Pedal Group Adjustment - Electric Vehicles - Club Car Turf 1 Service Manual

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ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL GROUP
Pedal Group Adjustment – Gasoline Vehicles, Continued:
NOTE: After the pedal group and accelerator rod are adjusted, the final governed engine RPM
should be set. See Engine RPM Adjustment in Section 14 of the appropriate
maintenance and service supplement.
5.7. Install the electrical box cover and screw.
6. Adjust the brakes. See Brake Adjustment (Self-Adjusting Brakes), Section 6, Page 6-8 or Brake
Adjustment (Manually-Adjusted Brakes), Section 6, Page 6-12.
PEDAL GROUP ADJUSTMENT – ELECTRIC VEHICLES
See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
1. Disconnect the batteries and discharge the controller. See Disconnecting The Batteries – Electric
Vehicles on page 1-3.
2. Adjust brake pedal height.
2.1. Chock wheels and release park brake. Lift rear of vehicle and place jack stands under the axle
tubes to support the vehicle.
2.2. To provide slack in the brake cables, loosen the equalizer retaining nuts (2 and 3) on the equalizer
rod (1) (Figure 5-20, Page 5-16).
2.3. Four-wheel brake vehicles only: Loosen the front brake equalizer rod (Figure 5-21, Page 5-16).
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Figure 5-20 Loosen Rear Brake Equalizer Rod Nuts
2.4. Loosen the brake stop jam nut (31), then relieve pedal pressure on the stop by pushing down
slightly on the pedal. Next, adjust the brake stop bumper (22) up or down (Figure 5-22, Page 5-17).
Adjusting the bumper upward decreases distance between pedal and floorboard. Adjusting the
bumper downward increases distance between pedal and floorboard. Proper brake pedal height is
6 inches (15.2 cm) (Figure 5-23, Page 5-17).
2.5. Tighten the jam nut (31) to 8 ft-lb (9.5 N·m) (Figure 5-22, Page 5-17).
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Figure 5-21 Loosen Front Brake Equalizer Rod Nuts
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