Section 6 - Wheel Brake Assemblies; General Information; Brake Shoe Removal - Club Car Precedent 2014 Maintenance And Service Manual

SECTION 6 – WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES
DANGER
• See General Warnings on page 1-2.
WARNING
• See General Warnings on page 1-2.
Asbestos Dust Warning
• Some aftermarket brake shoes contain asbestos fiber, and asbestos dust is created when these brake
mechanisms are handled. Wear approved eye and respiratory protection when disassembling and
cleaning brake mechanisms. Inhalation of asbestos could result in severe personal injury or death. Do
not use compressed air or aerosol sprays to clean the brake mechanism. Clean brake mechanism
using the negative pressure enclosure/hepa vacuum system or low pressure/wet cleaning method per
OSHA/29 CFR - 1910.1001.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Precedent Golf Cars are equipped with self-adjusting, mechanically-expanding shoe, drum brakes on each rear wheel.

BRAKE SHOE REMOVAL

See General Warnings on page 1-2. See also Asbestos Dust Warning on page 6-1.
1. Electric Vehicle: Disconnect the batteries and discharge the controller. See Disconnecting the Batteries
– Electric Vehicles on page 1-4. Gasoline Vehicle: Disconnect battery and spark plug wire(s). See
Disconnecting the Battery – Gasoline Vehicles on page 1-3.
2. Place chocks at the front wheels. Loosen, but do not remove, lug nuts on rear wheels and lift the rear of the
vehicle with a chain hoist or floor jack. Place jack stands under the axle tubes to support the vehicle. See
WARNING "Lift only one end..." in General Warnings on page 1-2.
3. Gain access to the pedal group by removing the floor mat and access panel. See Pedal Group Removal
on page 5-1.
4. Loosen the two jam nuts (1 and 3) on either side of turnbuckle (2) (Figure 6-1, Page 6-2). Note that the forward
jam nut (1) is a left-hand thread. Thread each nut approximately 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) away from the turnbuckle.
5. Loosen turnbuckle (2) to release tension on the equalizer bracket (4) that pulls on the heads of the brake cables.
6. Remove the rear wheels and then the brake drums. If the brake drums were easily removed, proceed to step 8.
CAUTION
• Worn or damaged brake drums cannot be machined to refinish them. Replace as necessary.
NOTE: When servicing vehicles with severely worn brake shoes and when the drums cannot be removed by normal
methods, proceed to step 7 to minimize damage to the brake cluster and brake components.
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