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MC012C-AS00 UNITIZED TRANSAXLE WITH DIFFERENTIAL LOCK
UNITIZED TRANSAXLE INSTALLATION
See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
1. Install the wheels. See General Information, Section 8, Page 8-1.
2. Install the leaf springs. See Multi-Leaf Spring Installation, Section 9, Page 9-3.
3. Position the transaxle mounting plate on the two mounting studs at the rear of the engine, and install the
two mounting nuts (Figure 16-39, Page 16-16).
4. Install the remaining four mounting bolts and four nuts (one bolt and nut at each corner of the mounting
plate).
5. Tighten the four corner nuts (with bolts) to 30 ft-lb (40.7 N·m). Tighten the two center nuts (on the studs)
to 17 ft-lb (23.1 N·m).
6. Install the differential lock cable and bracket.
6.1. Connect the differential lock cable spring (1) to the differential lock arm on the housing
(Figure 16-40, Page 16-16).
6.2. Install two bolts (2) to secure cable bracket to the transaxle case and tighten to 134 in-lb (15.1 N·m).
7. Install the accelerator cable bracket to transaxle case and tighten screws to 134 in-lb (15.1 N·m)
(Figure 16-41, Page 16-17).
8. Install the governor cable bracket on transaxle case and tighten screws to 134 in-lb (15.1 N·m)
(Figure 16-42, Page 16-17).
WOODEN
BLOCKS
Figure 16-39 Transaxle Mounting
9. Loosely install governor lever arm on governor shaft (Figure 16-43, Page 16-17). Turn the governor arm
shaft counterclockwise until it stops. Pull the governor lever arm rearward until the carburetor throttle is
in the "wide open throttle" (WOT) position.
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2003 Pioneer 1200/1200SE Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Manual
TRANSAXLE MOUNTING
BOLT AND NUT
(TYPICAL 4 PLACES)
TRANSAXLE MOUNTING NUTS
(TYPICAL 2 PLACES)
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Figure 16-40 Differential Lock Bracket Installation
Unitized Transaxle Installation