last night while i was goin down a rocky trail and the chain popped off and brought the raptor to a screechin hault. the top bolt that connects the axle carrier to the swingarm popped out. theres been too nay damn bolts that have fell off for no reason but anyway....when the chain popped off it crakced part of the case that acts a chain guard so now i have a hole in the side of my case. any1 have a quick fix idea? ive heard of jb weld, any1 try it?

 

I guess you gotta do what ya gotta do to ride but I wouldn't recommend it. Yamaha doesn't allow you to buy just one side of the crankcase; it's sold as an assembly for a little over $500.

 

i put a pic of it in my profile, went to the dealer and he said to try jb weld. any1 know of this stuff called alumalloy or other products that r like that? any info will help greatly

 

if its non-structuraland your just pluging the hole, then JB would be fine. Just use some brake cleaner and make sure the area is rough so the JB would stick.

 

JB weld that shyt. Did same thing on my old LT, a little JB later it was like new [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Broke mine in the same place. JB weld didnt work, it worked as long as you idled but as soon as I took off all hell broke loose. I just got the new case and ate the bullet.

Sorry to hear that happened to you, been there done that.

On the raptor, you have to check most of your nuts and bolts, it even states that in the owners manual before each ride....

But.... Who does that?? I have found out the only people that do it is people like me that have had those problems occur.

 

there is a product called metal mender...and im not shure were to get it.....a old freind that owns a tranny shop used it,you had to keep it cold or it would go bad,it was a putty kinda like jb weld but after you put it on you sprayed it with the hardner and it was instintly hard. the stuff worked great,and seemed to stick better