Wheel Brake Assemblies - Club Car 1998 DS Maintenance Service Manual

SECTION 6–WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES
DS Golf Cars, both gasoline and electric, are equipped with self-adjusting , mechanically expanding shoe
drum brakes on each rear wheel.
WARNING
• ONLY TRAINED MECHANICS SHOULD REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS VEHICLE. ANYONE DOING
EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS OR SERVICE SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN
GENERAL REPAIR.
• FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES EXACTLY AS STATED IN THIS MANUAL, AND HEED ALL DAN-
GER, WARNING, AND CAUTION STATEMENTS LISTED IN THIS MANUAL, AS WELL AS THOSE
AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE.
• ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION WHILE SERVICING
VEHICLE. WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES.
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, REMOVE THE KEY, PLACE FORWARD/REVERSE HANDLE IN THE
NEUTRAL POSITION, CHOCK THE WHEELS, AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY(IES) PRIOR
TO SERVICING THE VEHICLE.
• SOME BRAKE SHOES CONTAIN ASBESTOS FIBER, AND ASBESTOS DUST IS CREATED
WHEN THESE BRAKE MECHANISMS ARE HANDLED. WEAR APPROVED EYE AND RESPIRA-
TORY PROTECTION WHEN DISASSEMBLING AND CLEANING BRAKE MECHANISMS. INHALA-
TION 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 MECHANISMS USING THE NEGATIVE PRESSURE ENCLOSURE/HEPA VACUUM SYS-
TEM OR LOW PRESSURE/WET CLEANING METHOD PER OSHA/29 CFR - 1910.1001.
• MOVING PARTS! - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS RUNNING.
• DO NOT WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING. REMOVE JEWELRY SUCH AS RINGS, WATCHES, CHAINS,
ETC. BEFORE SERVICING VEHICLE.
GASOLINE VEHICLES ONLY:
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE:
- DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES, NEGATIVE (-) FIRST (SECTION 1, FIGURE 1-1).
- DISCONNECT THE SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM THE SPARK PLUG.
• FRAME GROUND - DO NOT ALLOW TOOLS OR OTHER METAL OBJECTS TO CONTACT
FRAME WHEN DISCONNECTING BATTERY CABLES OR OTHER ELECTRIC WIRING. NEVER
ALLOW A POSITIVE WIRE TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE FRAME, ENGINE, OR OTHER METAL
COMPONENT.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY:
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECT BATTERIES AS SHOWN
(SECTION 1, FIGURE 1-2 OR 1-3).
• ON POWERDRIVE PLUS VEHICLES, PLACE THE TOW/RUN SWITCH IN THE TOW POSITION
BEFORE DISCONNECTING BATTERIES.
• ON POWERDRIVE SYSTEM 48 VEHICLES, DISCHARGE THE CONTROLLER AS FOLLOWS
AFTER DISCONNECTING BATTERIES:
- TURN THE KEY SWITCH TO ON AND PLACE THE FORWARD/REVERSE HANDLE IN THE
REVERSE POSITION.
- SLOWLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND KEEP IT DEPRESSED UNTIL THE
REVERSE WARNING BUZZER CAN NO LONGER BE HEARD. WHEN THE BUZZER STOPS
SOUNDING, THE CONTROLLER IS DISCHARGED.
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