1982 Club Car 36v HELP

[jdrier05]

I am new to the forum but hope I can get some information!

I have a 1982 club car ds electric (36v). when i purchased it I knew it would need new batteries but it was working/driving but was just slow on hills.

I have since put in new batteries and it was working even better but recently I completely lost all forward/reverse. Reverse alarm still goes off etc. With this I did a little research and replaced the speed control (wires into the solenoids)
and all 5 solenoids. I also replaced the forward/reverse contacts and the knob that holds them in.

With all this, I still have no go.

Any ideas or things I could try? My fleet mechanic here at work seems to think it may be a bad motor but I'd like to make sure before spending that $$$

Thanks for any help!!

[Budule]

here is how to test motor....make sure you have rear wheels off the ground....

[Bama Brad]

A cart that old, I would check/clean/or replace all connections/cables to make sure that they are all 100% (or close). I have a 36v EZGo TXT and was about to start replacing controller or motor and decided to look everything over 1 more time. It ended up being one of the connections on the controller wasn't torqued down good. I've also had cables that looked good until I peeled back some of the heatshrink to see lots of corrosion. This process costs nothing but time,

[mgray70]

Does the solenoids click as you press the pedals? The first one is the master solenoid. It has to click and work before anything will work.

[Mooncarter]

[jdrier05]

I plan to do the motor test via the diagram today hopefully. On the solenoids, if I do not get the click what could be the problem of them not getting power? Especially if they are all brand new solenoids? I have heard that solenoids can be bad out of the box. Does the micro switch above my f/r switch have something to do with it?

[mgray70]

Originally Posted by jdrier05

I plan to do the motor test via the diagram today hopefully. On the solenoids, if I do not get the click what could be the problem of them not getting power? Especially if they are all brand new solenoids? I have heard that solenoids can be bad out of the box. Does the micro switch above my f/r switch have something to do with it?

Yes, that micro switch, key switch, micro switches in the red pedal box. I can't remember the exact order the power runs. This ain't the best diagram, but maybe it will help some.

[Mooncarter]

Please note the key switch and that micro switch are negative, even if the wire going to the key is red. (And I think most of them are.)

[Wakko47]

Originally Posted by Budule

here is how to test motor....make sure you have rear wheels off the ground....

Is this safe to do on a motor that's not mounted to a cart? I've got an old 36v series motor I'm looking to drop in a 48v series DS, but I don't know if it works.

[meimk]

The motor uses the axle's input shafts to hold that end of the armature in place. So no you can't test run a "loose" Motor like that.