hey guys just wanted to post this so you guys can check yours,i was putting some different tires on my 05 700 prairie today and when i got done bolting up the wheel i wiggled the tire side to side and the tie rod nut on the strut tower on the front wheel was loose so i tightened it and wiggled it again and the inner tie rod nut on the steering shalft was loose too. i then proceeded to check the rest of the bolts and found that some of the other bolts on the front suspension weren't very tight either. just to let you guys know. check the bolts!!!!!!!! well thats it other than the 700 rocks!!!!!! i love it!!!!!!!, later

 

Check to see if they were castle nuts, & the Kotter pis were missing, or if they were nylock nuts... if they are regular nuts, they should never have been installed there, it is unsafe, & will loosen again... some other Prairie owners have posted this problem before... the repair manual on the 650's shows castle nuts, but they may have switched over to self locking nuts, on the 700's...

 

?? never heard that one very interesting

 

i know someone that lost a nut..but it wasnt on his quad....he was going downthe road on....oh well nevermind...