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CowsBitePeople
12-30-2002, 05:31 PM
Hi
Today i was out riding, came back in my driveway and my Axil locked up....some how my axil houseing broke into a million peices, my axil wont move and all of my bearings are crushed....My dad said the whole thing will cost alot and it probably wont be fixed by the end of the winter....Has this ever happend to anyone else??It blows me and my friend had to carry my quad back....


Matt
12-30-2002, 05:34 PM
Just spend $150 on a new carrier and your back in business..or find a used one on ebay or in the classifieds..:cool:
Rip_Tear
12-30-2002, 05:39 PM
Good idea Rico! Hope that solved your problem! Did you forget to grease it in a while?
Nausty
12-30-2002, 05:50 PM
lol thats why I regreased everything and got new bearings in mine, I like to call it preventive maintance, hint hint. Sorry to hear that though its gonna be a pain rebuilding it but if you do it yourself your gonna save a lot of money.
4punksdad
12-30-2002, 05:57 PM
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kc 300EX
12-30-2002, 05:59 PM
I hate when that happens!!
Mine went when we were over 8 miles from home..... It sure was a FUN ride back
CowsBitePeople
12-30-2002, 06:01 PM
I had re-greased everything two rides ago i didnt think it would be needed again!!....
thelegendarycd
12-30-2002, 07:43 PM
something like this happend on my 250x a while ago. just riding along one day in the back yard and it starts making this terrible squeeking noise so i head up to the garage. sure enough it locks up as soon as i get there. i don't remember how much it cost but it was alot. i needed bearings, a carrier, and an axle as mine was torn up so much it couldn't be used. sorry to hear about it though. good luck getting it fixed
4punksdad
12-31-2002, 04:11 AM
Originally posted by CowsBitePeople
I had re-greased everything two rides ago i didnt think it would be needed again!!....

greasing the bearings does NO good. These bearings are sealed. Over time the seal wears out and the bearing is exposed to whatever you ride in. It doesn't take long for the dirt to force the grease out of the bearing.

If you had it apart to grease it, you should have removed & replaced the bearings. Its only 35.00 worth of parts if you catch it in time.
pauly14
12-31-2002, 06:38 PM
this has just happened to my friend, he just ordered a new one a couple of days ago
roostin_dale
01-01-2003, 06:05 PM
wow..that sux. Were there any hills or anyhting on the way home?
toby400ex
01-01-2003, 07:14 PM
i just bought new fron wheel bearings and the axle bearings for 29 bucks off ebay. good deal ehh

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