My 2001 Club Car Fairway Villager has been making a noise for months now and is getting louder each time I use it. It sounded like a rattling at first, and other than that it comes from underneath the cart, I have been unable to locate its' source. The engine runs great, the valves are in spec, I had changed the engine and diff oil not too long ago. It's quiet at low speed, gets louder with increased speed or engine rpm. It's not any wheel bearing, there is no slop or noise on rotating any of the wheels except a very very light rear brake drag. It makes a noise when the cart is running, even in maintenance mode with it not moving. Today I picked up the cart using straps (a boat lift underneath my house), and then turned it on and put it in both forward and reverse with the wheels off the ground. In each case the right-hand rear wheel turns forward or reverse with the cart in the appropriate gear, the left wheel does not, unless you start to rotate it then it seems to weakly catch and rotate. I assume the transmission will drive both rear wheels, not just one, like some front wheel drive Japanese cars used to do. Does anybody have any idea what this could be and anybody have any experience with taking apart the transmission/rear differential and what could have failed, and how easy and/or expensive this is to repair (or replace)?
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