Adjusting The Electric Clutch - Toro 30032 Operator's Manual

1. Locknut
2. Wheel Bolt
3. Bushing
2. Remove one bushing, then pull the spanner bushing
and roller bearing out of the wheel hub (Figure 35).
3. Remove the other bushing from the wheel hub
and clean any grease and dirt from the wheel hub
(Figure 35).
4. Inspect the roller bearing, bushings, spanner bushing
and inside of the wheel hub for wear. Replace any
defective or worn parts (Figure 35).
5. To assemble, place one bushing into the wheel hub.
Grease the roller bearing and spanner bushing and
slide them into the wheel hub. Place the second
bushing into the wheel hub (Figure 35).
6. Install the caster wheel into the caster fork and
secure with the wheel bolt and locknut. Tighten the
locknut until the spanner bushing bottoms against
the inside of the caster forks (Figure 35).
7. Grease the fitting on the caster wheel.

Adjusting the Electric Clutch

Service Interval: Every 100 hours
The clutch is adjustable to ensure proper engagement
and proper braking.
1. Insert a 0.015–0.021 inch (0.381–0.533 mm) feeler
gauge through one inspection slot in the side of the
assembly. Make sure it is between the armature and
the rotor friction surfaces.
2. Tighten the lock nuts until there is slight binding on
the feeler gauge but it can be moved easily within the
air gap (Figure 36).
Figure 35
4. Spanner Bushing
5. Roller Bearing
3. Repeat this for the remaining slots.
4. Check each slot again and make slight adjustments
until the feeler gauge between the rotor and armature
with very slight contact between them.
1. Adjusting nut
2. Slot
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Figure 36
3. Feeler gauge