Unitized Transaxle Installation - Club Car FE350 2005 Maintenance Service Supplement

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UNITIZED TRANSAXLE

UNITIZED TRANSAXLE INSTALLATION

See General Warning, Section 10, Page 10-1.
1. Install the wheels. See Wheel Installation, Section 8 – Wheels and Tires, in the appropriate main-
tenance and service manual.
2. Install the leaf springs. See Leaf Spring Installation, Section 9 – Rear Suspension, in the appropri-
ate maintenance and service manual.
3. Install the stabilizer bar and jounce bumpers (if used) on the transaxle. See Section 9 – Rear Suspen-
sion in the appropriate maintenance and service manual.
4. Position the transaxle mounting plate on the two mounting studs at the rear of the engine, and then install
the two mounting nuts finger tight (Figure 16-36, Page 16-16).
5. Install the remaining four mounting bolts, four flat washers, and four nuts (one bolt and nut at each corner
of the mounting plate) finger tight (Figure 16-34, Page 16-14).
6. Tighten the four corner nuts (with bolts) to 23 ft-lb (31.2 N·m). Tighten the two center nuts (on the engine
block studs) to 17 ft-lb (23.1 N·m) (Figure 16-36, Page 16-16).
7. Install the accelerator cable bracket on transaxle case. Tighten the mounting screws to 134 in-lb (15.1
N·m) (Figure 16-33, Page 16-14).
WOODEN
BLOCKS
MOUNTING NUT
(TYPICAL 2 PLACES)
Figure 16-36 Transaxle Mounting
8. Install the governor cable bracket on transaxle case. Tighten the mounting screws to 134 in-lb (15.1 N·m)
(Figure 16-32, Page 16-14).
9. Install governor lever arm on governor shaft (Figure 16-37, Page 16-16).
9.1. With the governor lever arm loose on the governor shaft, turn the governor arm shaft counterclock-
wise until it stops. Then pull the governor lever arm rearward until the carburetor throttle is in the
"wide open throttle" (WOT) position (Figure 16-37, Page 16-16).
9.2. While holding the arm and shaft in the fully counterclockwise position, tighten the governor arm
lever nut to 35 in-lb (4.0 N·m) (Figure 16-37, Page 16-16).
10. Install the key onto the input shaft (Figure 16-38, Page 16-17).
11. Position the driven clutch on the transaxle input shaft and install the washer (yellow side facing out) and
mounting bolt. Tighten the mounting bolt to 14 ft-lb (19.0 N·m) (Figure 16-38, Page 16-17).
12. Install the drive belt. See Drive Belt Installation, Section 17, Page 17-3.
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STUDS
TRANSAXLE
MOUNTING
PLATE
Unitized Transaxle Installation
Figure 16-37 Governor Arm