Axle/ball joint replacement
#11
Hub seal and strut seal are to hold fluid in. Rotor has to be removed from the hub,knock out the old seal,new hub seal must be pressed in or you'll damage it.Don't drive the strut seal in too far or it will leak. Mark around the existing seal face,pull the seal out and seat the new one to this point.Easier if you have a bearing/race installer kit to seat this seal or you can use a large socket.When everything is assembled back,torque the hub nut to 10-12 foot pounds. On a dry hub I always filled at 12 o'clock position through the fill plug several times to allow fluid to reach the back bearing then turned to 3 or 4'oclock to drain excess fluid. A little extra fluid won't hurt.Just look at your manual.
#12
Ball joint and seals are in. Tried to grease it but grease wont go through the grease fitting. I tried to remove it so i can replace it but it just turns. Is there a trick on how to remove the the fitting. Iam i missing something here.
#13
I installed joint part# 7061158 polaris part. It was opon at the end i believe to recieve grease
#14
If you google this part# you'll see that it's a greaseless ball joint replacements as most are now days on Polaris ball joints.Polaris referred to it as "lifetime" greased,but really just a joke imo. Plus they won't accept grease from the zerk fitting on the strut. You can check on this forum and other sites as to what some have done to be able to grease them.
#15
If you google this part# you'll see that it's a greaseless ball joint replacements as most are now days on Polaris ball joints.Polaris referred to it as "lifetime" greased,but really just a joke imo. Plus they won't accept grease from the zerk fitting on the strut. You can check on this forum and other sites as to what some have done to be able to grease them.
#16
Everything went back together nicely. I did notice when i backed it up in 2wd front axles were not spinning. So engage the awd button to grease the new u joint on axle. Now its stuck in awd even when switch is in 2wd. The front acle turn all the time and it is hard to turn in reverse thats how i notice d it. Any ideas
#17
Everything went back together nicely. I did notice when i backed it up in 2wd front axles were not spinning. So engage the awd button to grease the new u joint on axle. Now its stuck in awd even when switch is in 2wd. The front acle turn all the time and it is hard to turn in reverse thats how i notice d it. Any ideas
#18
Drive shafts will turn(free wheel) at all times whether in 2 or 4 wheel drive. Just the hubs are what you're mainly concerned about.If you didn't replace the armature plates,this could be the problem as they can magnetize and cause awd even in 2 wheel drive setting. Just drive it around and get the fluid warm in the hubs and see if starts working ok. If one side tries to pull,back up and see if it will unlock. If it continues doing this and you're sure you're ok on the installation and hub nut torque,just replace both armature plates.
#19
Drive shafts will turn(free wheel) at all times whether in 2 or 4 wheel drive. Just the hubs are what you're mainly concerned about.If you didn't replace the armature plates,this could be the problem as they can magnetize and cause awd even in 2 wheel drive setting. Just drive it around and get the fluid warm in the hubs and see if starts working ok. If one side tries to pull,back up and see if it will unlock. If it continues doing this and you're sure you're ok on the installation and hub nut torque,just replace both armature plates.
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