Hey C.v. man, that's the one I needed. I'm going to attempt it tonight and I will pm you if I have any trouble. Thanks a bunch..... I'll keep ya posted on the progress.

Lenny

 

Okay Lenny,
Just take your time and you should have no problems. But if you do I'll be here.
Thanks,
Danny

 

hey danny,

none of the Yammy dealers in town had a boot kit in stock so it looks like I have to postpone doing the job until next week!!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

oh well , s**t happens.

lenny

 

Hey Lenny,
I've got the in stock all of the time ($15)! PM me or call 1-800-338-2326 and I can ship to Canada in 4-6 days for $9 shipping.
Danny

 

great news, I'll call you later today and we'll get er on order, here in canada they want $80. and they only order once a week, so we wouldn't see it for 10 days or so.

lenny

 

Hey CV MAN - I sent you a P.m. regarding a boot kit for the Grizz. - please call me @ 204 797-4846 whenever you get this message.

thanks,

Lenny.

 

Hey Lenny,
Sorry I'm out of town this weekend. But I've got my calls forwarded. You can reach me at 1-800-338-2326 M-Sat. 8-6 e.s.t..
I hope too hear from you soon.
Thanks,
Danny

 

Hey Dude,

it's friday and I'm going to the cottage til Sunday so I'll call Ya on Monday A.M. - have a great weekend.

Lenny

 

Just one question. My Grizzly is a 2003 model. My rear outboard cv joint disinetegrated about 2 months ago. I purchased a new axle with a new cv joint for the outer. I put the original inboard cv joint on the new axle alongwith the splined gear that slips inside the differential. Just 2 days ago i.e 10/12/05 the splined gear popped out of the differential while riding.

I have since inspected all that I could see and saw no obvious damage. I put it all back together and I am hoping for the best. A local ATV mechanic said that when I replaced the axle and outer cv joint, that I may not have pushed the splined gear in far enough forthe c-clamp to set properly. I can't swear to it but I believe I did. Anyway, this time when I removed the entire cv axle to inspect it, I intentionally re-inserted the gear into the diff by only pushing real hard by hand. I then removed it again and cleaned everything up and reinstalled it for the last time. It's running fine for now. What's going to prevent it from happening again? My question is this- Should I be able to jerk the cv joint spline gear out by hand as I have done or is the c clamp worn out enough to allow me to do this? Or could it be that cv joints themselves are not extending properly? They seem to be fine to me.

Someone suggested a new c clamp. Mine appears to be ok. What bothers me is when my local mechanic told me that I should not be able to pull the spline gear out without a screwdriver or small pry bar. All I have ever done is jerk on the axle super hard and it pops out with the c clamp still attached.

thanks for your time

 

There are a few things you should consider. First of all it's okay that you can yank the shaft out with a few good pulls. You have to consider that there is no outward pressure ever put on the cv joint during normal operation since the ball, race, and cage assembly are floating back and fourth inside. Now that raises the question: What's pulling this one out on your vehicle? I think the first clue is the fact that you have done a cv replacement. It's very common for people (including certified mechanics) to put the cage in the housing backwards. This can cause it to ride up high inside the housing and it will hit the retaining clip that is there to hold it inside the joint during shipping. I would be willing to bet this is the case. The key is to put the parts on the shaft in the following order: boot - cage - race- ***** - housing. If you didn't go in this order then that's the problem. The other common problem is raising the bike up with a lift kit. If you've done this then that will pull the axles apart regularly. As for the "c" clip they can some times compress over time due to heat and or being compressed over and over. Just stretch back out slightly before you place it back in the differential. But be careful over doing it can cause it to get cocked to one side or another and hang up. This can be a pain to ever get out. Or it could damaged the splines if to happens on the way in. PM me if you need more pointers.
Thanks,
Danny
"thecvman"