From the workshop

Replacing the wishbone on a Club Car

Is the cart pulling to one side or is the steering wheel off-centre? Then the wishbone, the arm at the front, may be bent. Joep shows step by step how he replaces one.

  • Club Car
  • Wishbone and steering box
  • 7 steps with photos
Joep loosens the wheel nuts of a golf cart with a cordless drill
Joep de Groot At work in the workshop

The good news first

Plus point: an aluminium chassis

Aluminium does not rust, so the chassis of a Club Car is still strong after many years. The wishbones, bushings and steering box around it do wear.

What can go wrong

A bent wishbone or steering box

A wishbone or steering box does not bend by itself. Usually it has taken a knock, or the cart has been lifted or towed by the front axle.

How does a wishbone get bent?

  1. Hitting a kerb
  2. Taking speed bumps too fast
  3. Lifting or towing the cart by the front axle

What it does to the steering

  • The cart pulls to one side
  • The steering wheel is off-centre
  • Different turning circle left and right
  • The steering feels stiff
  • The tyres wear unevenly
  • Other parts wear out sooner

How we replace it

In seven steps

Each step comes with a photo from our workshop.

  1. Joep removes the wheel cap of a golf cart

    Step 1

    Cart up, wheel cap off

    The cart goes up so the front wheel hangs free. Then we loosen the wheel cap with a spanner.

  2. The wheel nuts come off the hub of a golf cart

    Step 2

    Wheel nuts off

    With a cordless drill we take the wheel nuts off the rim.

  3. Joep takes the front wheel off a golf cart

    Step 3

    Wheel off

    The wheel comes off the hub. Now the suspension behind it is in plain view.

  4. The underside of a golf cart’s front axle being cleaned with a cloth
    The front axle of a golf cart being cleaned with a cloth

    Step 4

    Clean and inspect

    First the dirt comes off. Only on clean metal can you see clearly whether the wishbone, the bushings or the steering box are bent or worn.

  5. A wishbone being removed next to the shock absorber of a golf cart

    Step 5

    Remove the wishbone

    The bolts come out and the bent arm comes off. It sits right next to the shock absorber.

  6. An old and a new wishbone side by side

    Step 6

    Old next to new

    Side by side you see the difference straight away: on the left the new, straight arm, on the right the bent one.

  7. Joep puts the front wheel with the Club Car wheel cap back on a golf cart

    Step 7

    Fit the new arm, wheel back on

    The new arm goes in and the wheel goes back on the hub, with the Club Car cap on top. After that the cart drives straight again.

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Is your cart pulling to one side too?

Call or WhatsApp and tell us what you notice. We will check whether it is the wishbone or something else on the front axle.

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