Belt and Clutch Issues

florida-carter · 07-24-2014, 01:37 PM

Hi every, I am new here and not really a golf cart genius. I have a g16 that we use to play around in a beach town in Florida and have recently started having issues. A few weeks ago I started hearing rattling from the clutch, jerking, slow and noticed the cart smelled really hot after riding around for a while.

The belt began to separate so I change it, ran the cart for about 10 minutes and the new belt basically melted and shredded. A friend thought it was the secondary clutch so I ordered a new one and installed it. The cart seemed to run good and much quieter but after riding around for about 15 more minutes feeling pretty proud of myself the new belt came unraveled in a nice cloud of smoke. The secondary clutch was too hot to even touch.

Now my question, could the problem be the primary clutch or something else I should check? It's an old cart and I don't mind replacing it but hate to waste $300+ on a new clutch if it doesn't need it. I looked it over and the weights look ok and the rollers seem fine but I also don't really know what to look for.

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks.

cgtech · 07-24-2014, 02:48 PM

Brakes dragging really bad? Can you push the cart without too much effort?

florida-carter · 07-24-2014, 08:52 PM

Brakes seem ok, unfortunately I had to push the cart about a mile with no belt in the Florida heat and it rolled pretty freely :)

1989Marathon · 07-24-2014, 09:03 PM

Have you noticed any loss in speed or acceleration?

dbmachine · 07-25-2014, 02:25 AM

Maybe a motor mount bad causing alignment problems

florida-carter · 07-25-2014, 09:22 AM

Power is ok at lower speeds, top end is not good and is when the belt comes apart. May have figured it out, I jacked it up again and ran the cart, have before and it seemed fine but this time I stomped on it an when it hit too speed the entire secondary clutch turned at an angle. I think it's the spring seat that the clutch sits against when the spring is fully compressed. Which makes sense because at slow speeds the cart seemed fine.

The piece is all mangled and the little buttons or whatever they are called are completely gone. I might tackle that next. Not sure how I didnt Notice how bad it was when I replaced the clutch.

slonomo · 07-27-2014, 02:19 PM

Sounds like a new secondary might be in order. Hopefully the shaft isn't galled up.

07-24-2014, 01:37 PM	#1
florida-carter Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3	Belt and Clutch Issues Hi every, I am new here and not really a golf cart genius. I have a g16 that we use to play around in a beach town in Florida and have recently started having issues. A few weeks ago I started hearing rattling from the clutch, jerking, slow and noticed the cart smelled really hot after riding around for a while. The belt began to separate so I change it, ran the cart for about 10 minutes and the new belt basically melted and shredded. A friend thought it was the secondary clutch so I ordered a new one and installed it. The cart seemed to run good and much quieter but after riding around for about 15 more minutes feeling pretty proud of myself the new belt came unraveled in a nice cloud of smoke. The secondary clutch was too hot to even touch. Now my question, could the problem be the primary clutch or something else I should check? It's an old cart and I don't mind replacing it but hate to waste $300+ on a new clutch if it doesn't need it. I looked it over and the weights look ok and the rollers seem fine but I also don't really know what to look for. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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07-24-2014, 02:48 PM	#2
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Belt and Clutch Issues Brakes dragging really bad? Can you push the cart without too much effort?

07-24-2014, 08:52 PM	#3
florida-carter Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3	Re: Belt and Clutch Issues Brakes seem ok, unfortunately I had to push the cart about a mile with no belt in the Florida heat and it rolled pretty freely :)
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07-24-2014, 09:03 PM	#4
1989Marathon Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 6,730	Re: Belt and Clutch Issues Have you noticed any loss in speed or acceleration?
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07-25-2014, 02:25 AM	#5
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07-25-2014, 09:22 AM	#6
florida-carter Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3	Re: Belt and Clutch Issues Power is ok at lower speeds, top end is not good and is when the belt comes apart. May have figured it out, I jacked it up again and ran the cart, have before and it seemed fine but this time I stomped on it an when it hit too speed the entire secondary clutch turned at an angle. I think it's the spring seat that the clutch sits against when the spring is fully compressed. Which makes sense because at slow speeds the cart seemed fine. The piece is all mangled and the little buttons or whatever they are called are completely gone. I might tackle that next. Not sure how I didnt Notice how bad it was when I replaced the clutch.
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07-27-2014, 02:19 PM	#7
slonomo Searching for The Way Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO) Posts: 11,441	Re: Belt and Clutch Issues Sounds like a new secondary might be in order. Hopefully the shaft isn't galled up.

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