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MichaelD24 08-20-2019 09:58 AM

Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
A buddy of mine borrowed my 2014 Precedent. On his last day of use the motor died and they had to push it back home. The cart now currently works but there is a rubbing/whining sound coming from the motor accompanying a smell. The cart will drive but the sound is still there as well as the smell. What could this be?

MichaelD24 08-20-2019 11:10 AM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
Found out it is the motor. It was beyond cooked.

ThreeCW 08-20-2019 11:15 AM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
Wow ... that seems like a pretty short life for a motor.

Are there any contributing causes for the motor failure ?

MichaelD24 08-20-2019 12:19 PM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
I’m thinking my buddy had too much weight on the rear seats and maybe attempted to drive through some soft terrain down by the beach.

LabRat 08-20-2019 12:42 PM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
Yep, sorry to hear about your motor. We have to remind ourselves & our customers that these machines were design as "Golf Cart" not dune buggies, but we never listen to reason we listen to the trill of the ride. Good luck on finding out the Root Cause so you don't have to go down this road again.

MichaelD24 08-20-2019 12:56 PM

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Fried and charred.

Budule 08-20-2019 01:32 PM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
looks like you have been burning coal in it.....

MichaelD24 08-20-2019 02:04 PM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
Pretty much. Who knows what they did!

Fairtax4me 08-20-2019 03:28 PM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
Did they forget to charge it? A stalled armature(not enough power to move the cat, but the operator keeps their foot in it anyway) will make some serious heat, or low voltage could cause the motor to overheat due to increased amp draw.

Did they pull it back with it in Run mode? In run mode the controller will use regen braking to prevent the cart from rolling away, and will cook the motor.

MichaelD24 08-20-2019 04:03 PM

Re: Rubbing/Whining from motor
 
From what he told me they pushed it back a while then towed it behind their truck. Definitely didn’t put it in tow mode. Either way, time to upgrade.


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