a-arm trouble

[cbrown400ex]

I was going to take my a-arms off and paint them, but I tore the grease boot getting the first one off the spindle. I went to the service honda website and it looks like I have to buy a new a-arm to get the boot and pivot piece. I drove it off with a fork like you would a car. What ways have worked for you? The boot is mostly gone and the pivot piece is very exposed. Is it worth getting a new arm? Thanks for the help. CJ

If it can't be fixed then yes replace it brown,,you don't wanna be hammerin down a trail in 5th gear and have a ball joint snap,,cuz your bones will probably be snappin too...:D Repalce it man,,be safe..:blah

[exriderdude]

you should just get all new a-arms altogether, like roll design or lonestar.

[cbrown400ex]

That's a good idea but I just spent $1200 on elka shocks. $35 for a stock one compared to $400-$600 for aftermarket looks pretty good. CJ

[mjh2115]

don't ride it broken, replace it with something, one of my buddies rolled his raptor at about 35 mph when his ball joint let loose, the craptor was only 2 weeks old!! He bit the dirt hard and lost a lot of skin, it's not worth risking it, the tumble will tear your quad up pretty good too