EZGO breaks

Joe Fetterhoff · 07-18-2014, 07:15 AM

Here I go with another golf cart problem. this time on an EZGO 2001 cart. I need to replace the brakes but I can not get the drum off. I have the cotter pin removed and the castle nut off but the drum is as "tight as a drum!" I pounded on it with a hammer, sprayed liquid wrench on the axle, used a bar with a hook on it to pound between the drum and the back plate but all to know avail. I do not see anyway to loosen an adjuster like on a car. can anyone help? I watched U-Tube videos and they all pull the drum right off with no problem at all. Thanks, Joe

gadavis · 07-18-2014, 09:39 AM

Prying on the drum and back plate is definitely a no-no. You can seriously bend the back plate and wind up replacing it. You need some sort of a hub puller that attaches to the wheel mounting studs and pushes against the axle in the center. There are some parts stores like Advance or O'Rileys that rent these tools. I have one that works off my hydraulic Porta-Power ram and only takes a few pumps to get one off. Do not continue to pry against it as you are setting the stage for an expensive headache of bent brake plates. Gene Davis

gadavis · 07-18-2014, 09:43 AM

Added note, sometimes you have to cut the head off the brake shoe retaining stud on the back of the back plate. I do this with a small sharp chisel or often with my air chisel. This lets the shoes come with thew drum. I usually replace the retainers anyway when doing a brake job..

Joe Fetterhoff · 07-21-2014, 06:46 AM

Thanks for the advice. I will give it another try.

scottyb · 07-21-2014, 09:52 AM

There is a hole in the drum to access the adjuster star. The drum can be hard to remove when it is worn excessively. Once the brake pad is worn away completely the shoe and drum meet metal to metal and unfortunately the drum is softer. The resulting wear leaves a groove for the shoe and a ridge or lip on the inside edge which makes the drum hard to remove without backing the adjuster off.
In extreme cases I have seen this ridge worn completely off the drum - sometime you just have to get new drums and hit the old one with a hammer til it breaks

07-18-2014, 07:15 AM	#1
Joe Fetterhoff Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 13	EZGO breaks Here I go with another golf cart problem. this time on an EZGO 2001 cart. I need to replace the brakes but I can not get the drum off. I have the cotter pin removed and the castle nut off but the drum is as "tight as a drum!" I pounded on it with a hammer, sprayed liquid wrench on the axle, used a bar with a hook on it to pound between the drum and the back plate but all to know avail. I do not see anyway to loosen an adjuster like on a car. can anyone help? I watched U-Tube videos and they all pull the drum right off with no problem at all. Thanks, Joe

07-18-2014, 09:39 AM	#2
gadavis Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 264	Re: EZGO breaks Prying on the drum and back plate is definitely a no-no. You can seriously bend the back plate and wind up replacing it. You need some sort of a hub puller that attaches to the wheel mounting studs and pushes against the axle in the center. There are some parts stores like Advance or O'Rileys that rent these tools. I have one that works off my hydraulic Porta-Power ram and only takes a few pumps to get one off. Do not continue to pry against it as you are setting the stage for an expensive headache of bent brake plates. Gene Davis

07-18-2014, 09:43 AM	#3
gadavis Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 264	Re: EZGO breaks Added note, sometimes you have to cut the head off the brake shoe retaining stud on the back of the back plate. I do this with a small sharp chisel or often with my air chisel. This lets the shoes come with thew drum. I usually replace the retainers anyway when doing a brake job..

07-21-2014, 06:46 AM	#4
Joe Fetterhoff Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 13	Re: EZGO breaks Thanks for the advice. I will give it another try.

07-21-2014, 09:52 AM	#5
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: EZGO breaks There is a hole in the drum to access the adjuster star. The drum can be hard to remove when it is worn excessively. Once the brake pad is worn away completely the shoe and drum meet metal to metal and unfortunately the drum is softer. The resulting wear leaves a groove for the shoe and a ridge or lip on the inside edge which makes the drum hard to remove without backing the adjuster off. In extreme cases I have seen this ridge worn completely off the drum - sometime you just have to get new drums and hit the old one with a hammer til it breaks

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