UNITIZED TRANSAXLE
Unitized Transaxle Installation
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UNITIZED TRANSAXLE INSTALLATION
See General Warning on page 10-1.
1.
Install the wheels.
See Wheels and Tires section in the appropriate Maintenance and Service Manual.
2.
Install the leaf springs.
See Rear Suspension section in the appropriate Maintenance and Service Manual.
3.
Install the stabilizer bar and jounce bumpers (if used) on the transaxle.
See Rear Suspension section in
the appropriate Maintenance and Service Manual.
4.
Position the transaxle mounting plate on the two mounting studs at the rear of the engine, and then install the two
mounting nuts finger tight
.
5.
Install the remaining four mounting bolts and four nuts (one bolt and nut at each corner of the mounting plate)
finger tight.
6.
Tighten the four corner nuts (with bolts) to 30 ft-lb (40.7 N·m). Tighten the two center nuts (on the engine block
studs) to 17 ft-lb (23.1 N·m)
.
7.
Install the accelerator cable bracket on transaxle case. Tighten the mounting screws to 134 in-lb (15.1 N·m)
.
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Figure 18-36
Transaxle Mounting
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Figure 18-37
Governor Arm
8.
Install the governor cable bracket on transaxle case. Tighten the mounting screws to 134 in-lb (15.1 N·m)
.
9.
Install governor lever arm on governor shaft
.
9.1. With the governor lever arm loose on the governor shaft, turn the governor arm shaft counterclockwise
until it stops. Then pull the governor lever arm rearward until the carburetor throttle is in the “wide open
throttle” (WOT) position
9.2. While holding the arm and shaft in the fully counterclockwise position, tighten the governor arm lever nut to
35 in-lb (4.0 N·m)
10. Install the key onto the input shaft
11. Position the driven clutch on the transaxle input shaft and install the washer (yellow side facing out) and mounting
bolt. Tighten the mounting bolt to 14 ft-lb (19.0 N·m)
.
12. Install the drive belt.
See Drive Belt Installation, Section 19, Page 19-3.
13. Remove the blocks from under the engine and roll the powertrain into position under the vehicle. Then lift the front
of the powertrain and place the snubber into the snubber bracket in the vehicle frame
.
2009 FE 350 Maintenance and Service Supplement
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