CONTROL HANDLE ASSEMBLY
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery and discharge the
capacitors (refer to ELECTRICAL).
2. Remove the top cover.
3. Disconnect the control handle harness from
the system controller at connector J8 (refer to
decal on back of system controller).
4. Pull the control handle boot up through the
opening in the control cover.
5. Remove the screws securing the control
handle to the frame and remove the control
handle assembly.
Replacement
1. Place the four mounting screws in the control
handle mechanism. Thread the handle
harness through the opening in the control
cover.
2. Position the control handle assembly in the
unit and secure in place. Ensure the handle
angle is correct for a forward or side stance
unit.
3. Tuck the boot into the control cover opening.
Make sure the boot does not drag and the
control handle operates smoothly through its
full range.
4. Connect the control handle harness to J8
(refer to decal on back of system controller).
5. Install the top cover (refer to TOP COVER
Replacement procedure in the FRAME
section).
6. Connect the battery and calibrate the traction
and lift potentiometers (refer to
PROGRAMMING AND DIAGNOSTICS
section).
CONTROL HANDLE
POTENTIOMETER
Removal
1. Remove the control handle (refer to
CONTROL HANDLE Removal procedure in
this section).
2. Remove the electrical tape around the
sleeving on the control handle harness, pull it
back, and disconnect the potentiometer from
the harness.
3. Loosen the set screw holding the shaft of the
potentiometer in the pivot shaft.
4. Remove the screw holding the potentiometer
bracket to the dual-axle mechanism.
5. Remove the potentiometer assembly from the
dual-axle mechanism.
6. Remove the lock nut on the collar of the
potentiometer and remove the potentiometer
from the mounting bracket. Remove the nylon
washer from the potentiometer.
Replacement
1. Place a nylon washer and mount bracket over
the collar of the potentiometer and secure
with the lock nut (make sure the
potentiometer is oriented so that the wires exit
toward the bend in the bracket).
2. Slide the potentiometer shaft into the hole in
the end of the axle shaft.
3.
Attach the bracket to the dual-axle
mechanism.
4.
Make sure the flat on the potentiometer shaft
is facing the set screw then tighten the set
screw.
5.
Wire-tie the potentiometer wires to the mount
bracket and route the wires through the
standoff guide. Plug the connector in to the
control handle harness.
6.
Slide the sleeving back over the connectors
and seal the end with electrical tape.
7. Install the control handle in the truck (refer to
CONTROL HANDLE Replacement procedure
in this section).
BATTERY DISCONNECT LEVER
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery and discharge the
capacitors.
2. Remove the top cover (refer to TOP COVER
Removal procedure in the FRAME section).
3. Disconnect the return spring from the handle.
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