05-13-2011, 06:06 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Brakes are tight
I just replaced my brake shoes with genuine ezgo shoes. I adjusted everything all the way down yet the brake are tight against the drum. I can turn the drum but there is a lot of resistance. Is it okay to allow the brakes to be tight and let them loosen as they wear a little? I took it for a test drive and you can definately feel the drag. BTW its an ST 480 with hydraulic rear brakes.
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05-15-2011, 09:40 AM | #2 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Missouri
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Re: Brakes are tight
Ya mine where loose as all get out. So I checked the drums and they where very hard to get off. I couldn't believe the shoes looked almost new?? I disconnected the cables worked them back and forth but they are pretty gunked and sticky and cleaned out the mech. with brake cleaner. I tightened the turnbuckle and they are tight now but I can turn the wheel by hand but ya they are dragging but the cart stops much better now. I am getting new cables but as long as you can turn the wheel by hand I would let them break in a little. If it stays hard to turn for more than a month you might need to buy new return springs.
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05-15-2011, 11:34 AM | #3 | |
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05-15-2011, 12:07 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Brakes are tight
Doomsman, they are retracting. Checked them yesterday. It appears that the replacement shoes were squared on the leading edges. That made them out of round. When I checked them they were starting to round out and the rest of the shoe was beginning to make contact. Now that they are chamfered they are loosening.
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