Motor spins but no movement

crownman · 09-20-2015, 02:18 PM

I have a 1998 DCS the motor spins but cart does not move. I put new hubs (drums)no difference so I took rear end cover off & everything looks good, theres no grinding noises. The cart is on jack stands & when the go pedal is pressed about (1/4) I can stop the tire from spinning & something seems to be slipping. The motor is out and splines look good.

Can the motor be slipping?

09-20-2015, 02:28 PM

no, motor is direct drive to a limited slip rear ... if one tire stops the other will drive .... axles are good ? both ?

crownman · 09-20-2015, 02:32 PM

the seem to be. Im going to check now

JohnnieB · 09-20-2015, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crash test dummy

no, motor is direct drive to a limited slip rear ... if one tire stops the other will drive .... axles are good ? both ?

Sorry Crash, a stock 1998 DCS has an open type differential rather than the limited slip type, so torque is sent to the side that has the least traction and with both tires off the ground, you can stop one of them with your hand.

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There are five sets of splines that could be stripped, both ends of each axle and motor to differential.

As Crash mentioned, it could be a broken axle.

In some differentials, the gear on the input shaft is press fit and the intermediate gears are press fit as well, so one of them could be slipping.

If the axles are okay, jack the cart up, drop the pan and set the parking brake.

Have someone press the pedal about 1/4 or so and look inside the differential with a flashlight. IIRC, you can see the input gear and intermediate gears from the bottom.

crownman · 09-20-2015, 02:57 PM

they seem to be fine.
it seems to be more like a slipping somewhere

crownman · 09-20-2015, 03:07 PM

Hey JonnieB axles look fine. I took the motor off & all shafts & splines look good.
I have the motor out, is there a way to check it?

09-20-2015, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crash test dummy

no, motor is direct drive to a limited slip rear ... if one tire stops the other will drive .... axles are good ? both ?

my bad ...lol i had the wrong name ... i rode horse's in high school

johnny is the one to help

crownman · 09-20-2015, 03:21 PM

thanks crash

JohnnieB · 09-20-2015, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crownman

Hey JonnieB axles look fine. I took the motor off & all shafts & splines look good.
I have the motor out, is there a way to check it?

The motor doesn't have a bearing in front, so it has to be mounted on the differential to test it.

crownman · 09-20-2015, 04:36 PM

So I put the motor back on, come to find out the motors not spinning its just skipping. I checked the battery pack voltage & it only 34.7 volts.
A whole day wasted cause Im a DUMMY !!

09-20-2015, 02:18 PM	#1
crownman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 43	Motor spins but no movement I have a 1998 DCS the motor spins but cart does not move. I put new hubs (drums)no difference so I took rear end cover off & everything looks good, theres no grinding noises. The cart is on jack stands & when the go pedal is pressed about (1/4) I can stop the tire from spinning & something seems to be slipping. The motor is out and splines look good. Can the motor be slipping?
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09-20-2015, 02:28 PM	#2
crash test dummy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Motor spins but no movement no, motor is direct drive to a limited slip rear ... if one tire stops the other will drive .... axles are good ? both ?
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09-20-2015, 02:32 PM	#3
crownman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 43	Re: Motor spins but no movement the seem to be. Im going to check now
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09-20-2015, 02:57 PM	#5
crownman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 43	Re: Motor spins but no movement they seem to be fine. it seems to be more like a slipping somewhere
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09-20-2015, 03:07 PM	#6
crownman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 43	Re: Motor spins but no movement Hey JonnieB axles look fine. I took the motor off & all shafts & splines look good. I have the motor out, is there a way to check it?
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09-20-2015, 03:21 PM	#8
crownman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 43	Re: Motor spins but no movement thanks crash
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09-20-2015, 04:36 PM	#10
crownman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 43	Re: Motor spins but no movement So I put the motor back on, come to find out the motors not spinning its just skipping. I checked the battery pack voltage & it only 34.7 volts. A whole day wasted cause Im a DUMMY !!
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