Club Car 1997 DS, Maintenance Service Supplement

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2. Place chocks under the rear wheels and lift the front end of the vehicle with a chain hoist or floor jack.
Place jackstands under the front cross tube of the vehicle frame and lower the vehicle onto the jack-
stands. See WARNING below.
3. Remove the park brake assembly.
3.1. To remove the park brake rod and pawl assembly (9 through 13 and 32), remove the push-on nut
(11) and disconnect the ball joint sleeve (13) from the park brake pedal (1). Remove the ball joint
sleeve (13) from the rod and pawl assembly (Figure 6-20). See NOTE below.
3.2. To remove the park brake pedal (1), remove the push-on retainer nut (4), disconnect the torsion
spring (20) (Figure 6-22) and slide the pedal off of the shaft. See NOTE below.
3.3. Inspect all parts for wear or damage and replace as necessary.
Installing the Park Brake Assembly
1. From the bottom side of the floorboard, insert the park brake rod (9) through the brake pedal assembly
opening as shown in Figure 6-22. Then install the park brake pawl (32) onto the shaft on the brake
pedal assembly weldment (6) and also the park brake rod (9) into the park brake pawl (Figure 6-22).
2. Install the push nut (11) onto the park brake pawl shaft (Figure 6-22).
• LIFT ONLY ONE END OF A VEHICLE AT A TIME. BEFORE LIFTING, LOCK THE BRAKES AND
CHOCK THE WHEELS THAT REMAIN ON THE FLOOR. USE A SUITABLE LIFTING DEVICE
(CHAIN HOIST OR HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK) WITH 1000 LBS. (454 KG.) MINIMUM LIFTING
CAPACITY. DO NOT USE LIFTING DEVICE TO HOLD VEHICLE IN RAISED POSITION. ALWAYS
USE APPROVED JACKSTANDS OF PROPER WEIGHT CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE.
• A NEW PUSH-ON NUT (11) (FIGURE 6-22) MUST BE USED WHEN REASSEMBLING THE PARK
BRAKE.
• A NEW PUSH-ON NUT (4) (Figure 6-22) MUST BE USED WHEN REASSEMBLING THE PARK
BRAKE.
FIGURE 6-21 FIGURE 6-22
WARNING
NOTE
NOTE
STOP
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20
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