86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad?

jones4612 · 06-22-2009, 07:33 PM

Fairly new to golf carting and purchased an 86 ezgo electric. Not long after the purchase the passengers side rear hub would spin freely from the axle. I purchased a new hub and replaced it. Approximately 3 months later the same thing happened again. This time I replaced the hub and the axle. This seemed to do the trick until recently when the samething happened again. Wondering if this is something common with this model or is there something else I should be concerned with?

pggroves · 06-22-2009, 08:28 PM

Are you torquing the axle nut super tight and then tighter to align pin?

scottyb · 06-22-2009, 08:41 PM

Literally, it takes a 2.5 foot 1/2" drive breaker bar on the socket and a 3 foot bar stuck between the lug bolts to tighten them down to where they do not do that

jones4612 · 06-22-2009, 08:42 PM

A local repair shop recommended that the axle nut be torqued to 20ft/lbs and then losen the nut as little as possible to insert the pin.

jones4612 · 06-22-2009, 08:54 PM

So in short are you saying that the hub nut is not tight enough?

iaefebs · 06-22-2009, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pggroves

Are you torquing the axle nut super tight and then tighter to align pin?

A problem I had with getting the axle nut tight enough..... I changed my manual adjust brakes to self adjusters. (new backing plate, new drums) I could not torque the axle nut to 90 ft lbs and align the pin by going tighter. I'm thinking that the "stack" height changed, and that the outside brake drum washer needs to be modified. This is one of my projects for this week. My point here is that jones4612 you need to check that all parts are original and if not, what is modified (or missing). You need to get to 90 ft lbs and to the next opening in the castle nut.

dougmcp · 06-22-2009, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jones4612

So in short are you saying that the hub nut is not tight enough?

The service manual calls for minimum 70# torque and maximum 140#. Like pggroves said above, don't back the castle nut off, take it to the next hole to pin it.

scottyb · 06-22-2009, 09:34 PM

By the way Jones, Your local repair shop is way off base....

gornoman · 06-23-2009, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jones4612

A local repair shop recommended that the axle nut be torqued to 20ft/lbs and then losen the nut as little as possible to insert the pin.

This is WAY wrong!

ruredy · 06-23-2009, 11:26 AM

I'd be like Roy D Mercer with your yocal shop guy, he owes you a couple hubs and a axle for telling you that BS.

06-22-2009, 07:33 PM	#1
jones4612 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6	86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad? Fairly new to golf carting and purchased an 86 ezgo electric. Not long after the purchase the passengers side rear hub would spin freely from the axle. I purchased a new hub and replaced it. Approximately 3 months later the same thing happened again. This time I replaced the hub and the axle. This seemed to do the trick until recently when the samething happened again. Wondering if this is something common with this model or is there something else I should be concerned with?
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06-22-2009, 08:28 PM	#2
pggroves steeplejack x Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 3,382	Re: 86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad? Are you torquing the axle nut super tight and then tighter to align pin?

06-22-2009, 08:41 PM	#3
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: 86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad? Literally, it takes a 2.5 foot 1/2" drive breaker bar on the socket and a 3 foot bar stuck between the lug bolts to tighten them down to where they do not do that

06-22-2009, 08:42 PM	#4
jones4612 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6	Re: 86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad? A local repair shop recommended that the axle nut be torqued to 20ft/lbs and then losen the nut as little as possible to insert the pin.
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06-22-2009, 08:54 PM	#5
jones4612 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6	Re: 86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad? So in short are you saying that the hub nut is not tight enough?
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06-22-2009, 09:34 PM	#8
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: 86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad? By the way Jones, Your local repair shop is way off base....

06-23-2009, 11:26 AM	#10
ruredy Born Wild Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Clover SC. Posts: 5,552	Re: 86 EZGO electric rear hub keeps going bad? I'd be like Roy D Mercer with your yocal shop guy, he owes you a couple hubs and a axle for telling you that BS.

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