Crashed the ATV yesterday and need a little held. I have a Kodiak 450 and bent the tie rod and lower A Arm. Anything special about replacing them. Is the tie rod pressed in or just bolt off. Not much of a mechanic so if tit is too tuff I will need to take it to the local dealer.

 

You can do it, i had to replace the tie rods on my warrior, But let a professional do it

 

professional??

That term is a bit "loose" don'tcha think?

 

It's simple stuff, most people can do it themselves without any problem, as long as you have a decent set of tools and basic skills. The tie rods and ball joints are i guess what you would call semi-pressed in, they have a tapered shaft, so when they get tightened down they press themselves in, all it takes is a few careful taps with a hammer to get them out most of the time.

 

lol professional.. wtf man.. you waste your money to let OTHER people work on your quad?

 

if your not sure how to do it yea let someone who does know how to do it do it, thats what they do.

 

I decide to take it to the dealer. I looked at it and probably could have done the tie rod with no problem, a arm with a little trouble but I wanted to have it checked out to make sure nothing else was damaged.