Grinding noise from rear end

Joeybear · 02-15-2016, 07:36 AM

I thought I'd read a post about this before, but cannot find it now so I'm hoping for some advice. When the cart is coasting or braking, there's a constant grinding sound from the rear end, but the noise disappears when I'm accelerating or have my foot on the pedal. This is a constant and has been happening for a while. Right now the cart is in storage at our campground, but I want to get things figured out for when the campground reopens. Thanks in advance :)

Volt_Ampere · 02-15-2016, 09:16 AM

Sounds like you may have one of the bad rear ends that have been written about in this forum. I think they have a yellow sticker. The gears are no good and they fail in the way you describe.

Joeybear · 02-15-2016, 09:18 AM

I have the yellow sticker. I'm going to try the penny or two under the armature bushing to see if that does the trick. I don't the the whole rear end is bad since it drives and sounds perfect when I'm accelerating or have my foot on the gas pedal.

cgtech · 02-15-2016, 09:20 AM

Early models Yamaha Drive electric with "white tag" team axle. Yellow, blue or green is good.

smokey tennis shoe · 02-15-2016, 09:36 AM

Are you saying a white label is no good, and the other 3 colors are good?

Was there a certain year they used the bad ones? What do you do about it, if you have the bad color?

YDRE1977 · 02-15-2016, 11:44 AM

Just my two cents from what I've learned here from the great people of BGW. I don't know for sure but I believe it started in 2006 or 2007 for the drives. You can buy the whole axle assembly for about $1200. if you have the "white" label rear end, its not if it will go out, its a matter of when.... My cart has the white label, and I'm just gonna run it till it quits and then get another one.

cgtech · 02-15-2016, 02:35 PM

I think yamaha said 07-08, but i think they were used longer. White tag is bad, all other color tags are good. Dont go by the sticker on the body alone to determine model year, look the serial number up. Bodies can easily be changed, and the production date is usually a year early (production date of 2006 is usually a '07 model).

Frizbgolf · 02-15-2016, 02:36 PM

You might want to check to see if the spacer between the driver side rear tire and the transaxle in not loose. If you can spin it by hand then you need to tighten the axle nut, this is a common problem that can often cause the grinding noise that you describe. Had it on mine tightened nut fixed the noise.

Joeybear · 02-15-2016, 09:15 PM

Thanks, Frizbgolf!!

smokey tennis shoe · 02-15-2016, 09:25 PM

spacer? whats this all about? Is this common on yamahas?

02-15-2016, 07:36 AM	#1
Joeybear Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 23	Grinding noise from rear end I thought I'd read a post about this before, but cannot find it now so I'm hoping for some advice. When the cart is coasting or braking, there's a constant grinding sound from the rear end, but the noise disappears when I'm accelerating or have my foot on the pedal. This is a constant and has been happening for a while. Right now the cart is in storage at our campground, but I want to get things figured out for when the campground reopens. Thanks in advance :)

02-15-2016, 09:16 AM	#2
Volt_Ampere Gone Wild Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rio Verde, Az Posts: 7,170	Re: Grinding noise from rear end Sounds like you may have one of the bad rear ends that have been written about in this forum. I think they have a yellow sticker. The gears are no good and they fail in the way you describe.

02-15-2016, 09:18 AM	#3
Joeybear Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 23	Re: Grinding noise from rear end I have the yellow sticker. I'm going to try the penny or two under the armature bushing to see if that does the trick. I don't the the whole rear end is bad since it drives and sounds perfect when I'm accelerating or have my foot on the gas pedal.

02-15-2016, 09:36 AM	#5
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	Re: Grinding noise from rear end Are you saying a white label is no good, and the other 3 colors are good? Was there a certain year they used the bad ones? What do you do about it, if you have the bad color?

02-15-2016, 11:44 AM	#6
YDRE1977 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Conroe, Texas Posts: 63	Re: Grinding noise from rear end Just my two cents from what I've learned here from the great people of BGW. I don't know for sure but I believe it started in 2006 or 2007 for the drives. You can buy the whole axle assembly for about $1200. if you have the "white" label rear end, its not if it will go out, its a matter of when.... My cart has the white label, and I'm just gonna run it till it quits and then get another one.

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02-15-2016, 02:35 PM	#7
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Grinding noise from rear end I think yamaha said 07-08, but i think they were used longer. White tag is bad, all other color tags are good. Dont go by the sticker on the body alone to determine model year, look the serial number up. Bodies can easily be changed, and the production date is usually a year early (production date of 2006 is usually a '07 model).

02-15-2016, 02:36 PM	#8
Frizbgolf Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Picayune, Mississippi Posts: 881	Re: Grinding noise from rear end You might want to check to see if the spacer between the driver side rear tire and the transaxle in not loose. If you can spin it by hand then you need to tighten the axle nut, this is a common problem that can often cause the grinding noise that you describe. Had it on mine tightened nut fixed the noise.

02-15-2016, 09:15 PM	#9
Joeybear Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 23	Re: Grinding noise from rear end Thanks, Frizbgolf!!

02-15-2016, 09:25 PM	#10
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	Re: Grinding noise from rear end spacer? whats this all about? Is this common on yamahas?

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