Floe VSD Guide

REPLACMENT INSTRUCTIONS
VSD COVER & BASE
VSD3800-10,000
VSD3800-5000 (DC VSD) P/N 511-38585-01
VSD3800-5000 (AC VSD) P/N 511-38590-00
VSD6000-10,000 (DC VSD) P/N 511-60785-01
VSD6000-8000 (AC VSD) P/N 511-60790-00
TOOLS REQUIRED
• (2) 9/16” SOCKETS/WRENCHES
• 5/32” OR 1/4” HEX BIT/ALLEN WRENCH
• 5/16” FLAT TIP SCREWDRIVER
• TORQUE WRENCH
•PRY BAR (IF MOTOR IS SEIZED INTO COUPLER)
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*LIFT & BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

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BILL OF MATERIALS
VSD REPLACEMENT COVER & BASE
(INCLUDES COVER WITH DECALS, BASE & SPEED NUTS, BASE SCREWS,
LOWER SUPPORT FOAM, FOAM SPACERS, ANTI-SEIZE)
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
511-38585-01 KIT, VSD COVER & BASE REPLC. 3.8-5K DC
511-38590-00 KIT, VSD COVER & BASE REPLC. 3.8-5K AC
511-60785-01 KIT, VSD COVER & BASE REPLC. 6-10K DC
511-60790-00 KIT, VSD COVER & BASE REPLC. 6-8K AC

IMPORTANT NOTE
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LOWER THE LIFT UNTIL THE CRADLE HAS
REACHED THE
LOWER LIMIT SWITCH AND THE WEIGHT
OF THE BOAT IS NO LONGER ON THE LIFT.
THERE MUST BE NO LOAD ON THE CRA-
DLE/LIFT, AS THE DRIVE UNIT WILL BE
REMOVED FROM THE LIFT.
IDEALLY, THE BOAT WILL BE REMOVED
FROM THE LIFT AND TIED TO THE DOCK.
IF THE LIFT IS NOT COMPLETELY
LOWERED, THE DRIVE UNIT WILL SPIN
EXTREMELY FAST UNTIL THE CRADLE
REACHES THE FRAME BEAMS.
IMPORTANT (AC DRIVE MOTORS):
UNPLUG THE POWER CORD FROM THE
ASC BEFORE PROCEEDING.

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STEP 1
REMOVE (2) SCREWS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR COVER (FIGURE 1.1). PULL THE COVER
DOWN AND DISCONNECT THE MOTOR & BRAKE WIRES (FIGURE 1.2). FOR AC DRIVE UNITS, DIS-
CONNECT THE PLUG THAT IS COMING FROM THE ASC (FIGURE 1.2A).
FIGURE 1.1
FIGURE 1.2
FIGURE 1.2A
DISCONNECT MOTOR AND BRAKE
CONNECTORS
DISCONNECT PLUG FROM ASC
WHILE PULLING UP ON TAB

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REMOVE THE FASTENERS SECURING THE DRIVE UNIT TO THE BALL SCREW CLAMP (FIGURE 1.3).
PULL THE DRIVE UNIT OF OF THE END OF THE BALL SCREW. IF THE DRIVE UNIT IS SEIZED INTO
THE COUPLER ON THE BALL SCREW, USE A PRY BAR BETWEEN THE MOTOR MOUNTING PLATE
AND THE BALL SCREW CLAMP TO PRY EVENLY ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE MOTOR
MOUNTING PLATE, ALTERNATING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND TOP TO BOTTOM (FIGURE 1.4).
FIGURE 1.3
FIGURE 1.4

STEP 2
REMOVE THE OTHER TWO SCREWS SECURING THE BASE TO THE COVER (FIGURE 2.1). REMOVE
THE FOAM INSERTS (FIGURE 2.2).
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FIGURE 2.1
FIGURE 2.2
REMOVE FOAM INSERTS

REMOVE THE (4) FASTENERS SECURING THE MOUNT TO THE COVER. FOR VSD3800/5000 LIFTS,
USE A 5/32” HEX BIT/ALLEN WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BOLTS (FIGURE 2.3). FOR VSD6000-10,000
LIFTS, USE A 1/4” HEX BIT/ALLEN WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BOLTS (FIGURE 2.4).
DO NOT DISCARD BOLTS, THEY WILL BE RE-USED.
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FIGURE 2.3
FIGURE 2.4

REMOVE THE MOTOR FROM THE COVER. REMOVE THE FOAM FROM THE MOTOR AND REPLACE
WITH THE INCLUDED FOAM BY PEELING THE BACKING OFF OF THE DOUBLE SIDED TAPE AND
PRESSING ONTO MOTOR CASE (FIGURE 2.5). PLACE THE NEW COVER OVER THE MOTOR WHILE
ALIGNING THE MOUNTING HOLES ON THE MOTOR AND COVER. INSTALL THE INCLUDED
SPACERS AS SHOWN (FIGURE 2.6).
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FIGURE 2.6
FIGURE 2.5
INSTALL NEW FOAM ONTO MOTOR

REPLACE THE MOTOR PLATE AND THE PREVIOUSLY REMOVED BOLTS (FIGURE 2.7). TORQUE TO
10 FT-LB (FIGURE 2.8).
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FIGURE 2.7
FIGURE 2.8

REPLACE THE FOAM INSERTS AS SHOWN (FIGURE 2.9 & 2.10). FOR AC DRIVE UNITS, KEEP THE
FOAM AWAY FROM THE HEATER BAND.
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FIGURE 2.9
FIGURE 2.10 KEEP FOAM INSERTS AWAY FROM
HEATER BAND

PLACE THE BASE ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER (FIGURE 2.11). INSERT (2) SCREWS TO SE-
CURE THE BASE TO THE COVER (FIGURE 2.12).
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FIGURE 2.11
FIGURE 2.12

STEP 3
APPLY THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE ANTI-SEIZE TO THE MOTOR SHAFT OF THE DRIVE UNIT
(FIGURE 3.1). INSTALL THE DRIVE UNIT ONTO THE END OF THE BALL SCREW (FIGURE 3.2).
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FIGURE 3.1
FIGURE 3.2

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RE-INSTALL THE PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FASTENERS TO SECURE THE MOTOR TO THE BALL
SCREW CLAMP (FIGURE 3.3). TIGHTEN FASTENERS UNTIL THERE IS A 1/8” GAP BETWEEN THE
MOTOR PLATE AND BALL SCREW CLAMP (FIGURE 3.4).
FIGURE 3.3
FIGURE 3.4

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WITH (2) SCREWS REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVE UNIT COVER, RE-ATTACH THE
WIRES COMING FROM THE ASC TO THE WIRES ON THE MOTOR (FOR DC DRIVE UNITS) (FIGURE
3.5). FOR AC DRIVE UNITS, RE-ATTACH THE PLUG COMING FROM THE ASC TO THE PLUG ON THE
MOTOR (FIGURE 3.5A).
FIGURE 3.5
FIGURE 3.5A
RE-ATTACH MOTOR AND BRAKE
CONNECTORS
RE-ATTACH PLUG FROM ASC

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RE-INSTALL THE TWO SCREWS THAT WERE REMOVED TO CONNECT THE DRIVE UNIT WIRES/PLUG
(FIGURE 3.6).
FIGURE 3.6

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