2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal

tsgtwheeler · 01-27-2016, 08:34 PM

Hello, I have a 2008 yamaha drive electric golf cart. I can hear some rear end noise. I have changed out the rear end fluid 3 times still have the noise. I have found the bearings and clipd. anyone ever taken out this rear axle. I pull of the tire and there seems to be no hub so im guessing brakes are in the axel housing or engine brake. Local dealer wants 450 to replace them. I was like i got both bearings for 60.00 is this such a big deal.

Thanks for any help

cgtech · 01-27-2016, 08:59 PM

Take a look... Look like a big deal to you?

tsgtwheeler · 02-17-2016, 08:15 AM

sorry been out of town. no that does not look like that big of a deal. just wondering if there is a clip inside the axel housing. because i have only heard that you just use a malet and tap the axel out

cgtech · 02-17-2016, 10:51 PM

Outer wheel bearings are not too tough. Remove snap ring & with a little persuasion it'll come out. It will be the whole axle shaft with bearing attached. You will need a press (or some "creative" spacers, i suggest a press) to get the bearing off & on the axle shaft.

chriskent85 · 03-30-2016, 05:31 PM

Thank you for the info. I just got a cart in and looked in nivels catalog and it showed the bearing already attached to the axle and the price on the axle was $844. No way i was gonna pay that. Looks like i need to track down a bearing and have a machine shop install it for me.

chriskent85 · 03-30-2016, 05:39 PM

Is there anyway you can post a link to that diagram. Its kinda hard to see

smallblock450sl · 03-30-2016, 07:01 PM

Not that hard if you have a really good set of snap ring pliers. Remove wheel, remove dust cap/cotter key/castle washer/nut and hub. May need a puller to get the hub off. Remove snap ring, reinstall hub and nut and use a "dead blow" hammer ect on the hub to get the axle assy out of the transaxle case. Remove hub and steel collar and press the bearing off towards the hub side of the axle. A "slight trick",if you don't have a press, but you must be very carefull !!!!!!....use a wire wheel to clean ALL the rust from the axle (were the steel collar was), With a vice/blocks of wood or a hole drilled in a work bench, lay the bearing on the surface, install the axle nut to protect the threads and give it a few taps with a "dead blow" hammer. You can do the same thing for reinsatlling the bearing, just don't damage the "splined axle" end when useing the hammer!!! This is "shade tree" mechanics, but can be done if your carefull. You can also buy that bearing from any bearing house for about 20.00. Best bet...use a press. Good luck

cgtech · 03-31-2016, 02:46 PM

https://partstream.arinet.com/Mobile...lR7v6ESQ1.html

This is the mobile version of the site, i looked it up on my phone & the "desktop version" of the website doesnt work on my phone.

Chip1283 · 07-22-2017, 02:57 PM

I'm new to this sorry for replying right here. I'm trying to do the same thing. I got the axle assembly out but can't get the hub off the axle.

Golf cart guy · 07-22-2017, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chip1283

I'm new to this sorry for replying right here. I'm trying to do the same thing. I got the axle assembly out but can't get the hub off the axle.

You may need a puller or a press

01-27-2016, 08:34 PM	#1
tsgtwheeler Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 2	2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal Hello, I have a 2008 yamaha drive electric golf cart. I can hear some rear end noise. I have changed out the rear end fluid 3 times still have the noise. I have found the bearings and clipd. anyone ever taken out this rear axle. I pull of the tire and there seems to be no hub so im guessing brakes are in the axel housing or engine brake. Local dealer wants 450 to replace them. I was like i got both bearings for 60.00 is this such a big deal. Thanks for any help
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02-17-2016, 08:15 AM	#3
tsgtwheeler Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 2	Re: 2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal sorry been out of town. no that does not look like that big of a deal. just wondering if there is a clip inside the axel housing. because i have only heard that you just use a malet and tap the axel out
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02-17-2016, 10:51 PM	#4
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: 2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal Outer wheel bearings are not too tough. Remove snap ring & with a little persuasion it'll come out. It will be the whole axle shaft with bearing attached. You will need a press (or some "creative" spacers, i suggest a press) to get the bearing off & on the axle shaft.

03-30-2016, 05:31 PM	#5
chriskent85 Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 706	Re: 2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal Thank you for the info. I just got a cart in and looked in nivels catalog and it showed the bearing already attached to the axle and the price on the axle was $844. No way i was gonna pay that. Looks like i need to track down a bearing and have a machine shop install it for me.
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03-30-2016, 05:39 PM	#6
chriskent85 Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 706	Re: 2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal Is there anyway you can post a link to that diagram. Its kinda hard to see
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03-30-2016, 07:01 PM	#7
smallblock450sl Sometime's............ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 11,874	Re: 2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal Not that hard if you have a really good set of snap ring pliers. Remove wheel, remove dust cap/cotter key/castle washer/nut and hub. May need a puller to get the hub off. Remove snap ring, reinstall hub and nut and use a "dead blow" hammer ect on the hub to get the axle assy out of the transaxle case. Remove hub and steel collar and press the bearing off towards the hub side of the axle. A "slight trick",if you don't have a press, but you must be very carefull !!!!!!....use a wire wheel to clean ALL the rust from the axle (were the steel collar was), With a vice/blocks of wood or a hole drilled in a work bench, lay the bearing on the surface, install the axle nut to protect the threads and give it a few taps with a "dead blow" hammer. You can do the same thing for reinsatlling the bearing, just don't damage the "splined axle" end when useing the hammer!!! This is "shade tree" mechanics, but can be done if your carefull. You can also buy that bearing from any bearing house for about 20.00. Best bet...use a press. Good luck

03-31-2016, 02:46 PM	#8
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: 2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal https://partstream.arinet.com/Mobile...lR7v6ESQ1.html This is the mobile version of the site, i looked it up on my phone & the "desktop version" of the website doesnt work on my phone.

07-22-2017, 02:57 PM	#9
Chip1283 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 11	Re: 2008 yamaha drive electric cart rear bearing removal I'm new to this sorry for replying right here. I'm trying to do the same thing. I got the axle assembly out but can't get the hub off the axle.
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