Do’s And Don’ts Of Caring for Your Golf CartTips From Best Buy Golf Carts.com

• Do wash your cart as needed using soap & water. Use plastic cleaner on your windshield & a nice tire shine for sharp looking wheels.  WD40 usually works great on those hard to remove seat stains.

• Do check the air pressure in the tires at least bi-monthly. Most standard golf cart 18” tires will take approx. 15-20 psi of air. Look on the side wall of the tire for the manufacturer’s specifications.

• Do check the tightness of the wheel lug nuts at least every quarter. Depending on the manufacturer of the golf cart, most wheel lug torque specifications will be between 85 to 110 foot pounds.

• Do check your batteries every month to bi-monthly for proper fluid levels. And please remember to add only distilled water. For our water here in the South has harmful minerals that can ruin your batteries service life and warranty!

•  Do clean and properly tighten the battery cable connections. Most battery manufacturers recommend between 12 to 15 foot pounds of torque. Check the battery manufacturer of the batteries in your cart for proper tightening specifications. Failure to do so can and will lead to damaged cables, batteries and cart operational failure.      
  

• Do check the front end steering and suspension for excessive play and or clearances between the tie rod ends, leaf springs, shocks, spindles, wheel bearings, spindles and lubricate any and all lube joints.

•  Do check the rear leaf spring rubber bushings for excessive wear and or breakage. Misaligned leaf springs can VASTLY affect your cart’s performance and handling.
• Do use a surge protector for your golf cart battery charger.
  

• DON’T…

• Try to spin the tires and or do wheelies with the golf cart. This will lead to stripped axles and damage to the drive train.

• Modify your cart to perform at speeds greater than 19-20 mph. In excess of this will effect a State law concerning licensing, seat belts, lighting and so forth. Also keep in mind that the golf cart has limited braking power from just the rear shoe brakes! Additionally, these modifications will create excessive current draw deviating from the manufacturer’s electrical system including drive time in between battery charges AND premature failure of the main power controller, solenoid and the very expensive motor.

• Overload the cart with excessive weight. Most golf carts are designed to carry approximately 700 to 1000 lbs. More than this can and will lead to damage of the golf cart.

• Wait to charge the batteries until they are dead. Most golf cart battery chargers have safety sensors that will prevent the charger from turning on if there is inadequate voltage. For example, the EZGO powerwise 36V charger needs to see at least 32 volts or it will not work. Hence EZGO recommends charging after every 2 rounds of golf. Or a drive time of 6-8 hours depending on drivability terrain, operator variances and weight loads.

• Use your golf cart as an atv. The golf cart is just that: an electric or gas powered golf cart. It was not designed to go mud bogging. Even after it is lifted and all terrain tires installed, it is still an electric golf cart! Do not operate in the rain and do not drive the golf cart in water or mud that is higher than the rubber at the bottom of the tire. Failure to do so can lead to electrical shock, damage to the cart’s electrical system (including the motor!) and rear brake, bearing and axle damage.

As everything that we do on this site, we hope you find this helpful. If one does not abuse his cart and takes care of it, the cart will bring many years of enjoyable service and useage. And as always, enjoy your cart.That's what you purchased it for!