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06-02-2013, 03:31 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
2002 EZGO txt with workhorse bed. I replaced the motor/solenoid/controller/cables/F&R switch last month. The F&R switch is still pretty stiff going back and forth compared to the original. That it would loosen up over time but it really hasn't. If I back off the nut in the back to loosen it then it sometimes will not go forward/reverse. Any ideas what I can do? Wonder if that bolt can be greased even though there is 400 amps going through that switch coming from the controller.
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06-02-2013, 03:56 PM | #2 |
Getting Wild
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
Afraid to say but ya gotta take the good with the bad, good that it makes a great no power loss connection, bad that it uses spring pressure to accomplish this which in turn makes it hard to operate. I'd recommend a good smathering of dielectric grease on the workings and mating surfaces, lubricate the shaft with a good slippery grease of wheel bearing type, re-assemble and hope for the best.
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06-02-2013, 04:36 PM | #3 |
friends call me Boke
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
Hit it with a shot of wd40.
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06-02-2013, 05:32 PM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
TXPowderCoater. all good ideas. I'll try this out.
I really hate using wd40 as it crudes up later. |
06-02-2013, 05:46 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Central Delaware
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
Try one of the custom "shifters". Check my build thread for a pic. Works great. Little to no felt resistance and it adds a bit of "custom".
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06-02-2013, 08:12 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
Thanks for the idea on the custom shifter.
Looks like a 200.00 Jakes or a 25.00 caddy shift. Anyone have this caddy shift and what do they think of it. |
06-02-2013, 10:10 PM | #7 |
friends call me Boke
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
Caddy shift? You got a link for that? Never heard of one of those.
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06-03-2013, 05:49 AM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
Use dielectric grease on the FNR switch. Works well and will last alot longer than WD40 will.
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06-03-2013, 05:54 AM | #9 |
Gone Mad
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Re: heavy duty F&R switch hard to turn
Agreed. WD-40 is bad more often than good. Often it simply "melts" good grease then leaves whatever was supposed to be lubricated bare. Can't tell you how many non-buggy repairs I've made over the years on rotating parts that should have been greased, but were stripped of their grease by WD-40.
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06-03-2013, 06:52 AM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
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