Club Car Carryall 500 2016 Maintenance And Service Manual page 405

FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE VEHICLES
GROUND SPEED
NOTE: If possible, the manufacturer recommends measuring ground speed when setting engine RPM.
This vehicle should reach the forward ground speed specified in Section 2 – Vehicle Specifications. See How to
Measure Ground Speed on page 23-14.
ACCELERATOR ROD
Accelerator Rod Removal
1. Raise the front of the vehicle. Place chocks at the rear wheels and lift the front of the vehicle with a chain hoist or
floor jack. Place jack stands under the round frame cross tube to support the vehicle. See preceding DANGER.
See also WARNING "Lift only one end of the vehicle..." in General Warnings on page 1-1.
2. Remove the accelerator rod by disconnecting the ball joint (1) from the ball stud (2) on the accelerator pedal
(Figure 23-4, Page 23-7) and from the bell crank at the electrical box (Figure 23-5, Page 23-7).
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Figure 23-4 Accelerator Rod
Accelerator Rod Installation and Adjustment
1. Before installing the accelerator rod, adjust accelerator pedal position. See Pedal Group Adjustment –
Gasoline Vehicles in the Accelerator and Brake Pedal Group Section.
2. Install the ball joint (1) on the ball stud (2) at the accelerator pedal (Figure 23-4, Page 23-7).
3. Access the engine compartment.
4. Remove the electrical component box screw and cover (Figure 23-6, Page 23-8).
5. Adjust length of accelerator rod. With the ball joint jam nuts (3) loose (Figure 23-4, Page 23-7), adjust the length
of the rod to obtain an accelerator cable cam position of 7° as shown (Figure 23-6, Page 23-8). See following
CAUTION.
CAUTION
• Be sure that approximately an equal number of threads are exposed at each end of the accelerator rod.
6. Install the accelerator rod on the bell crank ball joint on the electrical component box (Figure 23-5, Page 23-7).
See following CAUTION.
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Figure 23-5 Accelerator Rod – Pull Spring Release to
2016 Carryall 500 and 700 Maintenance and Service Manual
Engine Control Linkages
Attach (Bottom View)
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