E.Usinga0.010inchthick-feelergauge,verify
thatagapispresentbetweentherotorand
armaturefaceonbothsidesofthebrake
poleasshowninFigure73andFigure74.
Note:Duetothewaytherotorand
armaturefaceswear(peaksandvalleys),it
issometimesdifculttomeasurethetrue
gap.
g010872
Figure73
1.Feelergauge
g010873
Figure74
1.Feelergauge
•Ifthegapislessthan0.010inch,
theninstalltheshimandreferto
Troubleshooting(page72).
•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothe
safetycheckinstepF.
F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:
i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.
ii.Makesurethatthebladesdonot
engagewhentheblade-control
switch(PTO)isintheOFFposition
andtheclutchisdisengaged.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnot
disengage,installtheshim,andrefer
toTroubleshooting(page72).
iii.Engageanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO)10
consecutivetimestoensurethatthe
clutchisfunctioningproperly.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnotengage
properly,refertoTroubleshooting
(page72).
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