Pontiac tempest 1968 Service Manual page 693

15-8
1968 P O N T I A C SERVICE M A N U A L
1. Remove screws and cover. To replace a i r
filter i n cover, push f i l t e r out from under filter
plate (Fig. 15-5).
2. Remove two screws securing bearing support,
rotate support 180° and slide out (Fig. 15-7).
NOTE: Do not tamper with screw on bearing
support. This screw positions the governor spring
and is pre-set at the factory.
3. Remove governor spring.
4. Spread governor weights i n an up and down
position and pry up on actuator coupling with a
screwdriver until pin is disengaged from magnet as­
sembly and can be rotated clockwise (Fig. 15-7).
Rotate actuator cup 180° and hook the actuator
coupling over the top of regulator housing (Fig.
15-8).
5. Slide the governor assembly away from the
speedometer drive adapter end until the shaft is free
of bearing. This w i l l allow the governor assembly
to be removed from the regulator. For further
disassembly of governor see Fig. 15-4.
6. Remove four screws (2 internal, 2 external)
holding the valve body and magnet assembly. Remove
valve body and magnet assembly from the regulator
housing. (Fig. 15-9).
V A L V E BODY A N D
M A G N E T ASSY.
RETAINING PIN
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DRIVEN G E A R
A T T A C H I N G S C R E W S
Fig. 15-9 V a l v e Body and Magnet Assy.—Removal
7. Remove driven gear from regulator by pressing
retaining pin out of regulator body.
ASSEMBLY
1. Install driven gear and retaining pin i n housing.
2. Insert valve body and magnet assembly into the
regulator housing and install four screws.
Fig. 15-8 Governor Assembly—Removal
NOTE: Make sure the rubber gasket on the bot­
tom of the valve body and magnet assembly lies
flat against the regulator housing. Under no cir­
cumstances should this gasket be glued to the valve
body and magnet assembly.
3. With weights i n an up and down position, insert
the long end of the governor shaft through the bearing
support mounting hole keeping the actuator coupling
hooked over the regulator housing. Insert the shaft
far enough to allow the short end of the governor
to be inserted into its bearing. Slide the governor
assembly into the bearing until i t bottoms.
4. Move the actuator cup down the shaft until i t
bottoms and rotate 180°. Using a screwdriver, pry
the actuator coupling up and rotate the magnet
counterclockwise until the pin engages the actuator
coupling hole.