Club Car 1998 DS Maintenance Service Manual page 55

WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES
NOTE
• THE TRAILING SHOE HAS 17T STAMPED INTO THE TIP OF THE SHOE FLANGE (FIGURE 6-12,
PAGE 6-6) . THE LEADING SHOE IS STAMPED 17L . WHEN INSTALLING THE SHOES, THE STAMP-
ING ON BOTH SHOES SHOULD BE ORIENTED TO THE TOP OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. WHEN
INSTALLING THE SHOES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE SIDE OF THE TRAIL-
ING SHOE FLANGE MARKED 17T SHOULD BE FACING OUT AND BE VISIBLE. ON THE DRIVER
SIDE, THE 17L ON THE LEADING SHOE SHOULD BE FACING OUT AND BE VISIBLE.
• WHEN INSTALLED ON THE BACKING PLATE, THE LEADING SHOE (STAMPED 17L) IS
ALWAYS ORIENTED TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.
DEPRESS RETAINER CLIP (A) WITH
PLIERS AND TURN CLIP RETAINER (B)
WITH NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS
Figure 6-13 Install Trailing Shoe Retainer Clip


 y y z z |
  y z |
AFTER ATTACHING SPRINGS TO TRAILING SHOE, INSERT TIPS
OF LEADING SHOE INTO SLOTS IN SHOE MOUNTING BLOCK (A)
AND ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY (B). PUSH LEADING
SHOE DOWN INTO POSITION
LEADING SHOE
TRAILING
Figure 6-15 Install Leading Shoe
3. Attach the springs onto the trailing shoe already installed. Then hold the leading shoe next to the trail-
ing shoe, correctly oriented, and attach the springs to it (Figure 6-14, Page 6-7) .
4. While maintaining spring attachment on both shoes, position tips of leading shoe in the mounting slots
and then push shoe into place. Hold shoe in position and install retaining clip (Figure 6-15, Page 6-7).
5. After the shoes are installed, move them together up and down and side to side to make sure that they
will easily slide approximately 1/4 in. to 3/8 in. (6.3 to 9.5 mm) without binding. Make sure that the
shoes are positioned vertically so that the tips of the shoes are positioned flush at the top with the top
surfaces of the wedge shapes on the shoe mounting blocks as shown (Figure 6-16, Page 6-7) .
A
B
SHOE A
B
 |
BRONZE SPRING
SILVER SPRING
THE COILS TO THE SIDE OF THE
ADJUSTMENT LEVER SPRING (A)

  y z |
   y z | | Figure 6-14 Attach Springs
AFTER SHOES ARE INSTALLED,
SLIDE THEM UP AND DOWN
TOGETHER APROX. 1/4 IN. TO 3/8 IN.
TO BE SURE THEY DO NOT BIND.
TOP WITH THE TOP SURFACES OF
THE WEDGE SHAPES ON THE SHOE
Figure 6-16 Check Shoe Positions
1998 DS Golf Car Maintenance and Service Manual
Installing the Brake Shoes
SPRING COILS
A
NOTE THAT THE SILVER
SPRING IS MOUNTED WITH
TIPS
POSITION SHOE TIPS SO
THAT THEY ARE FLUSH AT THE
MOUNTING BLOCK
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