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How to
Rebuild / Replace ATV & SxS CV Joints
Guide to Rebuilding Yamaha
Rhino Worn Out or Damaged CV Joints
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ATV
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Atlanta, GA (1/5/2012) - Mechanical
parts will wear out sooner or later, and for most
enthusiasts, we hope they do not decide to go south
while we’re out on the trail because trying
to get the disabled ATV or SxS back to the hauler
can ruin even more parts and even more frustration
to your day. In this short tech story, we want to
show you how to rebuild a worn out CV joint on our
Yamaha Rhino 700 SxS. This is not a complicated
process for most but it does require good mechanical
skills and tons of patience.
Removing
the UTV / SxS CV Joint |
Starting with a good clean and clear shop you
need to lay out everything you might need to disassemble
the rear of the machine. The left rear outer CV
joint is where we found the problems and to get
the disassembly started we first needed to jack
the vehicle up and get some jack stands under
the rear frame to secure the heavy ride. Using
jack stands instead of just a jack will make sure
that the SXS doesn’t collapse and leave
stains resembling body parts on the floor of the
shop.
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Our
Yamaha Rhino UTV / SxS axle had seen its
better days as a rogue branch busted the
boot & mud took it out of commission |
After removing the rear wheel, we needed to remove
the stake nut that holds the rear axle in the
hub itself. Next would be the two bolts that hold
the wheel hub in the upper and lower A-arms. Loosen
the A-arm mounting bolts that attach the arms
to the frame, lift them up as high as possible
and retighten a little to help hold them out of
your workspace.
Hint: If you have a tight work area just
push the wheel underneath the machine close to
the area that you’re working on and this
could be a little more security for yourself in
case some monkey tries to shake the jacks loose.
This way the SxS or ATV cannot fall all the way
to the floor.
To remove the axle from the differential housing
simply straighten the axle perpendicular to the
machine and give it a swift jerk outward. The
axle should come right out. Some retaining clips
will make certain axles a little more difficult
to remove but just keep tugging as they are designed
to be removable. When the axle is out you may
want to closely inspect the seal in the differential
for possible replacement while you have the rear
end apart. Stuffing a few paper towels in the
axle hole will keep differential fluid from draining
out onto the shop floor.
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