Category Archives: ATV Brakes & Suspension

Lift kit and spring compressors

If I purchase one of those 2" front lift kits from eBay, it will not do anything to the spring tension correct? I am putting on new tires on the 99 sportsman and also want to stiffen up the front. So what I am thinking is doing the hockey puck or pic thing to preload the springs and install the 2" kit to keep new tires from rubbing. Does this sound like it should work?

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Front pads wearing out fast

I have a 01 sportsman 500 that seems to be eating front brake pads within 7-10 hours. The spot I’m riding in is really sandy and usually wet. I know my rims are usually packed with this sandy mud and will cause extremely fast wear. The thing that bothers me is that when I replace the front pads and set up the caliber a I can ever get it so that I can spin the front rotor/hub freely without any drag, is this normal? My rotors feel like there slightly warped and with the tires on you can spin them easily. I’ve replaced the leaking seals in both master cylinders and also took the front calipers a part and replaced the seals in the
. I’m curious to see if the slight drag between the pads and rotors is normal and it’s just the area I’m riding or if I have to start trying to diagnose and issue.

Thanks

2010 sportsman 500 handbrake

Im new on here so fogive me if this has been asked.
Got a customer who has a dutch sportsman 500, handbrake is solid almos impossible to use…. Checked it out can find nothing wrong, fluid is moving free have cracked pipes and bled brakes several time checked calipers are all fine, pads are free! Looking at manual it states only the rear brake is fed via the foot brake and all three by hand brake! This one has only the rear by hand brake and the front pair and rear by foot!! Im confused! Am i missibg somthing or can the set up be changed??

2010 sportsman 500 handbrake

Im new on here so fogive me if this has been asked.
Got a customer who has a dutch sportsman 500, handbrake is solid almos impossible to use…. Checked it out can find nothing wrong, fluid is moving free have cracked pipes and bled brakes several time checked calipers are all fine, pads are free! Looking at manual it states only the rear brake is fed via the foot brake and all three by hand brake! This one has only the rear by hand brake and the front pair and rear by foot!! Im confused! Am i missibg somthing or can the set up be changed??

Wheel bearing and brake rotors

I have a 2013 scrambler 850 i put cheap sixitey brake pads on it and got 81 miles out of them before they runied the rotors and of course the company wont cover any damage their shit pads did. so i ordered ebc brake pads a need new rotors , any suggestions on what brand rotor to run?

also my wheel bearing is getting a slight amount of play in it, all balls wants two for around 35 and oem is 1 bearing for 32 what should i get? thanks

Wheel bearing and brake rotors

I have a 2013 scrambler 850 i put cheap sixitey brake pads on it and got 81 miles out of them before they runied the rotors and of course the company wont cover any damage their shit pads did. so i ordered ebc brake pads a need new rotors , any suggestions on what brand rotor to run?

also my wheel bearing is getting a slight amount of play in it, all balls wants two for around 35 and oem is 1 bearing for 32 what should i get? thanks