R.P.S. Corporation 34 Operator's Manual - Page 12
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Drive Spindle
1. Adjust clutch first.
2. Test brake.
3. If brake does not hold, loosen the (4) bolts
holding the brake shoe to the transmission
body, and push shoe forward.
4. Re-tighten (4) bolts.
5. Retest. If you can not adjust succesfully,
replace clutch donut.
CLUTCH AND BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
As explained in "How it Works", (Page 5), the clutch
and brake operate with the same control and by
way of the same clutch donut.
If the clutch slips:
1. Inspect the clutch donut.
If in good repair,
then adjust. If donut looks melted, then replace - it
got too hot from slipping.
2. To adjust clutch:
Loosen the nut at the end of
the cable where it enters the handlebar housing.
Also loosen the nut inside the handlebar housing.
Now, tighten the outer nut until the clutch engages
and the machine starts to creep forward. Loosen
the outer nut, one turn, from that point. Tighten the
inner nut. Test.
NOTE:
The brake should adjust automatically with
the clutch. If the clutch still works OK, but the brake
does not, or vice-versa, follow steps on right side
of this page.
If kept adjusted, the clutch donut should last several
years. To replace the donut:
1. Turn off the machine and unplug the battery.
Remove the rear protective panel to have access to
rear axle.
2. Remove the master link in the drive chain. This
link is visibly different from the others. Removing
the master link permits removal of the chain.
3. Remove clutch cable end from the clutch fork.
4. Remove the transmission from machine. (4
bolts from bottom).
5. Remove the clutch fork from the machine by
removing the mounting pin.
6. Remove the clutch wheel from the fork.
7.
Unbolt the three bolts that hold the clutch
wheel together to remove the donut.
8.
Install new donut on clutch wheel.
Be sure
you mount clutch wheel concentric on axle.
9.
Reverse procedure to install.
Adjusting Nut Location
Front of Machine
Clutch Donut
When set properly, machine should not "creep" in
neutral, but lever should begin to take hold when
lever is depressed 1/2" or so. To set neutral, a thin
business card should just barely fit between
clutch donut (wheel) and drive spindle (capstan).
Adjust clutch at handlebar.
Clutch Adjustment:
Business Card
To Tighten Brake Shoe
Hold-Down Bolts