Gas parcar bearing problem

sandra · 07-20-2009, 04:13 PM

New here please be kind I am blond...

I just bought a used Columbia Parcar vin number k523239 c8 was told that it is a 1988. it is in good shape for that year..my problem is when i am running it ...it will rattle...alot. the bearing is loose. I have no idea where to find a bearing or what make the motor is. i am assuming that it is with the Harley Davidson family. Is there any way to find out what kind of motor it is so I can find the proper bearing. and do I need special tools to remove the old one. Are there any diagrams I can download to follow. Thanks for all your help..

Sandra

scottyb · 07-20-2009, 04:24 PM

Welcome to bgw Sandra .... Well you are smarter than some of the guys cuz you posted this in the correct section

You may be off base about a bearing noise? When does it happen?
When the engine runs ?
When the cart is moving?
When you go slow?
When you go fast?

Do you have any previous mechanical experience?

sandra · 07-20-2009, 05:14 PM

Thanks for the quick reply Scottyb....

It makes noise when it's running and when stopped.
We jacked up the rear wheel so we can look at the motor when it's running as we press on the gas the whole motor shakes and so does the bearing (or is that the crankshaft) Is that any help?

scottyb · 07-20-2009, 05:20 PM

There is a drive clutch on the end of the crankshaft .... it has a belt on it. Is that it

sandra · 07-20-2009, 05:30 PM

yup that's it...I have free long distance if you see my email address mail me your phone number and we can call you...it would be so much easier to explain..sandra.martin@primus.ca

scottyb · 07-20-2009, 05:57 PM

I have a cell phone plan that charges me by the minute except my 10 friends and family. LOL .... you can call any one of our sponsors and they will be able to help you get the correct drive clutch and corresponding drive clutch puller for that cart..... They will not list any HD or Parr parts but all can get them for you. Good Luck

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/site-sponsors.php

DOOmsman · 07-27-2009, 06:15 PM

Sandra, STOP STOP RIGHT NOW, you keep talking about a loose bearing and that it is shaking, I do not know of any engine that will run with "bearings" that loose.

I need the pictures and I think you have a bad drive clutch. The "strap?" are you talking about the drive belt?

sandra · 07-27-2009, 08:15 PM

Hi Doomsman....I am going by what I have been told...I can send pictures if you email me

sandra.martin@primus.ca

the pictures i have are of the motor that was taken out of the cart...From what I was told by the guy who sold it to me was the drive clutch needed repair...

sandra · 07-27-2009, 09:24 PM

on the first picture the big round silver plate..it will move...not much but it moves and we were told that it should not move at all. As for the rest of the pictures I have no idea what they are i just took them so you can see.

DOOmsman · 07-28-2009, 08:30 AM

the drive clutch needed repair...

That big silver thing is your drive clutch. I do not see a bolt that should be in the center to hold it on the engine. The clutch will move in (closer to the engine) but should not have radial movement or wobble. Someone else jump in, but that engine is to clean to be the disaster every one has conddemed it to be.

07-20-2009, 04:13 PM	#1
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50	Gas parcar bearing problem New here please be kind I am blond... I just bought a used Columbia Parcar vin number k523239 c8 was told that it is a 1988. it is in good shape for that year..my problem is when i am running it ...it will rattle...alot. the bearing is loose. I have no idea where to find a bearing or what make the motor is. i am assuming that it is with the Harley Davidson family. Is there any way to find out what kind of motor it is so I can find the proper bearing. and do I need special tools to remove the old one. Are there any diagrams I can download to follow. Thanks for all your help.. Sandra
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50

07-20-2009, 04:24 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem Welcome to bgw Sandra .... Well you are smarter than some of the guys cuz you posted this in the correct section You may be off base about a bearing noise? When does it happen? When the engine runs ? When the cart is moving? When you go slow? When you go fast? Do you have any previous mechanical experience?

07-20-2009, 05:14 PM	#3
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem Thanks for the quick reply Scottyb.... It makes noise when it's running and when stopped. We jacked up the rear wheel so we can look at the motor when it's running as we press on the gas the whole motor shakes and so does the bearing (or is that the crankshaft) Is that any help?
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50

07-20-2009, 05:20 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem There is a drive clutch on the end of the crankshaft .... it has a belt on it. Is that it

07-20-2009, 05:30 PM	#5
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem yup that's it...I have free long distance if you see my email address mail me your phone number and we can call you...it would be so much easier to explain..sandra.martin@primus.ca
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50

07-20-2009, 05:57 PM	#6
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem I have a cell phone plan that charges me by the minute except my 10 friends and family. LOL .... you can call any one of our sponsors and they will be able to help you get the correct drive clutch and corresponding drive clutch puller for that cart..... They will not list any HD or Parr parts but all can get them for you. Good Luck http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/site-sponsors.php

07-27-2009, 06:15 PM	#7
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem Sandra, STOP STOP RIGHT NOW, you keep talking about a loose bearing and that it is shaking, I do not know of any engine that will run with "bearings" that loose. I need the pictures and I think you have a bad drive clutch. The "strap?" are you talking about the drive belt?

07-27-2009, 08:15 PM	#8
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem Hi Doomsman....I am going by what I have been told...I can send pictures if you email me sandra.martin@primus.ca the pictures i have are of the motor that was taken out of the cart...From what I was told by the guy who sold it to me was the drive clutch needed repair...
sandra Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50

07-28-2009, 08:30 AM	#10
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: Gas parcar bearing problem the drive clutch needed repair... That big silver thing is your drive clutch. I do not see a bolt that should be in the center to hold it on the engine. The clutch will move in (closer to the engine) but should not have radial movement or wobble. Someone else jump in, but that engine is to clean to be the disaster every one has conddemed it to be.

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