Care your club car golf cart from these 4 steps

When you enjoy fund from club car golf cart, do not ignore golf cart maintenance. How to keep your golf cart in tip-top shape and good condition? There are 4 steps to care your club car golf cart.

1. Wash your golf cart batteries every week

Washing off the top of the batteries every week will keep them working at peak performance and extend the life of the batteries. A solution of about 2 tablespoons of baking soda per gallon of water will neutralize the acid, but it does not clean the batteries. Drippings from improperly washed batteries can stain finished concrete surfaces. Hose down between the batteries, all sides of the battery racks and the body panel's walls, especially if they are metal. Use an old paintbrush to scrape away the residual scum.

2. Check water levels

Don't forget to check the water levels after the batteries are cleaned. The electrolyte water levels in each battery cells is important to generating power. If the leaded plates inside the battery are not submerged, use distilled water to bring it back to an appropriate level. This level should be just below the cell collar, or about an inch beneath the top of the battery. Overfilling this cell is a common mistake that shortens a battery's life, spills acid everywhere and causes more maintenance problems.

3. Maintain Tire Pressure

Maintain tire pressure at about 20 to 25 PSI. Tire repair foam from an aerosol can will not permanently fix a slow-leaking tire. Have a professional plug the leak, which costs about $5. The tire tread's wear should be uniform across the tire's width. If the center is over worn, the tire is probably overinflated. If the tire's outer edges are worn, the sidewalls may be cracked or air is leaking from a hole caused by a nail or golf tee. Your golf cart may need a front-end inspection and alignment if one tire shows more wear than another.

4. Cover golf cart by golf cart cover

When you not drive your golf cart, cover it by golf cart cover. Whether you park your golf cart indoor/outdoor, quality golf cart covers keep your golf cart from dust, rain, wet, snow, snow, bird droppings and other kinds of harmful elements.

(Resource: www.thepandacover.com.)