im new heres my 400 that i traded my blaster for

[crxjarred]

well i got a 400 but im stuck cus it needs 4 new tires and i also think it needs some engen work but dono yet cus i cant get the spark plug out and also one of the hubs has striped out and the dumb @$$ that had it before me welded the nut to the axle so i dono what im guna do bout that but i still think its worth my blaster lol
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[hypersnyper6947]

looks cold....

Will be nice upgrade but you have some work cut out for you.

[crxjarred]

yea suprizenly i got it running in a day had some wire problems and stuff but it runs but havnt got to drive yet i wana drive it soo bad and yea it was about 17 degres in that pic and that was the first day of our ice storm we got that nocked out power for 2 days to all the suroden citys and we still dont have water it sucks but at least i have light to work on my 4 wheeler now lol

[buck440]

i had my hubs welded at one time too and it works great when my splines were bad, but roughly $200 should fix that, good used parts that is.

[Mike594]

Needs some work yeah. But it should be great once you get everything straight with it.

[crxjarred]

yea im guna take it to school next week and weld the hub to the axle since there bolth ****ed anyway so just a temp fix so i can get it drivabal faster but yea i cant wait to drive it cus i do quit a bit of wid open driven on graval/hiway between all my trails and the blaster just wasnt cutten it with my friends that had bikes that will do 70 to 80 and i was just haven to much trouble with my 2 smoke lol

[scuzz]

That welded axle makes me wonder what else the previous owner half-assed.

[crxjarred]

the only other thing i kno that he has welded so far is the oil can thing he broke off the drain thing and welded it back on but its not leaken so i think its good lol hopefuly

[stringbean]

You did good. You got rid of yama-junk and got a honda!
Could not go wrong there!

[crxjarred]

true i have had 2 yamahas and this will be my 2nd honda and bolth the yamahas gave me problems none stop and my old 86 trx200sx never had a problem started everytime i just hope this ones like that too

[ae13291]

Originally posted by crxjarred
true i have had 2 yamahas and this will be my 2nd honda and bolth the yamahas gave me problems none stop and my old 86 trx200sx never had a problem started everytime i just hope this ones like that too

the 400ex motor in stock form is indistructable. good trade man, u got a deal on it.

[stringbean]

I am building a 400ex from scratch at the time. I am doing complete bod and suspension work on it. But only doing a minor build. I want riliability more than power.

[sc400ex_rider]

ya you got a upgrade its accually in pretty good condition for an 02. blasters are ok but they have drum brakes and almost no suspension. its even got the stock bars so you know it wastnt modded or riden to hard. i was going to tell you to weld the hub to the axle cause there f-d but i see your on top of it. most of the stuff you need you can get cheap like the front bumper. tires might be the biggest expense but check around locally to see if any body has any take off they dont want. check the brake pads, clean the air filter, change the oil/filter grease the front shock lower pivot bushings, scrub the crap out of it and ENJOY.

[stringbean]

If he tore up some of the threads or as you stated "d'ed up the hub" I would pul the axle for peice of mind! Grease the bearings just to be safe.
I would also pull the swingarm and do those needle bearings as well. If for nothing else to grease the pivot bolt with graphite or anti-seeze. :D

[sc400ex_rider]

i have an 02 and i have never had any probs with my original carrier bearings. most of the probs. come from people over tightening there chain and wiping out the bearings. they are hard to setup right so they either over tighten the nut and bind the bearings or under tightening the nut and it comes loose destroying the carrier so they have to do it over and over again.he's new to the ex and we dont want him to have to deal with the pivot bolt. im sure the pivot bolt is what it is. let him ride it some it isnt going to change anything.

[stringbean]

I was just saying... Do you actually thing the other guy did any of that work? Sounds to me like he did not do much at all.

I would just hate to see this guy become a statistic to the pivot bolt then be on here in a month or two saying that he can't get it out in a new thread and wonder how to remedy the situation. Then be asking if anyone has one.

It's a pain in the *** when you need to do it. Maybe we could save him a little grief.

[scuzz]

I'd have to agree with people overtightening their chains and eating the bearing. I came this close [holding up fingers and pinching thin air] to doing this with my 400EX.