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06-23-2017, 11:33 AM | #1 |
Getting Wild
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Creaky rear end - TXT
rear end creaks when I'm rolling - it's not the suspension but maybe the motors making noise? Anyone else have that - is it anything to worry about / work on replacing?
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06-23-2017, 08:44 PM | #2 |
Gone Mad
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
Dunno for sure, but my 1998 rear-end creaks when coasting during turns. I replaced all bearings and oil, but it still sounds "old", which it is.
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06-23-2017, 11:04 PM | #3 |
Over This Interview Is...
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Location: AZ
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
What cart are we talking about? What's a medallion. Funny noises while turning often are wheel bearings on their way out.
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06-26-2017, 09:25 AM | #4 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
sorry - its my electric TXT that creaks - wondering if its something I need to look at closer or just normal electric noise?
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06-26-2017, 10:48 AM | #5 |
Gone Insane
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
Your TXT is barely a teenager. A little young to be having rear end issues already. Might want to try checking your rear axle hub nuts to make sure they are really tight. Be sure to remove the cotter pins first! Loose hub nuts can creak, and if left loose can result in stripped hubs and possibly even the splines on the axle shafts themselves. If the nuts are tight, try a little Preparation O, as in an overhaul of the rear axle bearings.
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06-26-2017, 11:20 AM | #6 |
Techno-Nerd
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Virginia
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
I got rid of most of the creaking sound coming from the rear of cart while moving, by tightening the roof brackets and seat-back mounts. Got rid of some more by adding adhesive backed foam weather stripping between roof and brackets.
Still hear a little creaking and squeaking every now and then, but suspect replacing the leaf spring bushings will eliminate them. |
06-27-2017, 09:02 AM | #7 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
Did the leaf spring bushings last year - that helped a ton - this is more of a 'while moving' noise rather than something rubbing or rattling. I'll check those axle hub nuts - how tight is 'tight' - and do I have to lock the tires somehow to tighten ?
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06-27-2017, 10:18 AM | #8 | |
Techno-Nerd
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
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Minimum Torque = 70 ft/lb. Maximum Torque = 140 ft/lb. Tighten to align cotter pin hole with closest slot in castle nut. Front axle castle nut: While rotating wheel by hand, tighten castle nut until slight resistance is felt. Loosen to align cotter pin hole with closest slot in castle nut. |
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06-29-2017, 12:27 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Creaky rear end - TXT
Using a 1/2" drive socket wrench......then sliding over that an extension from a two piece floor jack (you know...one of those small floor jacks you pick up to jack up your cart) I tighten the castle nut.....then rest....then tighten it more. Then tighten it to align the cotter carter? catter? pin. Then drive. The squeak was then gone. That was three years ago.....however I'm still waiting for either the axle's to fly out.....or the housing to crack.....of course, I'll be 2 miles back in the woods when either of these events happen.
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06-29-2017, 05:36 PM | #10 | |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Creaky rear end - medalion
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