Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I implore the OP to speak to the service manager or call Yamaha directly about this issue. Yamaha would be interested if this really is an issue on 2023 models. My 2023 Yamaha has not had this belt issue which is a year old and has 2,500 miles on it. |
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Belt wear over the last year has been a big issue. Not every cart has the issue as you can tell while reading through these posts. Its a fixable issue with the right eyes on it. Do you really think Yamaha would make a cart that burns through a belt every 6 months? Had a customer who was having a belt put on every 3 months, being told ? " you drive the cart too much"/ Finally gave up with that service entity and had the issue fixed. Now 18 months later, no belt replacements. A trained individual fixes many of the issues that are on golf cars.
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We have a Yesteryear from 2006 which was built using a 2004 Club Car. One belt replacement. How did we know it needed replacement? A gradual symptom of no immediate start after some use (Heated up). Problem eliminated several times by tightening belt and finally decided to replace.
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A new Yamaha belt is 31 MM wide. A belt is considered worn and needs to be replaced at 27 MM wide. This is from the 2018 Yamaha owner's manual which has a lot of the maintenance stuff in it. The 2020 manual not so much.
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Interesting. We are snowbirds have a 2010 Yamaha with the original belt. It gets used 6 to 7 months a year. Still runs fine but I do carry a spar belt. When measuring for wear check to make sure the outside edge looks OK and is not feathered while the rest of the V portion is worn substantially. Had a neighbor with this problem.
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Make sure the primary clutch is not failing. If it is, the belt would need changing more often. I know from experience. New clutch then belt has lasted for 18 months and no sign of slipping or sudden gripping.
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The Villages Golf Cars will not sell a belt to you if you didn't buy your cart from them - even if you bought a 2nd hand cart that was sold by them. They will install one for you though - at the cost of the belt + appointment fee + installation charge. It ends up costing someone who is not under their 5 year warranty around $150-$175 for a belt. Poor business practice, I would never purchase a cart from them going forward after how they treat folks that aren't under their umbrella.
If you need a belt, order a couple from Partzilla. OEM Yamaha belts are only $31 each. They often take several months to get as they are out of stock a lot, but I always ordered two a time, and when I got down to 1, order another two. |
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I can't speak for the newer carts but that is not typical for older carts, at least Yamahas. My 2014 Yamaha has about 1600 hours and nearly 30K miles on the drive belt and it is still in spec. The part number is:
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My belt was chatting when I first start off, took it and and clean it, was really dirty. I also cleaned primary and secondary clutches faces while it was off. Belt Starting to crack at outer layer sides, but still good. |
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My 2017 Quitech is on its 4th belt including the original. 600 hours on my cart at this time. I also have had 2 secondary clutches put in on top of the original. It appears that faulty secondaries are causing premature belt wear.
I must also say that I have a 2007 Yamaha that still has the original belt and a 2011 that the belt has only been replaced once. Yamaha needs to figure this out. |
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