Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go?

got2fish2 · 05-28-2012, 12:24 PM

Greenhorn here! FTP

I have a EZgo Electric & lifted. Not sure of year... ~ 2003 - 2005

I just started hearing a slipping sound when i try to go up the driveway & now it will barely move at all.

Is there a belt of some kind that connects the motor to the rear axle? It seems to me like belt stretch.

Thanks in advance

Bowslayer · 05-28-2012, 01:12 PM

Check your hubs. Pretty common for them to strip, usually the driver's side.

TheWiltz · 05-28-2012, 01:43 PM

To check your hubs remove hub caps, or anything else that covers the castle nut. Once you can see the castle nut hit the gas, if it's your hubs, you will see the castle nut turn, but not your tires. Good luck! Oh and be careful doing this test? Hubs may catch and cart may take off.

got2fish2 · 05-28-2012, 02:04 PM

Wow, yall are quick to help!!

I will do as advised & post my diagnosis / progress.

Thanks again!

cloead · 05-28-2012, 04:22 PM

This happened to me over the weekend as well.. going to check out the brake hubs next weekend when I'm back out to the lake and the cart.

got2fish2 · 05-31-2012, 07:28 AM

So as suggested, I removed the tire and castle nut (driver side) and pulled the hub. The hub appears fitted with a brass insert/spline that meshes with the spindle teeth. The brass insert/spline has been ground down with just a trace of teeth left.

Have I found the problem & do I need to check or replace the passenger side? And do I have to buy the entire hub or the brass insert/spline?

Thanks again for your replies.

simple man · 05-31-2012, 08:50 AM

Some one put the insert in. The original hubs don't have one. Here's a great fix to your problem:

http://www.cartsunlimited.net/Ezgo_Pinch_Hubs.html

got2fish2 · 05-31-2012, 08:53 AM

Replacing the driver side hub seems to have fixed the problem.

For those of you who encounter a similar problem, I’ve attached photos of my damaged hub compared to a new hub.

[ATTACH]Attachment 67658[/ATTACH]

Not sure if I attached the photos correctly

got2fish2 · 05-31-2012, 08:55 AM

And the damaged hub

sort 53112 123.jpg

TheWiltz · 05-31-2012, 09:00 AM

brake hubs are $40 to $60 each, unless you think for some reason the other hub was better taken care of or was used less, id replace both. (How could this be you ask, that is the point if one is junk the other is brobably not for behind)

or check this out $60 for both plus extra brake parts.
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/golf-...brake-set.html

Not sure if that worked but go to page 2 of "golf carts and parts" Lost Husker has a set for sale - Ezgo Rear Brake Set.

(im not attesting to the quality of these, just offering them as an option.)

05-28-2012, 12:24 PM	#1
got2fish2 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? Greenhorn here! FTP I have a EZgo Electric & lifted. Not sure of year... ~ 2003 - 2005 I just started hearing a slipping sound when i try to go up the driveway & now it will barely move at all. Is there a belt of some kind that connects the motor to the rear axle? It seems to me like belt stretch. Thanks in advance
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05-28-2012, 01:12 PM	#2
Bowslayer Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 661	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? Check your hubs. Pretty common for them to strip, usually the driver's side.

05-28-2012, 01:43 PM	#3
TheWiltz Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 488	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? To check your hubs remove hub caps, or anything else that covers the castle nut. Once you can see the castle nut hit the gas, if it's your hubs, you will see the castle nut turn, but not your tires. Good luck! Oh and be careful doing this test? Hubs may catch and cart may take off.

05-28-2012, 02:04 PM	#4
got2fish2 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? Wow, yall are quick to help!! I will do as advised & post my diagnosis / progress. Thanks again!
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05-28-2012, 04:22 PM	#5
cloead Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 8	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? This happened to me over the weekend as well.. going to check out the brake hubs next weekend when I'm back out to the lake and the cart.
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05-31-2012, 07:28 AM	#6
got2fish2 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? So as suggested, I removed the tire and castle nut (driver side) and pulled the hub. The hub appears fitted with a brass insert/spline that meshes with the spindle teeth. The brass insert/spline has been ground down with just a trace of teeth left. Have I found the problem & do I need to check or replace the passenger side? And do I have to buy the entire hub or the brass insert/spline? Thanks again for your replies.
got2fish2 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5

05-31-2012, 08:50 AM	#7
simple man Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bunnell, Florida Posts: 2,408	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? Some one put the insert in. The original hubs don't have one. Here's a great fix to your problem: http://www.cartsunlimited.net/Ezgo_Pinch_Hubs.html

05-31-2012, 08:53 AM	#8
got2fish2 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? Replacing the driver side hub seems to have fixed the problem. For those of you who encounter a similar problem, I’ve attached photos of my damaged hub compared to a new hub. [ATTACH]Attachment 67658[/ATTACH] Not sure if I attached the photos correctly
got2fish2 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5

05-31-2012, 08:55 AM	#9
got2fish2 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? And the damaged hub sort 53112 123.jpg
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05-31-2012, 09:00 AM	#10
TheWiltz Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 488	Re: Slipping sound, motor winds but won't go? brake hubs are $40 to $60 each, unless you think for some reason the other hub was better taken care of or was used less, id replace both. (How could this be you ask, that is the point if one is junk the other is brobably not for behind) or check this out $60 for both plus extra brake parts. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/golf-...brake-set.html Not sure if that worked but go to page 2 of "golf carts and parts" Lost Husker has a set for sale - Ezgo Rear Brake Set. (im not attesting to the quality of these, just offering them as an option.)

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