How to Maintain the Brake of Golf Cart

How to Maintain the Brake of Golf Cart

Golf cart brakes are similar to brakes on an automobile. After giving years of good service, golf cart brakes need regular repair through adjustment and cleaning. Adjusting and cleaning golf cart brake is something that can be accomplished by most golf cart owners. Golf cart brakes can be repaired using tools available in most home workshops and parts that can be obtained from golf cart sales distribution centers or ordered from the internet.

Choose a level area such as a garage or level driveway. Place chocks in front and behind the front wheels to prevent the golf cart from moving.

Place a floor jack at the back of the golf cart and lift the rear of the golf cart in the air. Remove both rear wheels from the golf cart using a 3/4-inch socket wrench and socket set.

Use compressed air to clean the brake area. Then use brake cleaner and rags on the entire brake area to remove any soil or dirt caked on the brakes.

Adjust brakes made before the mid-1990s by turning the adjusting screw on the brake drum. Brakes made prior to the mid-1990s require occasional adjustment by the owner. This adjustment is made by turning the adjustment screw until the brake drum lightly touches the brake shoe.

Check the automatic adjustment on brakes made after the mid-1990s. Brakes made after the mid-1990s have self-adjusted brakes using two springs. Check that these springs are intact and connected and have not been jarred loose on the golf course. If a spring is loose or broken, replace both springs. Lubricate all moving parts with brake lubricant.

Mount the rear wheels back on the golf cart. Test the brakes on a level area at different speeds prior to using the brakes on a golf course or on hills.