approximately 1/8 inch (3.1
mm) from the end of the shaft and working back toward the transaxle (away from the end of the shaft)
(Figure 16-21, Page 16-15) .
2.4. The grease should be evenly distributed in the grooves to a width of approximately 3/8 inch (9.5 mm).
2.5. Use a flat screwdriver to clean the grease out of one of the grooves and allow air to escape when the
motor is pushed onto the input shaft.
1
2
1/2
mm
inch
1
2
1 1/2
mm
inch
1/8 INCH
(3.1 MM)
3/8 INCH (9.5 MM)
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Figure 16-20 Grease on Putty Knife
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Figure 16-21 Application of grease to Input Shaft Grooves
2.6. Check the chamfer (1) and end (2) of the input shaft to ensure these areas are completely clean of grease
as shown (Figure 16-22, Page 16-16) .
3. Install the molded bumper.
3.1. With the flat side toward the bottom of the coupling and the cupped side toward the transaxle input shaft,
install the molded bumper (30) into the motor coupling (Figure 16-15, Page 16-12) . See following NOTE.
NOTE: The motor coupling and the new molded bumper must be free of grease and debris.
3.2. Ensure that the installed bumper is seated at the bottom of the coupling.
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