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Old 07-19-2008, 08:19 PM
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I hit a stump on the left side of the bike. Now, the bike pulls a lil to the left.
4wd is working great. I put it up on a lift and in 2wd, only the rears spin, in 4wd all wheels spin.

Looking at the front of the bike, I can see that the tire is pushed out a bit, like a lazy eye floating to the side just a little... I took the tire off but could not see anything bent. Nothing seems loose such as ball joints, etc...

If anyone had an idea, I would appreciate any input!

Thank you,

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Old 07-20-2008, 12:46 AM
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You may want to re-align your front end.

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Old 07-20-2008, 01:23 AM
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double check ur tie rod, had a couple bent on em
 
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Old 07-20-2008, 11:31 AM
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Yea I was thinking tie rod also..Let us know..
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Old 07-20-2008, 12:00 PM
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check the tie rod "rod", on both sides, you could have bent the right one too, and check the plate on the bottom of the steering column, it could have gotten tweeked.
 
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Old 07-20-2008, 12:38 PM
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Cheak if you bend your A arm as well. Tie Rod or A arm are not a big deal to change but a new strut can be costly but I highly doub it is that.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 03:24 AM
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I agree about checking the A arm. My friend broke the end clean off of his. He got it welded back together but it was crooked because it was twisted out of alignment before it snapped off.
 

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Old 07-23-2008, 04:58 PM
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Speaking of A arms, check the bolts. Last fall I had one come completely out of the rear. Last week I had one come completely out of the right front, which in turn caused the inner cv joint to snap. There were two others on the bike that were loose as well. The pulling to one side sounds like a bent tie rod.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 08:57 PM
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i hit a tree with the front left tire last winter...

i noticed i bent my tie rod... so i bought one installed it... while doing that, i noticed the a-arm was bent... the guard covered it so it was hidden from a quick visual inspection, but it was BENT...

replaced the a-arm for 80.00 and gave it a quick alignment and now it will go down the road with no steering needed...

take both front tires off and do a VERY through inspection... if it looks weird, compare to other side...

Good Luck
 
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