I was riding yesterday w a buddy and man was it DUSTY. Anyways i took my wheeler out agagin today and now evry F*#king shock squeaks.Has anybody heard of this or had this prob? How did ya fix it? Its driving me insane.Thansk

 

Yeah it did the same to me on my raptor. Jack the *** end up and under the swing arm by the skid plate there are 2 grease zerts. And also one on the right side of the swing arm.(this is the one that squeaks i think. It is hard to see but its there).

 

its the shocks, i haven't found a way to fix it other than to take them off and grease the mounting bolt, still doesn't last, i think its a yamaha trademark

 

I dont have a raptor but i have a ds, but sometime after riding in really dusty conditions i hear a squeak. What it is on mine is at the top of the shock were it is mounted there is a bushing, that is what squeaks (on mine) But i just spray it with WD/40 and it goes away.

 

I think touy're right about the squeak being a Yamaha trade mark. I've been riding alot in dusty conditions and the rear shock squeake too. Mine seems to be in the shock itself. When I spray off the dust with WD40, the squeak disappears. Doesn't seem to be in the shock mounts. Maybe it's just a cheaply built shock. Anyone know of a reasonably priced aftermarket rear shock for a 2001 Kodiak?

 

build a jump into a stream,lake, or pond and its a definate squeek fixer worked on my yz and my raptor[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Make sure Your shocks are not bolted on to tightly. IF that happens, the shock mounts will rub the shock and create a lot of sqeaking. Loosen the bolts just enough to stop the squeak. This happened on my friends 250x.

JaMeS

 

hondas squeek too. my 400ex and the rancher at the farm I work at squeaked at one time or another.

 

with a good loud pipe you won't here that squeak.and if you ride fast enough you don't here nothing but the wind.

 

Yep, had the same prob with my Raptor, I was in the middle of the dunes and it bugged the h*** out of me. A buddy of mine had some WD-40 and I sprayed it around the bottom of the swing arm while he was bouncing up and down on it and it went away as a sprayed it. I believe it was at the lower shock mounting on the swingarm.

Hope this helps.