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What You Need to Know About Servicing Your Golf Cart

Oct. 1 2021 Maintenance By Revel 42 Golf Carts & Powersports

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Whether your golf cart is for the golf course, off-roading, or work, it’s important to keep up with regular visits to the service center. But it can also be helpful to understand why servicing is so important and what exactly happens behind the scenes. We here at Revel 42 Golf Carts & Powersports believe knowing your machine is an important part of owning it, so we’ve put together some of what you need to know about servicing your golf cart below. To learn more, or if you’re in need of some golf cart servicing, contact our store in Garner, North Carolina, today!

Why It Matters

First, understanding exactly why it’s so important to keep up with your regular maintenance schedule. These visits to maintenance professionals help keep your cart in good shape by:

  • Discovering issues that a non-mechanic might miss.
  • Catching small issues that need to be addressed.
  • Preventing large problems from growing out of small ones.
  • Keeping the golf cart running.
  • Extending the golf cart’s lifespan.

All golf carts have a different schedule when it comes to visits to service departments. How often your visits occur will depend on how old your cart is, how often it’s used, and how it’s used. Your mechanic or dealer can give you a good idea of a reasonable schedule.

Typical Service Tasks

Whether your cart is a gas or electric model, most of the same servicing needs will still apply. They include:

  • Testing to see if the steering works correctly.
  • Testing brakes, including drums, shoes, and cables.
  • Checking lights and signals.
  • Adding corrosion protectant to battery terminals.
  • Topping off or changing differential gear oil as needed.
  • Testing the reverse buzzer.
  • Ensuring tires are healthy and properly inflated.

Gas vs. Electric

Gas golf carts do require some unique servicing, including:

  • Topping off or changing the gas and oil as needed.
  • Checking for signs of gas or oil leakage.
  • Replacing spark plugs.
  • Changing fuel and oil filters.
  • Tightening battery connections.
  • Inspecting the carburetor and its connections.

Meanwhile, electric models may need:

  • Battery charging.
  • Testing cables.
  • Cleaning terminals.
  • Checking the water level of some batteries.
  • Checking power cables.
  • Inspecting high-amperage parts that wear easily, like the wiper-speed switch or the F-N-R switch.

Whether you own it for pleasure, convenience, or work, keeping up with your golf cart’s regular servicing is a vital part of ensuring you can keep riding it around for many, many years to come. We hope that any questions you may have had about the process have been answered, but if you have more, need a service appointment, or are just looking for a new golf cart entirely, contact us at Revel 42 Golf Carts & Powersports. We proudly serve the people of Raleigh, Clayton, and Cary, North Carolina—let us serve you today!