As my other post says...I just bought a green Brute Force yesterday. I have been babying this thing through the engine break-in period. I have not gone thru any deep mud, water or high brush. After a few rides I noticed one of the front rubber hubcaps had fallen off and was missing. I checked the other 3 and they come off so easy I'm suprised they all didn't fall off. My brother took it for a spin and the other front center rubber hub cap fell off and was gone. If I go thru water/mud with these missing, will it hurt the bearings or cause premature wear??? This probably sounds like a stupid question but they come off so easy their either defective or just for show (which I doubt) What do you guys think??? Has anyone with a Brute had this happen to them??? Thanks for all who reply.

 

I dont think so. my rubber hub thingy has only fallen off when i sprayed it with a hose at point blank. I took the other ones off and theres was mud in it so i dont think it should hurt anything.

 

i have tried to make mine fall off but they wont, i have heard of alot of people say they keep falling out. you should be able to use alittle gms sealer to hold them in

 

Mine have popped off in the deep, thick mud a couple of times. Of course, they also did
this on my old Honda 450....

 

Will it hurt if I run the quad with a few missing???

 

i dont think so, mud and water can still get through the back side.

 

I lost all 4 of mine on the first real ride I took it on, and that's the way it is going to stay. In a way it is better to have them off because then you are washing that area every time you was the quad, I know on my old quad mud some how got behind those caps and stayed there until I had to take the wheel off.