Hey elkbow.. I thought the same thing as baxy. Looks like the CV over extended and came apart. Do you have any front suspension mods?
Bryce

 

Bryce, no suspension mods, all stock other than the tires/wheels...

I was looking at it, I think you are right, it overextended and pulled itself out....I was looking at the end, the shaft looks okay, but the cv joint and boot are totalled, parts/pieces and all but two of the bearings are gone.....i think the end of the shaft is okay, never worked on a cv before, so not sure how it all goes together...but i'll figure it out

dave

 

Bryce,
Just looked up the parts on Polarisoemparts.com, wow, the outer CV joint assembly is $174.99 ($199 retail) and the boot kit is $26.49.....I can buy the whole thing for $250....maybe thecvman.com is the way to go....

dave

 

Ouch.. Maybe "thecvman" could tell us why this CV came apart. If the suspension can drop more than stock, the CV will come apart. But you'd think a stock suspension could not have this problem.
Bryce

 

maybe, but you have to remember what i was doing, i hooked the winch to a stump that was in the arroyo, probably 10 degrees off my front left, when i winch, it was almost flipping the atv on its side and i was on the gas....i think i just put too much stress on there and it popped....it damaged the CV as there are pieces parts in there, the shaft end may be damaged also....i think what I'm going to do for now is replace the whole thing and then if the other one is rebuildable, then i'll rebuild it and have a spare....

do you know how the shaft is attached to the front drive housing? the manual shows it as a pin....but it shows a picture of an '04 type model with a u-joint, yet the page before shows the cv jointed shaft....terrible manual....

 

I looked at a Polaris parts manual and it appears there is a c-clip slot on the inner CV spline. But when I look at the front diff break apart, I don't see how the c-clip can hold it in unless the inner CVT just pops in and out of the front diff with a bit of force kinda like a socket on a rachet.
Bryce

 

thats what i was seeing...i'll figure it out, even if i have to ask the dealer...ok, maybe not...lol

 

Hey Dave.. Good luck.. Let us know what you find.
Bryce

 

on a regular automotive style cv joint most of the time you cut off the torn boot then tap the joint off the shaft over a spring loaded clip

sometimes you need to release a snap ring in a cut out part of the joint where it slides over the shaft

wash off the old grease and have a look for a clip

 

to replace one of my boots, we put the driveshaft in a vice, put an oversized socket on the coupler (in your pic), pounded it back onto the axle some to give the snap ring some room to get out, then we were able to remove it. Couldn't figure out any other way to do it... worked fine.