Club Car Carryall 500 2015 Maintenance And Service Manual page 435

SECTION 26 — TRANSAXLE (ED65): GASOLINE VEHICLES
DANGER
Transaxle (ED65): Gasoline Vehicles
• See General Warnings on page 1-1.
WARNING
• See General Warnings on page 1-1.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The vehicles addressed in this manual are equipped with heavy-duty transaxles. The transaxle utilizes internal gearing
to change vehicle direction. Because the transaxle is used to reverse vehicle direction, the engine, drive clutch, belt,
and driven clutch rotate in the same direction; therefore, the engine and clutches are not subjected to reversing loads.
This reduces maintenance requirements on the engine and clutches. With the transaxle, power is transferred from the
engine through the drive clutch, the drive belt, the driven clutch, and then through the transaxle to the wheels.
SHIFTER LEVER
A shifter lever, connected to a shifter arm, is used to change the gears to one of three shift positions: FORWARD (F),
NEUTRAL (N), or REVERSE (R). Bring the vehicle to a complete stop before changing FORWARD or REVERSE
direction.
NEUTRAL LOCKOUT
For the convenience of the trained technician, there is a neutral lockout switch located on the seat support panel under
the seat (Figure 26-1, Page 26-1). The neutral lockout switch has two positions, MAINTENANCE and OPERATE,
which are clearly marked.
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Figure 26-1 MAINTENANCE/OPERATE Switch
Pedal-Start Vehicles
During normal vehicle operation, the neutral lockout switch in the OPERATE position prevents the engine from running
when the Forward/Reverse handle is in the NEUTRAL position. If a vehicle is started in FORWARD or REVERSE and
then shifted to NEUTRAL, the engine will stop running.
When the switch is in the MAINTENANCE position, it will allow the technician to run the engine in the NEUTRAL
position to perform certain maintenance and/or repair functions. With the switch in this position, the vehicle will not
operate if the Forward/Reverse handle is placed in either the FORWARD or REVERSE position. See following
WARNING and NOTE.
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