Governor system assembly

A governor system assembly for an engine, the assembly comprising:

• a governor gear defining a locking slot;
• a weight;
• a locking pin having a hinge segment pivotably coupling the weight to the governor gear along a pivot axis, and a locking segment rotatable into engagement with the locking slot of the governor gear about the pivot axis;
• wherein the locking pin is selectively rotatable between an unlocked position in which the locking segment disengages the locking slot and a locked position in which the locking segment engages the locking slot.

A method for assembling a governor system assembly, the method comprising:

• providing a governor base, a weight, and a locking pin;
• locating the weight on the governor base;
• axially inserting a first segment of the locking pin through the weight and governor base, the weight being pivotably coupled to the governor base along a pivot axis;
• rotating a second segment of the locking pin about the pivot axis in a first direction;
• and
• engaging the second segment with the governor base, wherein the locking pin is locked to the governor base;
• wherein rotating the second segment of the locking pin about the pivot axis in second direction opposite the first direction disengages the second segment from the governor base to unlock the locking pin from the governor base.