All posts by dstech

Need advice on A arm removal

Have to replace front axles on my baby. Can’t get balljoint to break free from A arm. Anyone have any tips? Had same problem when I was putting lift on and just ended up leaving it attached. This time I really need to detach these parts for axle removal. Thanks in advance

Grease in Rear Diff?

Anybody running grease in their 420 rear diff? I recently read a thread on Highlifter forums from about 4 yrs ago where guys were running grease to keep water out the rear diff. They had inserted a grease zert to be able to add grease.

2000 350 Rancher ES shifting problems

Okay my 2000 honda 350 rancher es is stuck in reverse, but before then It was acting like it didn’t want go into gear you could hear it when you hit the up shift when in neutral but after so many times it will catch, once i get it in gear everything is good & running, then also the neutral light will blink like 3xs when I hit the up shift tryna go into gear, I have used the manual shifter a couple of times now it won’t let me shift with that, I replaced the angle sensor
Felt like I wasted 74 bucks on that

2007 Sportsman 500 EFI starting problem

Have a Sportsman 500 EFI HO that has recently developed a starting problem. Can hear the fuel pump, a strong click when the key is turned … but no starter. Thought it was the battery at first because when I put on a battery tender it showed charging and then would start for a while. This time the battery shows charge when plugged into the battery tender.

Does start with the recoil starter. Takes about three pulls. Never used it before this event … surprised me when the beastie actually fired up!

What is best way to determine if is the starter solenoid or the starter?

Many thanks guys!

some bear pic’s

OK here are a couple pic’s more off my back deck cam
I have hanging bird feeders above, that well, the bears cannot reach, BUT they come looking all the time, HOPING they can!
there about 12 ft high on pully systems, bears have YET to figure out, NOT even squirrels have gotten to them!! a task NOT easy to do! LOL

the birds do drop some seeds they lick off the deck, but not many

these are 3 different bears, biggest is a older male about 500 lbs, been coming her many many yrs, he has a rather black nose as to the other two, other two, one is a male about 300 and other is a female about 300, and she has 2 cubs with her now since last spring
date on cam is WRONG< camera lost its brains and won’t hold a correct date, even though its set right and show right date on setting???
OLD cam seen a LOT of use, couple hundred pic’s a week 24/7 for past 8+yrs now

and NO< I never have any bear damage here, yet have bears in the yard a few nights a week or more, most of the yr!!! LOTS of bears in my area
we coexist rather well here! and glad we do!

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some bear pic’s

OK here are a couple pic’s more off my back deck cam
I have hanging bird feeders above, that well, the bears cannot reach, BUT they come looking all the time, HOPING they can!
there about 12 ft high on pully systems, bears have YET to figure out, NOT even squirrels have gotten to them!! a task NOT easy to do! LOL

the birds do drop some seeds they lick off the deck, but not many

these are 3 different bears, biggest is a older male about 500 lbs, been coming her many many yrs, he has a rather black nose as to the other two, other two, one is a male about 300 and other is a female about 300, and she has 2 cubs with her now since last spring
date on cam is WRONG< camera lost its brains and won’t hold a correct date, even though its set right and show right date on setting???
OLD cam seen a LOT of use, couple hundred pic’s a week 24/7 for past 8+yrs now

and NO< I never have any bear damage here, yet have bears in the yard a few nights a week or more, most of the yr!!! LOTS of bears in my area
we coexist rather well here! and glad we do!

Click the image to open in full size.

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Vampires vs outlaws

Okay, so I’m trying to decide what tire to do on my 91 300 fourtrax, I’m gonna have the 2 inch lift kit on it so thinking 27 would be a good size, I know about the different gear ratios front to back, just wondering about 27 vampires, or 27 outlaws?? Or maybe something else

2006 Predator 50…bearings found in clutch cover?!? :|

Hi,

New here. Just got this little Predator 50 for my daughter and it was not running when I got it. Starter made a loud grinding sound when pushing the start button. I took the clutch cover off and found several ball bearings lying loose inside the cover. I have no idea where these come from. I was able to start the bike with the cover off, but with the cover on, it grinds and does not start.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Link to picture below:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/k3278e…lutchCover.jpg