G29 dragging

[moonman95]

Hey guys,
im looking for some help with a problem on a 2018 Yamaha Drive 2 . (GAS) fuel injected.
The problem seems to be the cart is "dragging" when you try to drive it..goes maybe 5-7 mph and struggles with any sort of incline or terrian change. Some things i have already done are check and replace both clutches. the belt is not damaged or out of spec in width. cart rolls great in neutral. no brake sticking. throttle cable assembly is correct and not damaged. changed spark plug.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, THANKS!!

[camaroluvz28]

Have you tried looking up through the exhaust from under cart to see if you have a spark arrestor? if so take it off and try cart again...not sure if 2018 had them or not but when they clog your cart either lacks power or stops running completely...

[camaroluvz28]

I believe on your cart looking up from underneath there is a plastic cover for your motor, toward back drivers side there is an exhaust dump held in by rubber tabs..take those loose and pull cover you should see the end of your exhaust pipe where your spark arrestor will be if it has one...It is a pain to take off usually because it takes an allen wrench and there is little room...

[moonman95]

yeah i know it has a spark arrestor, i have not tried removing it yet though. ill give it a try this weekend and get back to yuh, Thanks for the suggestion

[camaroluvz28]

Awesome...hope that's your issue its the first thing I look for on Drive 2's with this problem it is very common. If it is clogged and removing fixes it for best performance replace the spark plug again after removing it as it is probably fouled already trying to run this way...

[moonman95]

just removed the spark arrestor, i now have all power back! thanks for the help. Thats awesome!

[camaroluvz28]

Glad your back in action