Ok So while riding in the woods on my 05 Sp700efi, the dreaded "Plasitic Guard into the CV boot" happened. I thought surely that it would be covered under warranty but NOPE!!! Total Price is going to be around $100, Any suggestions?

 

Get stick stoppers and do the repair yourself. That way you still only out about 100 bucks.

 

The boots costs about $27.

It takes about a half hour to put it on once you know what you are doing.


You need to learn how to do it yourself because this will not be the only one you will break.

 

Very true i even bought the proper pliers for the stock clamps now it is easier.

Once you do one or two it gets easier. Just make sure you put in the right amount of grease!

Erik trailblazzers@shaw.ca

 

similar thing happened to me, the dealer got it warrented for me..... I just picked it up today infact

 

your lucky that the dealer did that for you. i've put in 2 cv's so far NOT under warranty.

 

where can I find these "Stick Stops" you speak of, and will it make a difference?

 

i bought 3 sets for my 2 polsris and 1 kaw and have great luck w/ them. i think they was 54.00 a set. i have front and back.i got mine thru c&s sales

 

You can re-drill the plate that your plastic CV guards mount to and move them in (toward center line of the machine) so that won’t happen again. That’s not to say you won’t ever rip another CV boot but it won’t be because of the guard pushing against it.

Be very careful with CV guards that have a plate under the A-arm. If you ride a lot of loose terrain (mud, swamp, snow) they can be worse than not having anything down there. Problem is that plate under the A-arm becomes a shelf that collects loose terrain and holds it right where your axle/boots are rotating. This CAUSES ripped boots, the opposite of what you’re trying to achieve. For where we ride you won’t find anything like that on our machines, I want the bottom of that A-arm wide open so debris can fall through. I know others in different terrain are very happy with them.

If your dealer won’t warranty a ripped boot, ESPECIALLY because this front CV guard placement issue is a design defect in some Polaris machines, find a different dealer to do business with. When I had machines that had this problem my dealer replaced two ripped boots under warranty and one entire axle assembly. Your dealer isn’t giving you the support you deserve. Take your business elsewhere.

You can make a pliers/tool for the stock clamp by grinding one of the ends on a small long-nose Vise-Grips to more of a point.