Hello everyone. I just joined this site so I could pick a few brains of you moer knowlegeable guys who have done an axle replacement before. I'm knid of new to this. I have an 08 Rancher 420 es 4x4 and hit a tree with rear wheel and bent the axle. Can anyone give me a step by step on replaceing the axle? I already bought a new one and just need to make sure I don't go into this operation blind. I'm still nursing some sore ribs from the incident in which the axle was bent so I don't need to be spending time on this redoing stuff. Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

 

lol, I would usually say buy a shop manual and jump in, but that will do.

 

Thanks HM, appreciate the quick response. S86, I would buy a manual but I need to get my Rancher operational ASAP and don't have time to order one. We're trailering it and a few others Upstate NY next w/e to do some mountain trail riding. Hopefully my ribs will be up to the task. Thanks everyone!

 

Adirondacks? Hopefully your skid plates will be up to the task as well! Should be an awesome time of year to ride up there though if you are leaf peeping.

 

There are leaves up there?
Yeah, my Dads place is at the top of a mountain, you can go right out of his drive way and shut your car off and coast 5 miles. Across the street is some state property that has a long dirt road that leads to a water fall and a bunch of really awesome trails.
We were up there a few weeks ago and had an awesome time. Road all day and never saw another soul. Best part after a day of long hard riding, Dads place is right there so we can kick back and build a nice camp fire and through down some suds.
I love 4 wheeling!