Club Car TURF 272 Maintenance Manual page 110

6B
MC010C-BS00 TRANSAXLE: HYDRAULIC AND PARK BRAKE SYSTEMS
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
SYMPTOM
Decreasing brake pedal travel,
continued
Noise and chatter – Squealing, clicking
or scraping sound upon brake
application
All brakes drag
Rear brakes drag
One brake drags
Page 6b-8 2001/2002 Turf/Carryall 272 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Manual
POSSIBLE CAUSES
Sticking wheel cylinder piston
Overly adjusted brake adjusters
Improperly adjusted park brake
Bent, damaged or incorrect brake shoes
Worn out brake shoes
Foreign material embedded in brake shoe
linings
Broken brake shoe return springs or hold
down springs
Rough, grooved or dry brake shoe ledges
or backing plate bosses
Brake drums are cracked or scored
Binding brake pedal
Soft or swollen rubber parts caused by
incorrect or contaminated brake fluid
Binding park brake cables
Improper brake adjustment
Weak or broken brake shoe return springs
Improper brake shoe adjustment
Sticking wheel cylinder pistons
Swollen wheel cylinder cups
Bent or distorted brake shoes
Loose or worn front wheel bearings
Damaged brake line or hydraulic line
Brake System Troubleshooting
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Replace the wheel cylinder. See Wheel
Cylinder Replacement on page 6b-23.
Adjust brake adjusters. See Brake Shoe
Adjuster Replacement on page 6b-25.
Adjust park brake. See Park Brake
Adjustment on page 6b-39.
Replace the brake shoes. See Brake
Shoe Removal on page 6b-11.
Replace the brake shoes. See Brake
Shoe Removal on page 6b-11.
Replace the brake shoes. See Brake
Shoe Removal on page 6b-11.
Replace damaged parts.
Lubricate the bosses of the brake cluster
backing plate, and/or replace the brake
shoes. See Brake Cluster Inspection
and Cleaning on page 6b-12. See Brake
Shoe Removal on page 6b-11.
Replace the brake drums. See Brake
Drum Removal on page 6b-9.
Lubricate and adjust. See Section 5 –
Accelerator and Brake Pedal
Assemblies.
Replace master cylinder. See Master
Cylinder Removal on page 6b-32.
Adjust or replace cables and adjust.
Adjust shoes and repair the brake shoe
adjusters if necessary. See Brake Cluster
Inspection and Cleaning on
page 6b-12.
Replace the return springs.
Adjust shoes and repair the brake shoe
adjusters if necessary. See Brake Cluster
Inspection and Cleaning on
page 6b-12.
Replace the wheel cylinder. See Wheel
Cylinder Replacement on page 6b-23.
Replace the wheel cylinder and purge the
hydraulic system. See Wheel Cylinder
Replacement on page 6b-23 and
Purging the Hydraulic System on
page 6b-36.
Replace the brake shoes. See Brake
Shoe Removal on page 6b-11.
Adjust or replace front wheel bearings.
See Section 7 – Steering and Front
Suspension.
Replace brake lines or tubes as required.
See Hydraulic Line and Hose
Replacement on page 6b-27.