Drive clutch dust cover

NYOZ · 07-15-2019, 04:43 PM

I have an 1986 marathon.
Fresh rebuild and everything was running fine.
Now, it keeps browsing the dust cover off of the drive clutch.
Any ideas why??

Thanks!!

cart around · 07-15-2019, 05:14 PM

A few winters ago, mine exploded into a million pieces. I kept going, and never looked back.

NYOZ · 07-15-2019, 05:23 PM

Hey cart, thanks for the reply.
I know people run the driver with out the dust cover, but are you sure it’s cool to run the DRIVE without a cover?

cart around · 07-15-2019, 05:34 PM

My mistake. I read that as driven clutch because it is a plastic cover.

I never even considered the drive clutch as having a dust cover because that is a piece of metal, and part of the clutch.

I think losing that is a problem. I will have to go out to see exactly what attaches it to the clutch.

cart around · 07-15-2019, 05:40 PM

Mine doesn't look like this. I'm going to assume that yours does. https://www.golfcartking.com/ezgo-dr...gas-1976-1988/

It looks like there is a set screw on the side. Probably more than one.

NYOZ · 07-15-2019, 05:52 PM

That is it. 3 set screws. It is a comet duster clutch. The black plastic dust cover keeps blowing off.

cart around · 07-15-2019, 07:44 PM

If the screws keep loosening, I would try Loctite.

If the screws are slipping where they grab, I would drill a little indentation so they have something to lock on to.

LukeL · 07-15-2019, 10:28 PM

Mine is a comet duster. It doesn’t have a cover, and it never has.

NYOZ · 07-16-2019, 08:16 AM

Luke, No problem with dirt and stuff getting in there? It almost seems as if the clutch is expanding too much and pushing the cover off.

LukeL · 07-16-2019, 08:40 AM

I haven’t had any problems with mine.

07-15-2019, 04:43 PM	#1
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115	Drive clutch dust cover I have an 1986 marathon. Fresh rebuild and everything was running fine. Now, it keeps browsing the dust cover off of the drive clutch. Any ideas why?? Thanks!!
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115

07-15-2019, 05:14 PM	#2
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,495	Re: Drive clutch dust cover A few winters ago, mine exploded into a million pieces. I kept going, and never looked back.

07-15-2019, 05:23 PM	#3
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115	Re: Drive clutch dust cover Hey cart, thanks for the reply. I know people run the driver with out the dust cover, but are you sure it’s cool to run the DRIVE without a cover?
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115

07-15-2019, 05:34 PM	#4
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,495	Re: Drive clutch dust cover My mistake. I read that as driven clutch because it is a plastic cover. I never even considered the drive clutch as having a dust cover because that is a piece of metal, and part of the clutch. I think losing that is a problem. I will have to go out to see exactly what attaches it to the clutch.

07-15-2019, 05:40 PM	#5
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,495	Re: Drive clutch dust cover Mine doesn't look like this. I'm going to assume that yours does. https://www.golfcartking.com/ezgo-dr...gas-1976-1988/ It looks like there is a set screw on the side. Probably more than one.

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07-15-2019, 05:52 PM	#6
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115	Re: Drive clutch dust cover That is it. 3 set screws. It is a comet duster clutch. The black plastic dust cover keeps blowing off.
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115

07-15-2019, 07:44 PM	#7
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,495	Re: Drive clutch dust cover If the screws keep loosening, I would try Loctite. If the screws are slipping where they grab, I would drill a little indentation so they have something to lock on to.

07-15-2019, 10:28 PM	#8
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	Re: Drive clutch dust cover Mine is a comet duster. It doesn’t have a cover, and it never has.

07-16-2019, 08:16 AM	#9
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115	Re: Drive clutch dust cover Luke, No problem with dirt and stuff getting in there? It almost seems as if the clutch is expanding too much and pushing the cover off.
NYOZ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 115

07-16-2019, 08:40 AM	#10
LukeL Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 6,539	Re: Drive clutch dust cover I haven’t had any problems with mine.

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