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08-20-2020, 03:12 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Brunswick, OHIO
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Rear differential has rotated!
It seems that the rear differential on my EZGO TXT has rotated! I have tried looking at diagrams online but have not been able to determine what keeps it in place on the axle tubes?
Can anyone shed any light on the situation. |
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08-20-2020, 03:36 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aiken, SC
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
Wow! I have not seen that. Those tubes I believe are pressed in so not sure what options you have here.
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08-20-2020, 03:43 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Mar 2019
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
Never have seen that either....perhaps the axle shackles loosened some allowing the rotation...unless someone played a mean prank on you...
Or the ole gal had enough just rolled over and gave up the ghost... |
08-20-2020, 03:45 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aiken, SC
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
Tubes didn’t turn.
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08-20-2020, 03:50 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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08-20-2020, 04:16 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Florida
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
Hmmm...I can honestly say I have never seen this and I worked at an EZ Go dealership for 5 straight years rebuilding these rear ends and installing high speed gears!
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08-20-2020, 05:37 PM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Brunswick, OHIO
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
Thank you everyone for your insight. We work this cart pretty hard. Especially my 5 boys. ha ha. Gone through 2 sets of tires already.
So the consensus is that the tubes are a press fit? Maybe I can drill and put a shallow roll pin through the diff and the top of the tube. I would like to fix it because this rear end has the limited slip in it. |
08-20-2020, 05:54 PM | #8 | |
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Location: FT Lauderdale FL.
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
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That's what I was thing . See if you can spin it back around and drill it and pin it. Or spin it back up, and make an adjustable rod and mount it to the motor and the frame like a panhard bar |
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08-20-2020, 07:10 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Md.
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
Had this happen on drag cars but never a golf cart.
Usually axle housings are press fit with some having a plug weld in housing to keep from rotating, but just looked at my cart and axle tubes look like press fit only. I would use floor jack under motor to jack up rear to reclock rear housing and tack weld axle tubes to rear housing once aligned. If floor jack alone does’nt work,heat differential housing while jacking to loosen tubes in housing or persuade with pipe wrench Can’t imagine force of just jacking up differential with jack won’t work since it originally rotated just due to tourge of motor or super hard braking. Alignment of motor on axle tubes not super critical so you only need to be close since to far out of alignment will effect lubrication in rear. I’ve welded several axle housing to rears on race cars, drain oil from rear since it will catch fire. Wrap wet rags around axle tubes behind brake drums when welding. Keeps seals from damage from heat. Couple tack welds on each tube is all it will take. Let us know what you decide. Kinda more interested in what caused this. Sudden braking, hit something on the ground? This happen over time or just all of a sudden discover it? Thanks😊 |
08-20-2020, 07:13 PM | #10 |
Gone Insane
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Richmond, VA
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Re: Rear differential has rotated!
Are you sure you would want the motor "solid" to the frame? You ever seen this before? I have not.
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