10.Tightenthelocknutsuntilthereisslightbindingon
thefeelergaugebutitcanbemovedeasilywithinthe
airgap(Figure58).
11.Repeatthisfortheremainingslots.
12.Checkeachslotagainandmakeslightadjustments
untilthefeelergaugebetweentherotorandarmature
withveryslightcontactbetweenthem.
Figure58
1.Slot
3.Feelergauge
2.Adjustingnut
13.Installtheclutchtotheengineshaftwiththekey.
14.ApplyblueLoctite®(orequivalent)tothecenter
bolt.
15.Whileholdingthecrankshaftatthebackofthe
machine,installthecenterboltandtorqueitto50
ft-lbs(68N-m)(Figure57).
16.Installtherubberclutchstraptothemowerframe
withthetwopreviouslyremovedboltsandnuts
(Figure57).
17.PulluponthespringloadedidlerforthePTOdrive
beltandinstallitontotheclutchpulley(Figure56).
18.Plugintheelectricconnectionfortheclutch
(Figure57).
19.Installthefrontenginepanelandtightentheknobs.
20.Lowerdowntheseat.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCoolingSystem
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantor
touchinghotradiatorandsurroundingparts
cancausesevereburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Alwaysallowtheengineto
coolatleast15minutesoruntiltheradiator
capiscoolenoughtotouchwithoutburning
yourhandbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
•Donottouchradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
Rotatingshaftandfancancausepersonal
injury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignition
keybeforeperformingmaintenance.
Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheRadiatorCoolant
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlife
antifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwater
CoolingSystemCapacity:156ounces(4.6l)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismay
induceairintothecoolingsystem.
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