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Old 04-08-2025, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
I have a 2014 with the wet brakes internally built into the team axle. Fortunately, I haven’t had to do this job as I replace the friction modified gear oil every two years as a precaution and everything is working perfectly. I have heard this is a difficult job, assuming you can get the parts. They sell a rear drum brake conversion kit, but it requires some ingenuity to rout the two brake cables between the brake pedal (which is only designed for a single cable) and the rear drums. Please update how you fix the issue as I am very interested. Best of luck.
I would look very closely at a later year Yamaha Golf cart and see how the cables are routed, and follow this as closely as possible. I believe there is a "balance" member which is actually connected to the brake pedal, and provides 2 connections points for the cables. There may be a need for adding 2 mounting points for the outer cable shield in the area of the brake pedal. I have seen hydraulic brake kits for the conversion of golf carts to street legal 4 wheel braking. This might be a suitable alternative.
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