I have a 2004 Kawasaki prairie 360 4x4 and have recently had some problems. First off it seems like it takes a sec for the 4wheel drive to engage when u put it in. Well yesterday i was stuck in the sand and engaged the 4x4 and the 4x4 was working but then the wheels stopped turning and I heard a clicking sound while pushing the gas.

 

check the solenoid ,.......is it a grinding?? or clicking?????

 

it is clicking....my only guess is one of the gears in the front diff is messed up but not sure how to check it.......it did it again today while riding

 

could this possibly be a cv joint that has gone bad and causing the 4x4 not to turn and is making the loud clicking sound

 

what you hear is bad.
You should never engage 4x4 like that. the front wheels must be ROLLING to properly engage.
Doing what you are doing is asking for trouble.

 

I understand the fact that what i hear is BAD! that is why im asking about it...I would like to know if anyone has any idea on what it may be something I can check and not how to prevent it from happening because it has already occured!
so does anyone have any idea what this may be besides something bad?

thanks