Golf cart road driving
We got the golf
cart home without any trouble from the local sheriff.
Our mechanic found the
problem. It was a worn bearing. I was highly impressed with the way he
was able to replace it with a bearing that normally fits in a car. You
can't get Club Car parts online, only from a local
dealer.
I think he talked us into
upgrading the back springs, which will help with the heavy loads we
tend to haul.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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A very idyllic picture indeed!
~ Mitsy
I know --- I was ecstatic! Maybe you can't tell from the back, but I was grinning from ear to ear as the wind whipped through my hair.
And we even got the golf cart back in through the driveway to charge it up this morning (albeit with a little bit of pushing.) So, we're back in business!
Buying a new motor is a waste. We've even had burnt-out motors re-wound rather than throwing them out, especially if they aren't cheap generic ones.
Replacing a bearing might require some kind of bearing-puller or just a piece of tube and a hammer depending on which ring is press-fit and how well you can reach it. Nothing that a mechanic couldn't handle.
Typically, bearings are either press-fit into a slightly undersized hole in the casing or over a slightly oversized shaft.