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Brake Cluster Removal and Installation
BRAKE CLUSTER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
See General Warnings on page 1-2. See also Asbestos Dust Warning on page 6-1.
BRAKE CLUSTER REMOVAL
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 and loosen the lug nuts on the rear wheels. 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 lug nuts and rear wheels and then the brake drums.
NOTE: When servicing vehicles with self-adjusting brakes with badly worn brake shoes and when the drums cannot
be removed by normal methods, perform Step 7 of Brake Shoe Removal on page 6-1, then continue
with this procedure.
Although step 7 below allows easier access to the brake shoes, it is not imperative to do so in order to
remove the brake shoes.
7.
For electric vehicles: Remove the axle shaft.
For gasoline vehicles: Remove the wheel hub assembly. See Rear Hub Removal, Section 24, Page 24-4.
8.
Remove bow tie locking pin (13) and clevis pin (12) from brake cable (Figure 6-17, Page 6-11).
9.
Remove and discard the four bolts (11) and lock nuts (10) that mount the brake assembly to the transaxle
(Figure 6-17, Page 6-11).
10.
Remove brake assembly from transaxle.
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2018 Onward Maintenance and Service Manual
WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES
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