the service
Wondering how to adjust brakes on golf
cart? Just like any vehicle, safety is very
important in driving a golf cart. If not
properly handled a golf cart could also
cause accidents, although not as serious
as the accidents caused by bigger cars and
trucks.
Nevertheless, you should also know how
to safely drive and operate a golf cart.
As in ordinary vehicles, golf carts have
brakes. If you notice that the brakes are not
functioning well, they need to be adjusted.
Here are some of the ways by which you
can adjust the brakes of different types of
golf carts.
• This issue we will address what to do
when your golf cart’s brake pedal almost
touches the floor.
Before starting to adjust the brakes, prepare
this set of tools:
Adjustable wrench
¾ inch socket wrench
2 tons floor jack
4 bricks or blocks
Here are the steps in adjusting the brakes:
• Turn off the power of the golf cart. Don’t set
its parking brake.
• Put the brick or blocks in front and behind
each of the front wheel of the golf cart to
prevent it from rolling.
• Get the floor jack into position at the rear
of the golf cart. The two rear wheels should
be lifted simultaneously off the ground.
• Use the socket wrench to loosen the lug nuts
on the rear wheels. Remove the nuts and the
wheels and set them aside.
• Remove the rubber boots on the underside
of the wheels and the brake adjustment
screw will be exposed. Pull these rubber
boots away from the wheels by using your
hands.
•
Turn the adjustment screw in such a way
that it is moving towards the wheel. This
will cause the brake pads to move closer to
the brake drum. You have corrected the
brake adjustment if you feel that there is
no more friction or resistance when you are
turning the wheel by just using your hands.
& repair hub
• Put the rubber boots back, as well as the
wheels and then tighten the lug nuts to
secure them in place.
•
Release the floor jack so that the golf cart
wheels will again touch the floor. And then
remove the bricks of blocks from the wheels
in front. •
AUGUST 2019
35