EZ GO belt question (gas burner)

Tom keedle · 09-11-2015, 08:25 PM

got a question on drive belt tension, adjustment on a
E Z go 86M12 .
won't hardly pull itself and appears really loose

haven't found a manual for it yet but I just acquired it this morning..

Mark Markow · 09-11-2015, 08:38 PM

no they just get tight when the cvt clutches engage. if the belt is worn too much it gets narrow and will slip a lot. jack the back up and start the eng. rev it , and if it looks like the drive clutch on the engine tries to engage (get narrower on the belt) but it still wont drive the rear driven clutch , your belt is to worn. there is a spec on width of the belt. but I don't know the dim.. hope this helps.

Tom keedle · 09-12-2015, 08:09 PM

thanks mark, I DID find a spec and it's 1 3/16" wide, mine is .996....supposedly it eats belts but the pulleys look good....abuse?
anyway, got a new one ordered and i'll give it a shot....sure isn't hard to change

09-11-2015, 08:25 PM	#1
Tom keedle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berthoud, Coloraduh Posts: 695 Likes: 13 Liked 8 Times in 7 Posts	EZ GO belt question (gas burner) got a question on drive belt tension, adjustment on a E Z go 86M12 . won't hardly pull itself and appears really loose haven't found a manual for it yet but I just acquired it this morning.. __________________ without losers,winning means nothing.

09-11-2015, 08:38 PM	#2
Mark Markow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east hartford ct. Posts: 539 Likes: 0 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: EZ GO belt question (gas burner) no they just get tight when the cvt clutches engage. if the belt is worn too much it gets narrow and will slip a lot. jack the back up and start the eng. rev it , and if it looks like the drive clutch on the engine tries to engage (get narrower on the belt) but it still wont drive the rear driven clutch , your belt is to worn. there is a spec on width of the belt. but I don't know the dim.. hope this helps. __________________ Mark Markow 171 ss/tb

09-12-2015, 08:09 PM	#3
Tom keedle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berthoud, Coloraduh Posts: 695 Likes: 13 Liked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: EZ GO belt question (gas burner) thanks mark, I DID find a spec and it's 1 3/16" wide, mine is .996....supposedly it eats belts but the pulleys look good....abuse? anyway, got a new one ordered and i'll give it a shot....sure isn't hard to change __________________ without losers,winning means nothing.