I hit a tree about 5 months ago and noticed a little wobling coming from that front right tire(just a very small amount). So I lifted my quad and removed all the tires and started it and gave it gas to engage the tires. I noticed the front right hub wobles when the shaft turnes and the hub is disengaged.

When I rebuilt it I checked for any damage and there seems to be no damage to any barrings or interior hub parts. rebuilt and the same wobling is there. I believe this is what is engaging my all wheel drive on that side. Seems the tire shaft is bent. This is the only thing I can think of!

I fould the part online for $269 at:
front shaft part

the part I think is bent is part 1

If you have had this before, or know of a better place to buy that part please let me know!

also:
How tight should the main nut be to hold the shaft in?

I noticed if it gets tight the hub will not spin freely, But I don't want it to loose that it may cause damage!

 

Well I have just been working on the same section and have a question of my own. But first to anwser yours. The front hub should be set to 14 ft lbs while spinning the hub then turn the rear tires 7 times with the tranny in forward. After that back the nut off one half turn, spin the hub, then set to 10-11 ft lbs. If you have an inch lbs wrench the exact setting is between 108 and 144 inch lbs. No more than 144 inch lbs. If you need to turn it to get the cotter pin in, back it up. Also when you install the hub make sure you line up the small plate(armature plate) behind the large nut (front hub clutch) then slide on the hub and don't let it slip back off the shaft while you hand tighten the castle nut. It can screw up the armature plate if not installed properly. As far as where to get the shaft I have seen them on ebay for 199.00. That includes the entire shaft that is shown in the link you have. You should replace the rolled pin that connects the shaft to the front gear box.

OK my question. My 2001 4x4 Scrambler has a problem with the front left side AWD not working. I have switched everything (hub, Front hub clutch, armature plate,and bearings) from the left to the right side and it stayed the same. So next I tested the voltage and connection to the AWD hub coils, no problem, then switched the two hub connections (right to left) still no luck. The coil does work when the switch is on but doesn't seem to be strong enough. I even bypassed the system and put battery straight to the coils within one inch of the coils and it still would not work. Besides changing the coils is there something else I should check first?

Thanks
Steve

 

Thanks for the info, I would check resistance of the good coil and of the bad coil to see if they are the same!

 

The ohms in both are the same. I was just reading that the gap between the inner and outer magnetic ring should be very close to flush. I'm going to check this in the morning. Don't forget to fill the hubs with oil in the four o'clock placement.

Steve

 

Couldn't wait till morning. Just adjusted the inner and outer magnet pole to be within .001" and the hub is now working perfect. Wish I had read this forum three hours ago.

Thanks to those that posted about this problem
Steve

 

Congrats on fixing your prob, My prob is still there, and the parts have changed as of 2002 and newer are a different part number. I stoped by the dealer and he said I could get just the end part, then I told him I checked all over and they won't sell anything but the whole drive and after about 15 min on his computer he said thats odd it was sold in pieces the last time he checked. So his price was also $269.

So now I have to get that part before next summer, instead of the dalton clutch and fox rear shock I was looking in to. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

Did you check the hub to make sure that it didn't bend. If you've got the time you may want to switch the right hub and wheel with the left ones. Then lift the quad and spin again. This will let you see for sure that it is the spindle shaft before you invest the money.

Good Luck
Steve

 

Yea I thought about that and Hopefully this weekend I will have time to swap them and test it.