Yamaha Gas Team Transaxle Rebuild

Brandeis_ · 10-20-2018, 07:46 PM

Hey y'all my name is JJ. I love the site, it's saved me numerous times as the corner street golf cart mechanic. I need y'all's help/advice on a gas Yamaha Transaxle rebuild. I've done one on an electric Team Transaxle that was a pain in the rear end for my first time but I eventually got it figured out. I'm having issues getting this one to fit back together correctly. I replaced the outer axle bearings on both sides with bearings I believe I got from Nivel. I also replaced all 4 seals, 1 smaller rubber and 1 larger rubber, and 2 identical metal ring seals. The only problem I'm having is that when I'm trying to align the gear that goes into the wet clutch assembly, it won't go down far enough to catch the last pressure plate. I think the bearing/axle spline that holds the first clutch plate isn't going down far enough. (About 1/2" from the ridge) the electric cart's axle spline/bearing popped all the way into the hole. Could I have gotten wrong size bearings? (No comparison they had been obliterated.) I also took out the spacers behind the bearings because the metal ring seals.werent sitting in the right spot. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Going to give it another shot this week.

cgtech · 10-20-2018, 11:15 PM

In my experience, it's usually just minor disc misalignment, preventing it from dropping all the way down.

Brandeis_ · 10-21-2018, 09:05 AM

Well I tried to line them up in various ways.. is there a tool that Yamaha techs use? I also attached some photos of the first pressure plate, bearing/axle spline.. it doesn't seem to want to go all the way into the whole. Ite like the metal.ring seal is causing it to stop

cgtech · 10-21-2018, 01:28 PM

Yes you have something stopping you. Maybe the axle shaft hasn't engaged. The metal ring isn't a seal, it's a selector shim (spacer) to set gear spacing.

Brandeis_ · 10-21-2018, 02:57 PM

This is the "metal ring seal" I was talking about. It seems it's stopping the axle spline/bearing from going down far enough. I think I know what you're talking about with the shims. Those are super thin, wide rings that are under the bearings correct?

Brandeis_ · 10-21-2018, 02:58 PM

Here is the photo

cgtech · 10-22-2018, 10:10 AM

Shim thing is correct. That metal ring on top of that seal I'm not sure about.

10-20-2018, 07:46 PM	#1
Brandeis_ Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 71	Yamaha Gas Team Transaxle Rebuild Hey y'all my name is JJ. I love the site, it's saved me numerous times as the corner street golf cart mechanic. I need y'all's help/advice on a gas Yamaha Transaxle rebuild. I've done one on an electric Team Transaxle that was a pain in the rear end for my first time but I eventually got it figured out. I'm having issues getting this one to fit back together correctly. I replaced the outer axle bearings on both sides with bearings I believe I got from Nivel. I also replaced all 4 seals, 1 smaller rubber and 1 larger rubber, and 2 identical metal ring seals. The only problem I'm having is that when I'm trying to align the gear that goes into the wet clutch assembly, it won't go down far enough to catch the last pressure plate. I think the bearing/axle spline that holds the first clutch plate isn't going down far enough. (About 1/2" from the ridge) the electric cart's axle spline/bearing popped all the way into the hole. Could I have gotten wrong size bearings? (No comparison they had been obliterated.) I also took out the spacers behind the bearings because the metal ring seals.werent sitting in the right spot. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Going to give it another shot this week.
Brandeis_ Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 71

10-20-2018, 11:15 PM	#2
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Yamaha Gas Team Transaxle Rebuild In my experience, it's usually just minor disc misalignment, preventing it from dropping all the way down.

10-21-2018, 01:28 PM	#4
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Yamaha Gas Team Transaxle Rebuild Yes you have something stopping you. Maybe the axle shaft hasn't engaged. The metal ring isn't a seal, it's a selector shim (spacer) to set gear spacing.

10-21-2018, 02:57 PM	#5
Brandeis_ Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 71	Re: Yamaha Gas Team Transaxle Rebuild This is the "metal ring seal" I was talking about. It seems it's stopping the axle spline/bearing from going down far enough. I think I know what you're talking about with the shims. Those are super thin, wide rings that are under the bearings correct?
Brandeis_ Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 71

10-22-2018, 10:10 AM	#7
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Yamaha Gas Team Transaxle Rebuild Shim thing is correct. That metal ring on top of that seal I'm not sure about.

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