94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal?

random bolts · 02-07-2014, 04:59 PM

working on a cart with bad bearings on the planetary(?) gears. owner neglected the rear end and allowed water to get into the dif. the oil turned into a brown sludge and rusted out the races. i usually work on club cars so i'm a little in the dark on this one. i removed the drums and inner retaining clip but still can't pull the shafts to remove the bearings. The question is once i removed that retaining ring is there anything else holding the shafts in place? Is there something i'm not seeing/don't know still holding them in or are the splines just that rusted in like i think. Also any tips on how to pull them if they are just rusted in? thanks

kellybell · 02-07-2014, 05:57 PM

Welcome to BGW EZGO! I think there is nothing else to hold them in, but someone else will chime in soon. ScottieB has a way to get them off, and it involves putting the drums on backward, I think.I have worked on an EZGO rear end, but did not have to pull the axle shafts, so I am not sure! Glad you got an EZGO!

kellybell · 02-07-2014, 06:11 PM

Try putting the brake drums on backwars and giving them a good tug.......

random bolts · 02-07-2014, 06:21 PM

haha wow can't believe i couldn't think of that. now your just making me look dumb.

kellybell · 02-07-2014, 06:24 PM

try doing a search on "brake drums" and scottieb. Maybe that'll do it for you. I think I got it right, tho. Just tug with your hands, tho, not too much force......

kellybell · 02-07-2014, 06:25 PM

EZGO hubs are a little different from CC hubs......

vagabond · 02-08-2014, 01:11 AM

just don't tighten the lug nuts down tight.
That's the way we used to do ford axles

scottyb · 02-08-2014, 09:41 AM

Towards the end of my service career I welded a castle nut to a 2.5 pound slide hammer. This little baby pulled and installed axles like a dream.

But the loosely installed reverse brake drum works too.

random bolts · 02-08-2014, 06:23 PM

That's a good idea scottyb. I work on just club cars really but if I start dealing with more ezgos I'll defiantly make one of those. I'll try the reverse drum on monday. does anyone have a part diagram for the rear on this cart. are there any seals i have to worry about trashing or replacing when pulling this axle?

scottyb · 02-08-2014, 07:43 PM

The bearing is pressed onto the axle and the wiper seal pressed into the housing - they should be replaced together. Both sides should be done at the same time.

The exploded hub view is on this site someplace... not sure it is on this computer

02-07-2014, 04:59 PM	#1
random bolts Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 71	94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? working on a cart with bad bearings on the planetary(?) gears. owner neglected the rear end and allowed water to get into the dif. the oil turned into a brown sludge and rusted out the races. i usually work on club cars so i'm a little in the dark on this one. i removed the drums and inner retaining clip but still can't pull the shafts to remove the bearings. The question is once i removed that retaining ring is there anything else holding the shafts in place? Is there something i'm not seeing/don't know still holding them in or are the splines just that rusted in like i think. Also any tips on how to pull them if they are just rusted in? thanks
random bolts Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 71

02-07-2014, 05:57 PM	#2
kellybell So wild it hurts! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,412	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? Welcome to BGW EZGO! I think there is nothing else to hold them in, but someone else will chime in soon. ScottieB has a way to get them off, and it involves putting the drums on backward, I think.I have worked on an EZGO rear end, but did not have to pull the axle shafts, so I am not sure! Glad you got an EZGO!

02-07-2014, 06:11 PM	#3
kellybell So wild it hurts! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,412	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? Try putting the brake drums on backwars and giving them a good tug.......

02-07-2014, 06:21 PM	#4
random bolts Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 71	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? haha wow can't believe i couldn't think of that. now your just making me look dumb.
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02-07-2014, 06:24 PM	#5
kellybell So wild it hurts! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,412	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? try doing a search on "brake drums" and scottieb. Maybe that'll do it for you. I think I got it right, tho. Just tug with your hands, tho, not too much force......

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02-07-2014, 06:25 PM	#6
kellybell So wild it hurts! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,412	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? EZGO hubs are a little different from CC hubs......

02-08-2014, 01:11 AM	#7
vagabond Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lake Elsinore Ca. Posts: 549	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? just don't tighten the lug nuts down tight. That's the way we used to do ford axles

02-08-2014, 09:41 AM	#8
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? Towards the end of my service career I welded a castle nut to a 2.5 pound slide hammer. This little baby pulled and installed axles like a dream. But the loosely installed reverse brake drum works too.

02-08-2014, 06:23 PM	#9
random bolts Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 71	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? That's a good idea scottyb. I work on just club cars really but if I start dealing with more ezgos I'll defiantly make one of those. I'll try the reverse drum on monday. does anyone have a part diagram for the rear on this cart. are there any seals i have to worry about trashing or replacing when pulling this axle?
random bolts Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 71

02-08-2014, 07:43 PM	#10
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: 94 eletric marathon drive shaft removal? The bearing is pressed onto the axle and the wiper seal pressed into the housing - they should be replaced together. Both sides should be done at the same time. The exploded hub view is on this site someplace... not sure it is on this computer

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