How To Install The Flex Plate - Genie Z-80/60 Service And Repair Manual

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How to Ins tall the Fl ex Plate

How to Install the Flex Plate

1 Install the flex plate onto the engine flywheel
with the raised spline towards the pump. Apply
Loctite® removable thread sealant to the
mounting screws.
Note: Torque the flex plate mounting bolts in two
stages.
Continental models: Torque the flex plate
mounting bolts in sequence to 20.8 ft-lbs / 28
Nm.
Deutz models: Torque the flex plate mounting
bolts in sequence to 28 ft-lbs / 38 Nm. Then
torque the flex plate mounting bolts in
sequence to 40 ft-lbs / 54 Nm.
Perkins models: Torque the flex plate
mounting bolts in sequence to 28 ft-lbs / 38 Nm.
Then torque the flex plate mounting bolts in
sequence to 40 ft-lbs / 54 Nm.
Deutz, Perkins and Continental Flex Plate
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2 Install the pump coupler onto the pump shaft
with the set screw toward the pump. Leave the
appropriate gap between coupler and pump
end plate for your engine.
3 Apply Loctite® removable thread sealant to the
pump coupler set screw. Torque the set screw
to 61 ft-lbs / 83 Nm.
4 Install the pump onto the pump mounting plate.
Apply Loctite® removable thread sealant to the
pump retaining fasteners. Torque the pump
retaining fasteners to 57 ft-lbs / 77 Nm.
Component damage hazard. Do
not force the drive pump during
installation or the flex plate teeth
may become damaged.
5 Install the pump coupler onto the pump shaft
with the set screw toward the pump. Leave the
appropriate gap between coupler and pump
end plate for your engine.
6 Install the pump and pump mounting plate
assembly onto the engine. Apply Loctite®
removable thread sealant to the mounting
screws.
September 2016
Part No. 1268556