96 CC 48v Motor guide ring???

GeraldW

I am new to this site and appreciate the knowledge you share that I'm sure will help me improve my cart.
I have the dreaded "clicking" sound from the motor on cruise and deceleration which sounds very much like I need to change out the guide ring. An earlier post shows the "tool" to do this with - a transaxle input shaft modified - but these cost $240!! Is there an equally effective way of making sure the splines are properly aligned without spending this $240?
Next will be to upgrade the wire gauge to #4, then brake overhaul. Not too complicated yet but I'm sure it will be before long.
Many thanks to all contributors.

BGW

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shadowman

welcome, can you point me to the post with the tool cause i just looked at a few different books and it looks like the OEM giude ring is made in a way it just slides over the input shaft and i can,t find the tool anywhere.......i,m curios and am known to miss certain things..........have fun with your cart.......................

GeraldW

thanks SM - here is the link - its in a thumbnail second post down

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...ing-noise.html

I have ordered the guide and the retainer in hope that I can find a way of making sure the splines align properly. maybe someone could rent me a tool!

shadowman

i might be wrong but i don,t think your gonna have to go thur all of that to put a new guide ring on input shaft..............the new ring is grooved for the shaft and the other part is nothing special .....i,m trying to figure what they are talking about with the armature shaft i think thats where you would have an issue but not with the imput shaft..........................

GeraldW

Thanks SM, actually its the other "guide ring" (part # 101789101) - the one that goes in the armature, not the one that slides onto the input shaft. From what I can make out from the thumbnail, it has internal splines that must align with internal splines in the armature shaft. I can see how the input shaft can be used to make both splines line up but **** its expensive unless someone has a junker

shadowman

ok now we need to do something.......if you can glue guide ring on to imput shatf so half the guide ring is exposed than put fast drying glue around the outer part of ring than slip it on armature shaft carefully give glue a minute to set and take imput shaft out ring should in theroy be lined up? follow me??.............................

GeraldW

as soon as I get the guide ring, I will get back to you. I follow what you are saying but do you think I can take the input shaft out of the tranny to perform this or do you think I have to do it with the input shaft in place and move the motor on to the shaft. The thumbnail assumes we have a spare shaft or at least that's the way I read it.
thanks for your patience Shadowman

shadowman

after thinking about this it might be harder than i 1st thought let me ponder a while...........................

GeraldW

10-4 Tom; btw I only ordered the parts last night and it will take the best part of a week to get here so there's no urgency. The cart has been "rattling" for some time now according to the old owner (I just bought it this week) and there's no sign of it damaging anything (fingers crossed). I also have to tackle the problem of getting the old ring out. Where are you located Tom? I am in northern New Mexico near the CO border.
regards, Gerald

shadowman

man i wish thats where i was......i,m in SW...PA about 35 miles south of Pittsburgh.............................