ezgo read end troubles!! need advice

msjeep4x4 · 10-14-2012, 03:37 PM

2005 ezgo pds. Whining sound coming from motor/rear end. gets louder as speed increases. im thinking bearings or brushes any ideas? if brushes are they easy to change?

Also, when riding could hear a knocking noise coming from passenger side hub. Does it once driven for awhile. i could put my hand on the hub and feel the knocking im guessing bearings. which leads to next issue....

was able to remove passenger side hub and axle no problem. Driver side hub is seized on and wont come off. have heated with a torch and tried a slid hammer to force the hub off and it wont budge. figure if im going to replace bearings on passenger side, might as well replace drive side as well. any thoughts from the pros?

Pretty sure the rear end fluid is low or needs to be replaced. not sure where the fill whole is. noticed a rubber insert on the housing could this be it? if so how do you go about removing it?

chloe · 10-14-2012, 06:19 PM

I had to hammer the drums off my 98. Seems once the brakes are properly adjusted, they are too sung to remove the drum. Age and use do not complement this situation.
I already had the rear body off so it was faily easy. Use a heavy punch or other drive bar and vary your strikes around the drum.

Harolds secret weapon · 10-14-2012, 06:25 PM

MsJeep4X4,
I can say from experience, that replacing anything that looks worn or rusty now or piece by piece will save you alot more of this hard labor later.
Sounds like your going to have your hands full with this one..good luck!
It definitely sounds something in the rearend, gears, splines or something is worn out though..?

yurtle · 10-15-2012, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chloe

I had to hammer the drums off my 98. Seems once the brakes are properly adjusted, they are too sung to remove the drum.

If that's the case, a ridge may have formed. I ground mine off with a Dremell.

chloe · 10-15-2012, 07:00 AM

Mine were so bad I replaced them.

msjeep4x4 · 10-15-2012, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yurtle

If that's the case, a ridge may have formed. I ground mine off with a Dremell.

is that common for the spline to form a ridge. i suppose it could where the hub isnt sitting on the axle

yurtle · 10-15-2012, 10:09 AM

The ridge is formed by the brake shoes wearing the drum. The edge of the drum isn't worn, so the shoes can get stuck on this ridge.

10-14-2012, 03:37 PM	#1
msjeep4x4 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 32	ezgo read end troubles!! need advice 2005 ezgo pds. Whining sound coming from motor/rear end. gets louder as speed increases. im thinking bearings or brushes any ideas? if brushes are they easy to change? Also, when riding could hear a knocking noise coming from passenger side hub. Does it once driven for awhile. i could put my hand on the hub and feel the knocking im guessing bearings. which leads to next issue.... was able to remove passenger side hub and axle no problem. Driver side hub is seized on and wont come off. have heated with a torch and tried a slid hammer to force the hub off and it wont budge. figure if im going to replace bearings on passenger side, might as well replace drive side as well. any thoughts from the pros? Pretty sure the rear end fluid is low or needs to be replaced. not sure where the fill whole is. noticed a rubber insert on the housing could this be it? if so how do you go about removing it?

10-14-2012, 06:19 PM	#2
chloe Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central Delaware Posts: 859	Re: ezgo read end troubles!! need advice I had to hammer the drums off my 98. Seems once the brakes are properly adjusted, they are too sung to remove the drum. Age and use do not complement this situation. I already had the rear body off so it was faily easy. Use a heavy punch or other drive bar and vary your strikes around the drum.

10-14-2012, 06:25 PM	#3
Harolds secret weapon Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Abilene, Tx. Posts: 62	Re: ezgo read end troubles!! need advice MsJeep4X4, I can say from experience, that replacing anything that looks worn or rusty now or piece by piece will save you alot more of this hard labor later. Sounds like your going to have your hands full with this one..good luck! It definitely sounds something in the rearend, gears, splines or something is worn out though..?

10-15-2012, 07:00 AM	#5
chloe Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central Delaware Posts: 859	Re: ezgo read end troubles!! need advice Mine were so bad I replaced them.

10-15-2012, 10:09 AM	#7
yurtle Gone Mad Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 8,988	Re: ezgo read end troubles!! need advice The ridge is formed by the brake shoes wearing the drum. The edge of the drum isn't worn, so the shoes can get stuck on this ridge.

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