Can I just order the part and replace this piece myself or does this have to be done by a prof. mechanic? What tool do I use to get it out? Some kind of press maybe?

PS Please excuse my posting this in a non-yamaha forum but as a new guy this topic seems like it might be common to other atvs as well.

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My next ideas are to try to detach the shock from the lower control arm so maybe that’ll give way a little easier, as well as letting some PB blaster soak into the joints before pounding on them again. Thought I should ask on her first before using the PB though.

Last time I had to separate a joint like these was on my ’96 Cherokee replacing one of my steering linkages. Had to get a special 2 prong fork tool to insert into the joint and pound away before it came apart. For some reason I don’t think that’ll be the answer for this one though.

I’m all ears.

PS My apologies for posting this in a non-yamaha forum but I figure this is a common issue across the atv spectrum

First time doing this and the videos I’ve seen entail removing the entire axle then removing the top boot to get at the lower boot. Now when putting back together the top boot area (even though the boot isn’t being replaced) it’s suggested not to reuse the old axle retaining ring but to only use a new ring. So, seeing as how the kit I ordered did not come with the 2 (I believe) retaining rings for the top part of the axle or a second bottle of grease for the top boot it looks like I’ll need to order some more parts before I can start on this one. Whadda y’all think?

Looks like I have all the parts (B, C, D, E) I’ll need for the lower section…

So now I need to get the parts (G, H, I, J, K) for doing the top part…

Also, from what I’ve seen I think I’ll be needing part 26 as well, which I think is an axle retaining clip. So, should I get this part too?

So now on to these clips that came in the kit…

I’ve seen how other clips work but not entirely sure about this one. The only retaining barb I can tell that’s on this clip is the little one in the yellow circle. Other clips I’ve seen have much larger retaining nubs about the size of the ones with the blue arrows. So I’m guessing for this clip you use pliers to squeeze the blue arrow nubs together then hook using the small nub in yellow?

And lastly some questions on getting the 27mm axle nut off. I’ve seen this done with a pneumatic impact gun on a video but I don’t like using those things. One way I’ve seen it described is to jack up and take the wheel off, remove the center plastic cap, replace the wheel and lower to the ground for some traction. Put the machine in park and chock the wheels, then put your wrench on the nut with possibly a breaker ‘cheater’ bar and crank. Same procedure for putting it on except you would prob use a torque wrench. Does this wound like the best way to get this 27mm axle nut off without using an impact gun? Even though the wheels would be chocked I imagine the gears (in park) would take the brunt of resisting the torque on the nut when it’s being forced off. Would this be too much force on the gears?

Crap I know this is a long post already so sorry bout that. I’ll just finish with summarizing my questions which have prob gotten lost in all that writing…

1) Should I order the full second upper boot kit plus the axle
retaining clip part # 26?
2) How to use the retaining clips in the kit I got
3) Best way to get the 27mm axle nut off.

Thanks for hanging in there with me through all that

Only other idea (which is a bit far fetched I’ll admit) is to hook up some kind of alarm system by way of a cable like you see sometimes on store merchandise out for display. I assume it would be hooked up to a loud speaker. Again I know this one is going somewhat overboard but considering how easily the quad could be jacked it might be the one deterrent that keeps it safe.

Open to your suggestions

PS. Don’t really live in a bad neighborhood but the neighborhood kids are through my back yard all the time especially at night…thus the need for security.

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