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Old 04-17-2017, 12:38 AM   #1
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Exclamation 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

I am having issues with my starter generator. It had always turned over slow even with a fresh battery. I recently replaced the brushes but still did not help the slow turn over problem. Today I went to take it for a drive around the neighborhood but it would not turn over when pressing the pedal.

My battery voltage is around 12.32, i am getting around the same at he solenoid. When I press the pedal and check the voltage at the starter i'm getting around 12 volts also. I connected my meter to the neg. battery terminal and checked continuity to all other grounds, everything checked good (if that's how its done). The motor doesn't even attempt to turn. I can also turn the motor by hand when pressing the pedal.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Just wanting to narrow it down to make sure its the starter, I may just replace it if that seems to be the problem. It worked fine, just slow, than went out completely.
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Old 04-17-2017, 06:54 AM   #2
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

You could take the SG belt off for testing.
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Old 04-17-2017, 12:00 PM   #3
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

If i take the belt off, how do I test it? Seems like it will not turn with or without the belt.
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Old 04-17-2017, 01:44 PM   #4
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

Took the belt off and still nothing, not even a little hesitation like it wants to turn. Ive checked voltages at the solenoid, blue wire 12V (key on), orange wire 12V (key on), orange wire 0V when pedal pressed. I believe all microswitches are functioning properly. Must be in the motor itself, I get 12V all way up to the motor, but will not turn. When I changed the brushes I cleaned up the armatures, cleaned it off, blew everything out with air, didnt notice any wiring damage. Looks like ill be pulling the starter again :(
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Old 04-17-2017, 03:34 PM   #5
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

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Took the belt off and still nothing, not even a little hesitation like it wants to turn. Ive checked voltages at the solenoid, blue wire 12V (key on), orange wire 12V (key on), orange wire 0V when pedal pressed. I believe all microswitches are functioning properly. Must be in the motor itself, I get 12V all way up to the motor, but will not turn. When I changed the brushes I cleaned up the armatures, cleaned it off, blew everything out with air, didnt notice any wiring damage. Looks like ill be pulling the starter again :(
If you connect a wire from positive battery to f2 does the starter turn

Taking belt off proves the motor is not the problem.
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Old 04-17-2017, 09:43 PM   #6
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

Could be a poor connection where the SG grounds to the frame.
Could be a poor connection where the battery negative cable is bolted to the frame.

Continuity doesn't mean electricity can flow freely. A high resistance connection will still show continuity but may not allow enough current flow for the SG to operate properly.
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Old 04-17-2017, 10:10 PM   #7
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

Check the ground. But, I suspect you have a bad battery.
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Could be a poor connection where the SG grounds to the frame.
Could be a poor connection where the battery negative cable is bolted to the frame.

Continuity doesn't mean electricity can flow freely. A high resistance connection will still show continuity but may not allow enough current flow for the SG to operate properly.
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Old 04-18-2017, 04:10 AM   #9
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

My battery seems to be fine 12.3V, and i have proper voltage in all locations I have checked. The solenoid, microswitches and everything else seem to be good also. I ran it for about a week after i changed the brushes, this happened all at once.

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Old 04-18-2017, 03:45 PM   #10
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Default Re: 96 Club Car Starter Generator will not turn.

What brand of brushes did you put in it? Cheapies will wear out in no time or can get stuck in the brush holders.
Did you check the ground connections I mentioned?
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