REAR A ARM BOLTS
#14
REAR A ARM BOLTS
<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.
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.
#18
REAR A ARM BOLTS
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!
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!