Good evening guys.

I'm posting this message for a friend of mine back home (I'm at school) who's having some problems with a late model Arctic Cat 250 4x4.

I haven't seen it myself, so I'm sorry for the crude description and probable misuse of names, but I'll try...

Supposedly, the tie rod end mounts into a short, flat piece of steel that then runs to a mounting surface.

Anyways, that flat piece of steel has sheared-off twice at its mounting surface and they can't figure out what is causing this problem...they just use it for hunting and occasional recreational riding, but nothing extreme.

Thank you.

 

Anyone?

 

Inboard or out?

 

in or out board?

 

oops, sry bout that, i didnt see what bear said.

 

Outboard, right behind the left-side front wheel.

 

I see no flat piece of steel outboard that could break. Go here;

http://www.brownsleisureworld.com/Pa...ONASSEMBLY.htm

and here:

http://www.brownsleisureworld.com/Pa...NGASSEMBLY.htm

and tell me which page and the number of the part that is breaking. Otherwise can't help what I don't see.

 

Thanks Bear!

http://www.brownsleisureworld.com/Pa...NGASSEMBLY.htm

The "Ball Joint, Tie Rod - Right" mounts into a flat piece of steel that's just a few inches long. This flat piece of steel then connects to the spindle.

That piece of steel has sheared off where it connects to the spindle.

 

I do not see a piece of steel in that location and on my 2001 250 the tie rod end bolts into the cast arm on the steering knuckle (so does my 2005 400 and I can't ever remember seeing one on anything that didn't and that covers a lot of years). I am getting the feeling someone modded the steering and now it breaks (non-stock tie rods, like to short and are using spaces to make up for it). I checked from 2000 thru 2005 and do not see this piece you are discribing. Give me a drawing number or a part number from the parts breakdown otherwise order new tie rods and ends and replace them, that's the safest thing to do.

 

When you say "cast arm", what do you mean?

Do you have a picture?