Step 2 -Secure The Wheel Drive To The Wheel - Raymarine SPX-5 Installation & Setup Manual

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Note:
The cover will only fit back onto the wheel drive when the two parts are correctly aligned.
Front cover
5. Fit the cover back onto the wheel drive, by pressing the cover in the three places
shown on the diagram below, to push each post back into its locating socket.
Note:
This step is easier with the clutch engaged.
Step 2 –Secure the wheel drive to the wheel
1. Remove the wheel from the pedestal and place it on top of the drive unit, with the
front of the wheel and drive both facing up.
2. Using the wheel drive template at the end of this book, select the correct set of
spoke clamp inserts for your wheel:
• Measure the spoke diameter at a distance of about 135 mm (5.3 in) from the
center of the wheel.
• Select the appropriate set of inserts: the wheel drive is supplied with 2 sets of 3
inserts suitable for 12 mm (
is marked with its size.
3. Fit the first spoke clamp:
Pre-drilled holes
(marked with arrow)
1
/ in) and 16 mm (
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SmartPilot X-5 Wheel Installation & Setup Guide
Pair of threaded inserts
(marked with arrow)
Drive unit
5
/ in) diameter spokes – each insert
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Drive ring