Section 6 - Wheel Brake Assemblies; General Information; Brake Shoe Removal - Club Car Turf 1 Service Manual

SECTION 6 – WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES
ý
DANGER
• See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
ý
WARNING
• See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
• 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

The Club Car vehicles covered in this manual are equipped with two-wheel self-adjusting brakes or four-
wheel manually-adjusted brakes. See Section 2 – Specifications.

BRAKE SHOE REMOVAL

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1. See also Warning, on Page 6-1.
1. To remove rear brake shoes, place chocks at the front wheels, loosen the rear wheel lug nuts, 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.
2. Release park brake if latched and loosen equalizer retaining nuts (1) on equalizer rod (2) to slightly
loosen brake cable (Figure 6-1, Page 6-1).
2
Figure 6-1 Loosen Equalizer Nut
1
2012 Turf/Carryall Vehicle Maintenance and Service Manual
6
Page 6-1