Drive clutch not fully closing on Workhorse

[big mule]

Originally Posted by mikesmotortoys

Ya'll didn't get any from the big cold front that went thru Texas on Friday? Last I looked at a US Radar, it looked like that thing wasn't stopping until it passed Florida!!!

We got a good shower Friday evening but none since then.

[big mule]

Originally Posted by mikesmotortoys

Secondary expands and is not as easy to 'test'. It does seem that your drive is OK now and I'd bet the secondary is bad. I do not like to recommend spraying oil into the clutch, but in this case we have no choice. On the rear end side of the clutch you can see a circular opening where that clutch expands, squirt a small amount of penetrating oil there and give the cart a few revs. You probably have some clutch damage, though. Some guys here have rebuilt them, we just replace with new when they go bad...

Mike I squirted a little oil into the driven clutch and revved the cart a few times,it is opening but it also has an "unused " 1" or so on the bottom part of the sheaves just like the area on the top part of the drive clutch.Is it normal for these unused areas or should the belt be all the way to the bottom of the driven clutch and all the way to the top of the drive clutch when the engine is revved all the way up?Also it does not change the speed up or down when I adjust the governor,it will hit 17 mph and then start surging,is this the rev limiter coming in or governor?

Thanks for everyone's input,Johnny

[sccowboy]

17 MPH sounds like the right ground speed and the surging sounds like the governor kicking in. I dont think that the belt goes all the way to the top of the drive or the bottom of the driven during normal operation.....but I may be mistaken.

[big mule]

Originally Posted by mikesmotortoys

Secondary expands and is not as easy to 'test'. It does seem that your drive is OK now and I'd bet the secondary is bad. I do not like to recommend spraying oil into the clutch, but in this case we have no choice. On the rear end side of the clutch you can see a circular opening where that clutch expands, squirt a small amount of penetrating oil there and give the cart a few revs. You probably have some clutch damage, though. Some guys here have rebuilt them, we just replace with new when they go bad...

Thanks Mike,YOU DA MAN!! I took my driven clutch off and sprayed some PB Blast in it,worked the sheave halves back & forth then put it back on and presto it will run 27 mph now which is 10 mph than before!

Johnny:

[scottyb]

Dang that's fast

[big mule]

Originally Posted by scottyb

Dang that's fast

That's what my gps showed on a couple different runs so I guess it's close(?).

[mikesmotortoys]

Ok - give me your credit card number so I can charge you 2 hours labor

Glad to be able to help - enjoy your new found speed and performance

[big mule]

Originally Posted by mikesmotortoys

Ok - give me your credit card number so I can charge you 2 hours labor

Glad to be able to help - enjoy your new found speed and performance

Sure,here you go : 0000-0000-0000-0001 Thanks again Mike and everbody else for your help!

Have a Blessed day,Johnny

[mikesmotortoys]