today i was trying to get my axle out so i could replace the bearings. i started to take the axle locknut off and instead of it moving on the threads the whole thing moved, the threaded part and everything , and i couldn't get the axle nut far enough off to get to the clip. am i doing something wrong or is something messed up

 

By the "threaded part" I take it you are referring to the axle itself. You are going to block the wheels or set the front of the ATV against a solid object to keep it from creeping when you start trying to loosen the locknut. Be sure to check the direction of the threads as well. I remember seeing a post a few weeks back where owners reported axle threads as being reverse. Cannot remember the model.

It is best to break those nuts loose with the transmission in neutral rather than to put the stress on the gears in the differential. That is why you need to block the wheels. I suspect you removed the wheels in order to make it easier to reach the nuts. I believe there will still be plenty of room with the wheel back on.

 

no sorry if it sounded confusing. i didn't mean the axle. i meant the threaded part the locknut is on itself that has the clip in it. the threaded part and the two locknuts r moving around the axle

 

No help from me guy. When I changed the axle bearing on my TRX 300 the axle itself was threaded. It sounds has if there might be a threaded collar on your model. If so, you might try getting a friend the hold the first nut with a solid wrench while you break the back nut away from it. That should keep the threads (and collar) if there is one from moving has you torque off the back nut.

Or maybe you're talking about a design much like that of my Bayou where the axle sits inside a housing where it is kept in place with a c-clip. Still, a single nut rides on threads that are machined into the end of the axle. Again, if the threads are turning then the axle must be turning as well.

The www.buykawasaki.com web site has excellent parts diagrams of all their models. Even though your's might be a Honda, the basic design is enough that you might see what you're doing wrong.

 

I think your talking about a 300ex/250x aren't you?

 

what model?