Club Car V-GLIDE, Maintenance Service Supplement

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Wiper Switch
2004 V-Glide 36-Volt Electric Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement Page 12-11
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5. Remove the third nut (3) and lock washer (23) and wire (34) from the bolt (9) (Figure 12-9, Page 12-10).
6. Replace the wiper switch arm brush (18) as follows:
6.1. Remove screw (15) and lock washer (16). Pull the wiper switch arm (17) away from the fixed con-
tacts.
6.2. Remove brush (18) by pulling wire through hole in wiper switch arm (17).
6.3. Install the new wiper switch arm brush assembly (18) into the wiper switch arm (17).
6.4. Install the screw (15) and lock washer (16) through the wiper switch arm into the brush. Tighten the
screw to 7 in-lb (0.8 N·m).
7. Install the arm brush wire terminal (34) onto the bolt (9) and then install the nut (3) and lock washer (23).
Thread the nut against the arm brush wire terminal and tighten it to 40 in-lb (4.5 N·m).
8. Install the bolt (9) through the wiper switch housing (1) then install the nut (3) onto the bolt. Tighten the
nut to 40 in-lb (4.5 N·m).
9. Install the 6-gauge white wire from the first resistor and the 6-gauge white wire from the solenoid onto
the bolt (9), then install the lock washer (31) and nut (30). Tighten nut to 40 in-lb (4.5 N·m).
10. Check wiper switch arm brush contact for proper adjustment. See Wiper Switch Arm Adjustment on
page 12-8.
11. Connect the accelerator rod to the V-Glide wiper switch ball stud (5).
12. Install the V-Glide wiper switch cover (10).
13. Install the no. 5 and no. 6 batteries.
14. Connect the battery cables, positive (+) cable first, and tighten to 110 in-lb (12.4 N·m). Coat with Battery
Terminal Protector Spray (CCI P/N 1014305) to minimize corrosion.
Wiper Switch Removal
1. Remove battery nos. 5 and 6 from the vehicle. See Figure 10-1, Section 10, Page 10-2.
2. Remove nuts (30) and lock washers (31), then remove resistor wires from wiper switch (Figure 12-9,
Page 12-10).
3. Remove the cover (10) from the wiper switch (Figure 12-9, Page 12-10).
4. Disconnect the black wire (36) from the charger receptacle.
5. Disconnect the green wire (35) from the small post on the solenoid.
6. Remove nuts (28) and lock washers (27) securing V-Glide wiper switch to vehicle frame, then remove the
wiper switch from vehicle. Secure shim (29) to vehicle frame.
Wiper Switch Disassembly
1. Remove the nut (3) and slide the bolt (9) out of the wiper switch housing (Figure 12-9, Page 12-10).
2. Remove the nut (4) and bell crank (6).
3. Slide wiper switch arm assembly out of the V-Glide wiper switch housing (1).
4. Disassemble the wiper switch arm assembly by loosening the adjustment screw (14) and nylon lock nut
(11) and removing the spring (13).
5. To remove the bearings (8) lightly tap them from the back with a punch.
Wiper Switch Assembly
1. Install bearings (8) into the wiper switch housing by lightly tapping them with a plastic hammer. Make sure
that the collars of the bearings are flush against the wiper switch housing (Figure 12-9, Page 12-10).
2. With the spring (13) in place, hold the V-Glide wiper switch arm shaft (17) and carrier (12) together. See
following CAUTION.