Exmark VANTAGE S Series - Electric Clutch Adjustment

Maintenance
panel.Whenthebrakeisdisengaged,thegap
betweenthebrakecross-tubeanddrivetire
shouldmeasure5/8–3/4inch(16–19mm)(see
Figure26).
Figure26
1.Drivetire4.Brakelinkagerod
2.Brakecrosstube5.Jamnut
3.Gapmeasures5/8–3/4
inch(16–19mm)
4.Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurelyan
adjustmentisrequired.Toadjustthebrake,
loosenthejamnutsonthebrakelinkagerod.
Turnthebrakelinkagerodclockwisetodecrease
thegapandcounterclockwisetoincreasethegap
(seeFigure26).
5.Tightenthejamnuts.
ElectricClutchAdjustment
Noadjustmentnecessary.Howeverwhentheclutch
brakehasworntothepointwheretheclutchno
longerengagesconsistently,theshimcanberemoved
toextendtheclutchlife.
Figure27
1.Armature5.Brakespacer
2.Fieldshell6.Re-gapshim
3.Rotor7.Brakepole
4.Brakemountingbolt
RemovingtheShim:
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovekey.Engageparkingbrake.Allow
themachinetocoolcompletelybeforestarting
theseinstructions.
2.Usingapneumaticline,blowoutanydebris
fromunderthebrakepoleandaroundthebrake
spacers.
3.Checktheconditionofthewireharnessleads,
connectors,andterminals.Cleanorrepairas
necessary.
4.Verifythat12Vispresentattheclutchconnector
whenthePTOswitchisengaged.
5.Measurethegapbetweentherotorandarmature.
Ifthegapisgreaterthan.04inch(1mm),proceed
withthefollowingsteps:
A.Loosenbothbrakemountingboltsone-half
toonefullturn(seeFigure28).
Note:DoNotremovethebrakepolefrom
theeldshell/armature.Thebrakepolehas
worntomatchthearmatureandneedsto
continuetomatchaftertheshimisremoved
toensureproperbraketorque.
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