CPT AUTOPILOT CPT, Руководство по установке

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CPT Autopilot Installation Manual
© 2018 CPT AUTOPILOT INC. VERSION 21 PAGE 5 OF 26
MOUNTING THE WHEEL PULLEY
Wheels with Metal Spokes
1. Remove the wheel and place it horizontally. (On older boats, this
may require a gear puller. Grease shaft before replacing the wheel
and you will have less trouble next time.)
2. Place the Wheel Pulley on backside of wheel with the thicker rim
against the spokes. Hook the J-Bolts on the spokes, and pass them
through the pulley holes. Refer to the hole diagram to find the holes
for your spoke pattern. Put a drop of oil, flat washer and a nut on
each J-bolt. Tighten nuts just enough to hold the pulley temporarily
in place. Position pulley roughly in the center of the wheel.
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Orient the J-bolts so they hook over the spokes from the same
side. If the bolts are not hooked over in the same direction the
pulley will not center on the wheel.
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If spoke spacers are needed, install them between the spokes
and the thicker rim of the pulley.
3. Inspect fit of the pulley against the spokes. If spokes are out of
alignment or not in plane and show a gap or space with the pulley,
the low spokes may need to be shimmed. DO NOT attempt to pull
them into alignment by tightening the J-bolts—the pulley will warp.
On dished wheels or tapered spokes: if the gap on the outside edge is
large, use tapered shims between pulley and spokes to even the
backing on the pulley.
4. Temporarily remount steering wheel (with mounted pulley).
Overlong J-bolt stems can be cut off flush later or covered with
black vinyl caps (included).
5. The wheel pulley will tend to self-center, but check centering:
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As an indicator, mount a tool (a taped coffee stick, or coat-
hanger taped to the pedestal, for example) with its tip close to
pulley. Tape it solidly to pedestal so it does not move (refer to
diagram on following page).
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Rotate the wheel.
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Use your hand to tap the pulley to adjust its center position
until distance between pulley and pointer is fairly uniform, ±⅛"
is fine.
6. Tighten J-bolt nuts.
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Do not over-tighten J-bolts , use a nut driver or small wrench: tighten the nut until the back of the J-bolt
grips the spoke and begins to resist swinging, then turn the nut only another ¼ turn.
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The pulley may eventually warp or distort if the J-bolts are over-tightened.
7. Place the belt on the pulley and replace the wheel.