12
Drive Shaft
IMPORTANT
Lower and upper drive shaft must be lubricated with grease every
25 hours of operation, otherwise drive shaft assembly overheating
and failure can result.
1. Remove gear housing locator screw (A).
2. Loosen gear housing mounting bolt (B).
3. Pull gear box from drive shaft housing.
4. Pull flexible cable from the drive shaft housing, wipe clean and
re-coat with a thin coating [15 ml (1/2 oz.)] of Lithium based
grease.
5. Slide the flexible cable back in the drive housing. DO NOT get
dirt on the flex cable.
6. Position lower drive shaft (end without safety decal) into gear
housing shaft mount.
7. Align hole in drive shaft housing with gear housing shaft hole
(C), and seat lower drive shaft end into gear housing shaft mount.
Install and tighten locator screw (A).
8. Tighten gear housing mounting bolt (B).
A
C
B