Category: ATV_Tech

#14 Drilling Out Exhaust Studs   One of the hardest jobs a drill bit can do is to drill out a broken exhaust stud. Recently I had to do all four of an ATC 350X. The condition of the studs was extremely poor due to years of running sanded and salted roads in the wintertime. […] More »

#17 “Blown” Roller Bearing Removal   If you have run your wheel bearings until they simply won’t turn anymore, you may be in for a surprise when you try to remove them for replacement. Instead of finding a complete bearing, all you will find is an outer race, inner race w/balls and cage pieces everywhere. […] More »

Tech Tip #2 Carburetor Damage From storing Your ATV    It used to be you could lay up a machine and come back to it six months later and it would actually start. Today, however, that is not the case. To get the modern “lean burn” automobiles started, the fuel is made from more aromatic […] More »

#20 Sudden Oil Leaks From the Clutch Cover of TRX300    There is a growing trend for the TRX300 Honda utility machines to develop a sudden oil leak on the upper part of the right clutch cover. When this happens it usually manifests itself towards the back of the cover in the vicinity of the […] More »

 Tech Tip #22 Judging the Effectiveness of your Air Filter Element     We all know that an air filter elements purpose in life is to filter the incoming air into your motor. Some filters excel at capturing one kind of particulate matter and another kind of filter element claims to filter best in other […] More »

 Tech Tip 23 Proper Installation of an O-ring Chain     This is what you get in your box of new O-ring chain: a wad of chain and pieces of a masterlink. So you just replace the old one with the new one, right?   Here is a close up of the masterlink components: L […] More »

Tech Tip #24 Why O-ring Chains Wear Out   The short answer is metal abrasion, the wearing away of metal makes the chain stretch and wear out. How? In a 100 link O-ring chain there are 100 pins and 200 O-rings. The sealed-in lubricant coats the pins and prevents metal-to-metal contact. As the internal lubrication […] More »