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Cummins/Onan PX12000 / RGV13100 — Rear Cover Assembly

Repair & overhaul

For the Cummins/Onan PX12000 / RGV13100, from the Cummins/Onan service manual.

Applies to: Cummins/Onan PX12000, Yamaha EH65D engine, Cummins/Onan EH65D engine

Before you start

  • There are two kinds of brush holders; if a brush is installed oblique to the slip ring, the brush holder or brush can break.

Procedure

  1. Put the rear cover with stator and stator cover over the rotor; pull wires out from the rear cover.
  2. Attach the bushing over the lead wire drawn out from the rear cover; press the smaller end into the rear cover window.
  3. Tap the rear cover evenly with a plastic hammer to press the rotor bearing into the rear cover.
  4. Fix the rear cover with four bolts, spring washers, and washers.
  5. Install the brush holders in the rear cover; pass mounting screws through the brush holders.
  6. Push the brush holders so the brushes are perpendicular to the slip rings, and tighten the screws.
  7. Attach the connectors to the brush holders; connect the green wire to the stator end and the brown wire to the bearing end.
  8. Install the brush cover.
  9. RGV13100T only: attach the end cover to the rear cover.
  10. Tighten the nuts over the mount rubber bolts to fix.
  11. Fasten the earth cable to the unpainted bolt hole on the frame.

Tools required

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Specs & values

  • Brush holder resistance across brushes and terminals: 5 to 7.5 ohms
  • Tightening torque 11.8-13.7 N m / 120-140 FridayParts $102.50 kg cm / 8.7-10.1 ft lbs

Source: Cummins/Onan service manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.

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