E.Usinga0.010inchthick-feelergauge,verifythat
agapispresentbetweentherotorandarmature
faceonbothsidesofthebrakepoleasshownin
Figure69andFigure70.
Note:Duetothewaytherotorandarmature
faceswear(peaksandvalleys),itissometimes
difculttomeasurethetruegap.
Figure69
1.Feelergauge
Figure70
1.Feelergauge
•Ifthegapislessthan0.010inch,theninstall
theshimandrefertoTroubleshooting(page
70).
•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothesafety
checkinstepF.
F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:
i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.
ii.Makesurethatthebladesdonotengage
whentheblade-controlswitch(PTO)
isintheOFFpositionandtheclutchis
disengaged.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnot
disengage,installtheshim,andreferto
Troubleshooting(page70).
iii.Engageanddisengagetheblade-control
switch(PTO)10consecutivetimesto
ensurethattheclutchisfunctioning
properly.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnotengage
properly,refertoTroubleshooting(page
70).
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