Hello, I'm new here but it looks like a great forum with some helpful information.
I need help figuring out what's wong with my cart. The rear tires locked up while driving. I was driving down the driveway a couple of days ago when it acted like the motor locked up and made the tires slide on the gravel driveway. It hasn't run since then. It rolls freely so it's not really locked up.
I did some research and troubleshooting yesterday and here's what I have found out.
1994 Club Car
36 volt
Has the pie shaped (V-glide?) throttle
Curtis speed controller
Batteries about 1 year old
All stock and unmodified
When you press the GO pedal the solenoid clicks and then again when you release pedal.
I jacked up rear wheels and pressed GO pedal repeadedly to see if maybe solenoid made intermittant contact. The wheels would occasionally move slightly, but very slow and only about an inch of rotation.
Felt of motor to check for heat and noticed the S1 terminal was warm.
I disconnected motor wires and tested motor per the test procedure I found somewhere(Jumper wire between A2 & S1 then power applied to A1 & S2). Motor ran fine with 6,12, and 36 volts and powered the wheels.
I have checked all wire connections for security and everything is in good shape.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated because I'm stumped and don't know what else to check.
Thanks ya'll.
I need help figuring out what's wong with my cart. The rear tires locked up while driving. I was driving down the driveway a couple of days ago when it acted like the motor locked up and made the tires slide on the gravel driveway. It hasn't run since then. It rolls freely so it's not really locked up.
I did some research and troubleshooting yesterday and here's what I have found out.
1994 Club Car
36 volt
Has the pie shaped (V-glide?) throttle
Curtis speed controller
Batteries about 1 year old
All stock and unmodified
When you press the GO pedal the solenoid clicks and then again when you release pedal.
I jacked up rear wheels and pressed GO pedal repeadedly to see if maybe solenoid made intermittant contact. The wheels would occasionally move slightly, but very slow and only about an inch of rotation.
Felt of motor to check for heat and noticed the S1 terminal was warm.
I disconnected motor wires and tested motor per the test procedure I found somewhere(Jumper wire between A2 & S1 then power applied to A1 & S2). Motor ran fine with 6,12, and 36 volts and powered the wheels.
I have checked all wire connections for security and everything is in good shape.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated because I'm stumped and don't know what else to check.
Thanks ya'll.