Adjust Alternator Air Gap - Briggs & Stratton 700 DOV Series Repair Manual

Adjust Alternator Air Gap

1. Remove spark plug.
2. Loosen alternator screws (A, Figure 1-12).
and slide alternator (B) away from
flywheel.
3. Tighten one screw to secure alternator.
4. Line up flywheel magnet (D) with
1
alternator.
5. Insert a strip of gauge material (C)
(0.006-0.014 in. or 0.15-0.36 mm)
between flywheel magnet and both legs of
1
alternator.
6. Loosen screw and allow magnet to pull
alternator against gauge.
7. Tighten fasteners and torque to values
listed in Section 12 - Engine
Specifications.
8. Rotate flywheel to remove gauge.
Figure 1 - 12
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