Multi-Step Potentiometer - Club Car 1995 Golf Car Maintenance Service Supplement

MULTI-STEP POTENTIOMETER

WARNING
• WHEN MAKING ELECTRICAL TESTS OR REPAIRS, ALWAYS:
• WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION.
• REMOVE KEY.
• DO NOT WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING. REMOVE JEWELRY SUCH AS RINGS, WATCHES,
CHAINS, ETC. BEFORE SERVICING VEHICLE.
• PUT F&R SWITCH IN NEUTRAL.
• DISCONNECT BATTERIES AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 17-1, PAGE 17-2.
• FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES EXACTLY AS STATED.
DANGER
• TURN KEY SWITCH TO OFF AND REMOVE KEY, PUT THE F&R SWITCH IN NEUTRAL,
AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLES AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 17-1, PAGE 17-2. FAIL-
URE TO DO THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OVER YOU, RESULTING IN SEVERE
INJURY OR DEATH!
Testing the Multi-step Potentiometer:
See Test Procedure 8, Page 17-17.
Removing the Multi-step Potentiometer:
1. Disconnect the batteries (Figure 17-1, Page 17-2).
2. Remove the battery wire connecting batteries No. 5 and No. 6 and the battery wire connecting batteries
No. 5 and No. 4 (Figure 17-1, Page 17-2).
3. Using a 1/2 inch wrench, remove the hold-down brackets from the No. 5 and No. 6 batteries and then
remove the No. 5 and No. 6 batteries from the vehicle (Figure 17-1, Page 17-2).
4. Slide back the ball stud retainer on the potentiometer end of the accelerator rod (1) and disconnect the
accelerator rod from the multi-step potentiometer (Figure 17-19).
5. Disconnect the No. 18 black (2), white (3), and blue (4) wires from the multi-step potentiometer (Figure
17-19).
6. Disconnect the No. 18 green/white wire (5) at the F&R limit switch No. 1 (Figure 17-19).
7. Using a 3/8 inch wrench, remove the nuts (6) and lock washers (7) from underneath the I-Beam and lift
the multi-step potentiometer assembly from the frame. Remove the shim plate (8) (Figure 17-19).
Installing the Multi-step Potentiometer (Figure 17-19):
1. Position the shim plate (8) on the frame I-Beam with the mounting holes properly aligned.
2. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to push the locking tabs out of the tab retainers, and remove the poten-
tiometer cover (9).
3. Position the potentiometer on the shim plate and frame with mounting holes aligned and insert the
mounting bolts (10) through the potentiometer base, the shim plate, and the frame as shown.
4. Hold the mounting bolts in place while installing the lock washers (7) and nuts (6). Tighten nut to
between 18 and 22 in.lbs. (2.0/2.5 N-m).
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