A very idyllic picture indeed!

~ Mitsy

I know --- I was ecstatic! Maybe you can't tell from the back, but I was grinning from ear to ear as the wind whipped through my hair.

And we even got the golf cart back in through the driveway to charge it up this morning (albeit with a little bit of pushing.) So, we're back in business!

This picture is dreamy!

Dreamy --- yup, that's how I felt to have her home.

Bearings are made in standard sizes. You most likely could have gotten a replacement at NAPA. Just needed to measure the spindle OD and the ID of the wheel hub.

I was more impressed that he was able to take the motor apart to get to it. We'd put this repair off so long because we thought we were going to be told we'd have to get a $600 motor....

Buying a new motor is a waste. We've even had burnt-out motors re-wound rather than throwing them out, especially if they aren't cheap generic ones.

Replacing a bearing might require some kind of bearing-puller or just a piece of tube and a hammer depending on which ring is press-fit and how well you can reach it. Nothing that a mechanic couldn't handle.

Typically, bearings are either press-fit into a slightly undersized hole in the casing or over a slightly oversized shaft.

Good to hear that motors tend to be so fixable! I guess part of the reason we thought we'd have to replace it is because it's tough to get the golf cart to a mechanic who specializes in golf carts, but since our closest (and favorite) mechanic can work on them, that's no big deal.