Okay, I'll start from the beginning... I was replacing my front springs with heavier ones so there isn't the sag. Well that all went okay until I had it all back together and started to pull out of the garage as I was going I could tell something was binding up in the front. After futher looking I discovered that the front cv joints were out of place and binding up (not good). So I tear into one side and can't seem to get the drive shaft back into the cv joint. Any ideas or tips...also why in the hell would the shafts come out of the cv joint so easy, all I did was replace the springs. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Ty

 

Hello,
The problem is that you've raised the bike up thus increasing the distance from the differential to the hub. The problem with this application is that the inner u-joint is fixed therefore is can't move in or out to allow for the suspension moving up and down. This movement is also necessary when turning the wheel from left to right. On the Polaris models they make the outer cv joint to allow for this movement but it's limited to about 3/4" total range of movement. When you raised the bike you brought the shaft to the end of it's range of movement and then when the shaft was required to move in and out it simply over rides the "c" clip that holds it onto the shaft. When the bike is stock the clip is never reached during the movement. You'll probably want to remove the new spring or adjust them down to their lowest setting.

As for the cv joint you'll need to remove the large cv boot clamp from the outer cv joint and remove the joint from the shaft. Chances are you will find the end of the shaft to be stripped. If it's not to far gone just remove the "c" clip from the shaft and chase the spline with a small triangular file (check it by moving the joint on and off over the spline to make sure that it slides on with ease. Then replace the "c" clip and line the splines of the shaft up with the splines on the shaft and push the shaft into the cv joint. It's a good idea to keep a flat head screw driver handy to push the clip into the groove until it able to go down into the cv joint. Once you know that it's not hung up to one side or the other give the cv joint a light tap and it should slide on easily. If you have any problem just email me and I'll be glad to help.
Good luck,
Danny
thecvman

 

Thanks alot. Your information was very helpful but it will be at least a couple of weeks before I will have the money to fix it. I completly broke one cv joint and the shafts are pretty torn up. Again thanks for the input.

Thanks

Ty

 

Okay, I hope to hear from you then.
Danny