one guy put in higher grade bolts and so far so good.im afraid it will make some thing else break.

 

polaris should look at how many replacement bolts and arms they sell each year and do some math.

 

I've seen two right rear bolts break so far, one on my '01 500 and one on a friend's 700, but haven't seen a left front or any others break.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: jumbofrank

I've seen two right rear bolts break so far, one on my '01 500 and one on a friend's 700, but haven't seen a left front or any others break.</end quote></div>

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] When I said left front I MEANT left bolt at FRONT side of rear lower a-arm! Sorry if sounded like front a-arm! HAVENT had problems with front.

 

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I know you guys were talking about the rear A-arms. I just haven't seen a front bolt break on one.

 

just got back from riding and guess what? one of the guys broke a bolt a-arm and shock on a 600 sportsman.wtf

 

j

 

Are we talking about the bolt that connects the lower rear A-arm to the bearing carrier? It threads into the A-arm and has no nut on the opposite side of the A-arm?
If this is the one, it has been used on every Sportsman since 2002 and every Ranger since 2004! That is a LOT of bolts! And why is this happening on just the left side?

Note: The Hawkeye/ Sportsman 300/400 use a through bolt design with a bolt-nut arrangement...the new Sportsman 850/550 XPs also share this design change!

 

thats the one.they used them back into the 90s,its almost always the left side,front bolt.

 

my buddy ordered parts,over $200 bucks