How do you adjust the brakes on a Honda ATV?
To adjust the front brakes, find and remove the red rubber plug in the front drum. You can remove the plug without removing the wheel. Jack the front of the ATV up off the ground. After removing the plug from the adjustment hole, turn the wheel so the hole is straight down near the ground.
Why are my brakes turning backwards on my Honda ATV?
If no one has had the adjusters out and put them back wrong, then the star wheels need to be turned in the upward direction to adjust the brake shoes out. Sometimes, people take them out and put them back in wrong when cleaning them and that makes them turn backwards, but since yours is an ’09, it probably hasn’t been taken apart before.
Are there front brakes that adjust the same way as back brakes?
Yes, the front brakes adjust in the same way, but the position of the adjusters on the Rancher will be in a different place. If I remember correctly, the adjusters will be in about the 10 o’clock and 4 o’clock positions. As for the back brakes, sounds like your shoes need replacing, if they won’t adjust up enough.
To adjust the front brakes, find and remove the red rubber plug in the front drum. You can remove the plug without removing the wheel. Jack the front of the ATV up off the ground. After removing the plug from the adjustment hole, turn the wheel so the hole is straight down near the ground.
If no one has had the adjusters out and put them back wrong, then the star wheels need to be turned in the upward direction to adjust the brake shoes out. Sometimes, people take them out and put them back in wrong when cleaning them and that makes them turn backwards, but since yours is an ’09, it probably hasn’t been taken apart before.
Yes, the front brakes adjust in the same way, but the position of the adjusters on the Rancher will be in a different place. If I remember correctly, the adjusters will be in about the 10 o’clock and 4 o’clock positions. As for the back brakes, sounds like your shoes need replacing, if they won’t adjust up enough.