alright well i bought a 2004 yamaha grizzly and a month after buying it ?when i turn, it sounds like something is clanking together like by the front axle and i dont know it is?

 

CV joint?

 

Can you get the quad off the ground safely so you can examine it with the wheels moving? I agree that CV joints would be a first guess. Is there anything you can see that could be hitting against something like the brakes? Check to see if anything seems loose or wobbly.

 

if it is my cv joint how do you look to see if any thing is wrong with it and how can u tell? and also if that is it do u think its cause someone might of put a cv boot on bad? and caused something to mess up?

 

+1 for the CV joint going /has already gone bad.

 

Check to see if one of the CV boots is torn/ripped, has a hole in it, etc. If it does then most likely the CV joint is messed up. Also, if the boot looks fine, then take it off and look at the CV joint itself. See if it is rusty, broken, damaged in any obvious way, etc.

 

If the CV joint boot had been damaged in the past the CV joint might have gotten dirt etc. in it. Then the boot could have been replaced with the hope that the joint was ok. Be sure to look around for anything else that might be causing it.

 

alright so if the cv joint is bad how much will a new one cost and would i have to take it in somewhere to get it fixed or is it easy to do?

 

you get order replacement axles for about 125 bucks. http://www.motorport.com and http://www.denniskirk.com have the axles.

 

I guess it depends on where you get it. I see one for $184 and the other for $241. It is not too hard of a job to do on my Kodiak at least. I would imagine it is the same for the Grizzly. If you are used to doing DIY repairs you should have no problem.