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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 07:10 PM
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Default 2006 Sportsman 800 Lower A-arm removal

I just got back from a hunting trip up north a noticed that the lower inside front bolt on lower right rear a-arm fell out and bent downward. I removed the wheel, unbolted the bottom of shock and removed the outer a-arm bolts. The remaining bolt on the inside of the a-arm (rear side) will not come out, it only spins on the threaded bushing on the inside of the a-arm. How do I remove ths bolt? Do you guys think the a-arm is bent? I this a commom problem. Thanks.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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I broke the head off a bolt on my 500 and a friend had the same thing happen on his 700. I never heard of anyone else with a problem but it does happen.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 05:08 AM
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You can get one side out, but not the other side, right? This is what I do. I take one side out and get a not to put on the bolt, then i just screw the bolt back in by hand just a couple threads. I then use the nut as a jam nut and hold the head of the bolt with a wrench and tighten the nut down with another. I then take the bolt out of the other side, then untjghten the jam nut and take the bolt out by hand.
 
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