proper clutch engagment

overthebarss · 09-21-2009, 01:55 PM

i have a 24 honda in a 94 short base workhorse. ccp cradle, 1190 ,stock driven clutch and a #10978 (45.5'') 1 1 3/16 belt and it still takes off like crazy! i want it to act like it did before the big block, i had a local golf shop tell me the belt is too wide? sounds weird but i kinda makes sense to me, when the drive clutch engages it grabs the belt right away. not gradually. belt, clutch too tight, too loose?????? it does it with the belt loose and when its tight. any help would be great. i can deal with it but, when the wife gets on and she throws one of the kids off the back seat, I am dead...

EZGO GUY · 09-21-2009, 05:47 PM

EZGO GUY · 09-22-2009, 07:32 PM

Come on anyone, this is really serious we are going crazy trying to figure this out.

mikesmotortoys · 09-22-2009, 07:45 PM

There's not much you can do to make it take off "easy" like before the big block. It takes time to learn how to "pedal" the throttle. Just make sure all your linkages are correctly adjusted...

EZGO GUY · 09-22-2009, 07:50 PM

Thats what we have been doing, but it just didn't seem like that is how it was supposed to work. The only thing about having the belt tight (so it won't jerk as much) is that you can't stop unless you turn off the engine. I would rather have it creep then have it jerk because it is harder on the driven clutch when it does that.

DOOmsman · 09-22-2009, 08:01 PM

Lets talk some more if the belt is loose it is engaging in a higher ratio higher diameter on the primary. If tight it is in higher gear(lower in the secondary). You need to check the belt side clearance in the primary and then work on the correct center to center.

EZGO GUY · 09-22-2009, 08:05 PM

I think it could also be the belt is to wide and when the clutch engages it jerks the cart. The guy at our local cart shop said it could be that the belt is too wide and told us to try a 1 1/8 belt width. Does that sound like it would work?

Thanks, Chris

EZGO GUY · 09-22-2009, 10:44 PM

How come this cart doesn't have a jerky take off and this guy uses Honda motors in all his carts he sells. The must be a way to stop it from doing that. You can also see that he revs it before he goes, so he isn't feathering the throttle.

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ssmokey24 · 09-23-2009, 04:27 AM

i have a vanny 16hp using a stock ezgo clutch 1 3/16 belt i haved to losen the belt quit a bit to be able to idle in gear before as soon as i started the engine it would take off and if i stoped the belt would sequel like no tomorrow

DOOmsman · 09-23-2009, 06:17 PM

Bars I asked about side clearance have you checked that. Also does the secondary close all the way down or is it sticking(hanging up) before closing all the way?

09-21-2009, 05:47 PM	#2
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09-22-2009, 07:32 PM	#3
EZGO GUY Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2009 Location: PT. Charlotte, FL Posts: 34	Re: proper clutch engagment Come on anyone, this is really serious we are going crazy trying to figure this out.

09-22-2009, 07:45 PM	#4
mikesmotortoys Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rockwall, Texas (Dallas / Ft. Worth) Posts: 7,077	Re: proper clutch engagment There's not much you can do to make it take off "easy" like before the big block. It takes time to learn how to "pedal" the throttle. Just make sure all your linkages are correctly adjusted...
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09-22-2009, 07:50 PM	#5
EZGO GUY Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2009 Location: PT. Charlotte, FL Posts: 34	Re: proper clutch engagment Thats what we have been doing, but it just didn't seem like that is how it was supposed to work. The only thing about having the belt tight (so it won't jerk as much) is that you can't stop unless you turn off the engine. I would rather have it creep then have it jerk because it is harder on the driven clutch when it does that.

09-22-2009, 08:01 PM	#6
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: proper clutch engagment Lets talk some more if the belt is loose it is engaging in a higher ratio higher diameter on the primary. If tight it is in higher gear(lower in the secondary). You need to check the belt side clearance in the primary and then work on the correct center to center.

09-21-2009, 01:55 PM	#1
overthebarss Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 62	proper clutch engagment i have a 24 honda in a 94 short base workhorse. ccp cradle, 1190 ,stock driven clutch and a #10978 (45.5'') 1 1 3/16 belt and it still takes off like crazy! i want it to act like it did before the big block, i had a local golf shop tell me the belt is too wide? sounds weird but i kinda makes sense to me, when the drive clutch engages it grabs the belt right away. not gradually. belt, clutch too tight, too loose?????? it does it with the belt loose and when its tight. any help would be great. i can deal with it but, when the wife gets on and she throws one of the kids off the back seat, I am dead...

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09-22-2009, 08:05 PM	#7
EZGO GUY Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2009 Location: PT. Charlotte, FL Posts: 34	Re: proper clutch engagment I think it could also be the belt is to wide and when the clutch engages it jerks the cart. The guy at our local cart shop said it could be that the belt is too wide and told us to try a 1 1/8 belt width. Does that sound like it would work? Thanks, Chris

09-23-2009, 04:27 AM	#9
ssmokey24 Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: florida Posts: 91	Re: proper clutch engagment i have a vanny 16hp using a stock ezgo clutch 1 3/16 belt i haved to losen the belt quit a bit to be able to idle in gear before as soon as i started the engine it would take off and if i stoped the belt would sequel like no tomorrow

09-23-2009, 06:17 PM	#10
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: proper clutch engagment Bars I asked about side clearance have you checked that. Also does the secondary close all the way down or is it sticking(hanging up) before closing all the way?

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