Kohler 5ECD Service Manual page 60

10. Remove the junction box from the support bracket.
11. Disconnect the ground strap.
12. Remove the fuel inlet hose
13. Close the seacock and remove the water inlet hose
from the seawater pump.
14. Remove the fuel pump and line from the generator.
15. Remove the alternator cover plate.
Figure 6-3.
16. Push the brushes into the holder. Secure the
brushes into position by sliding a retainer into the
brush keeping holder. See Section 5.6.
17. Remove the brush holder and carefully pull the
leads out of the stator housing. See Figure 6-6.
18. Remove the generator end vibromount hardware.
See Figure 6-3.
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1. Alternator cover plate
2. Vibromount hardware
3. Seawater pump
Figure 6-3 Alternator End Cover
19. Attach a hoist hook to the generator lifting eye.
Note: The hoist capacity rating should be one-half
ton or greater.
20. Tilt the generator set up and brace it with a block of
wood. See Figure 6-4.
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Figure 6-4 Raising the Generator
21. Remove the overbolts. See Figure 6-6. Use a
rubber mallet to separate the end bracket from the
stator housing.
22. Carefully remove the stator assembly from the
generator adapter plate.
23. Remove the rotor bolt and end drive fitting.
24. Reinstall the rotor bolt (without end fitting), finger
tighten, and back off two turns.
25. Strike the bolt with a hammer until the rotor is freed
from the engine's tapered drive shaft. Do not
damage the through bolt threads or bolt head. See
Figure 6-5.
1. Rotor bolt
2. Hammer
Figure 6-5 Removing the Rotor
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