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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: how to add brakes??? June 21st 2013, 7:00 pm | |
| how do i add brakes to my transaxle? i originaly bought it and it didnt have brakes on it on the mower. previous owner took everything apart. so i dont have the stock brake setup  | |
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greener179 Frequent Poster


Join date : 2012-05-31 Posts : 398
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 21st 2013, 7:03 pm | |
| the little shaft sticking out the one sidein the front of the tranny is where stock brakes go you should be able to find a caliper and brake disc on ebay for fairly cheap. | |
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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 21st 2013, 7:58 pm | |
| i dont know the model for my transaxle. their is no label on it. :/ i have another transaxle. its a hydro. do you think the brake should swap from that one? | |
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Age : 24 Join date : 2013-01-02 Posts : 356
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 21st 2013, 8:24 pm | |
| no you can not change out the brakes with the hydro | |
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Age : 27 Join date : 2012-12-24 Posts : 3011 Location : Lebanon County, PA
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 21st 2013, 8:25 pm | |
| Doesnt hurt to try. I think the calipers are made the same. Otherwise it gets very expensive. _______________________________________________ | |
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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 21st 2013, 8:28 pm | |
| hmmm ok ill try and swap it first. if not ill try and modify a mechanical brake mount to my frame
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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 21st 2013, 8:50 pm | |
| i actually have 2 transaxles to try the brakes from hopefully 1 works | |
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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 23rd 2013, 10:14 pm | |
| well it works but i need better brakes and a way to have a seperate pedal or lever for my brakes | |
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TheRainbowBoxer Moderator


Age : 47 Join date : 2012-04-23 Posts : 1085 Location : Galion, OH
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 8:47 am | |
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k2500life Veteran Member


Age : 24 Join date : 2013-06-19 Posts : 1135 Location : Southern Florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 11:43 am | |
| here is how mine is set up, i got a caliper and rotor off of a pocket bike i had and took the factory lawnmower rotor and bolted it to the new rotor, then i made a bracket to mount the new caliper to and added a bicycle brake handle to the floorboard. heres a few pics.  | |
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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 5:32 pm | |
| yea im debating on doing that with a mechanical brake seeing your picture and maybe a bicycle handle on my shifter | |
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k2500life Veteran Member


Age : 24 Join date : 2013-06-19 Posts : 1135 Location : Southern Florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 9:00 pm | |
| Ya I like the idea of the handle on the shifter better than mine | |
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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 9:54 pm | |
| well im putting a real gas pedal on my mower. so i wouldnt have room anyways. plus it will add leverage to the shifter | |
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k2500life Veteran Member


Age : 24 Join date : 2013-06-19 Posts : 1135 Location : Southern Florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 10:04 pm | |
| Ya it might get a little sketchy when u accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake | |
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crazykid1994 Established Member


Age : 27 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 618 Location : loxahatchee, florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 10:20 pm | |
| haha yea. i just hope having a gas pedal works out how i want it. im tired of the hand throttle | |
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k2500life Veteran Member


Age : 24 Join date : 2013-06-19 Posts : 1135 Location : Southern Florida
 | Subject: Re: how to add brakes??? June 24th 2013, 10:24 pm | |
| Ya it gets old going one speed, and I've seen the gas pedals work before so you should be good | |
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