Installing The Muffler Heat Shield - Briggs & Stratton CE8070 Troubleshooting Manual

• Install the three stator through-bolts and tighten until
the rear bearing carrier is secure (Figure 40).
Figure 40 — Securing The Stator Assembly
• Check to make sure there are no obstructions to the
rotation of the rotor assembly.
• Torque the through bolts to 85 lbs. in.
• Torque the mounting bolts in the feet of the rear
bearing carrier to 180 lbs. in.
• Slip the rotor mount bolt through the cooling fan. Start
the bolt in the threads of the engine output shaft by
hand (Figure 41).
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Figure 41 — Installing Rotor Mount Bolt
Hand-Held Series Generators • Familiarization & Troubleshooting Guide
Before tightening the rotor mount bolt:
• Check the orientation of the fan (Figure 42).
Figure 42 — Cooling Fan Orientation
Torque the rotor mount bolt to 100 lbs. in.
Install The Muffler Heat Shield
• Slip the heat shield between the muffler and the
generator until the mounting flanges of the rear bearing
carrier align with the mounting flange of the heat shield
(Figure 43A & 43B).
Figure 43 — Generator Heat Shield
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B