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.
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.
