a arm removal

[brent n]

while bent my a arm on the weekend not sure what i hit but was going up a hill straddle a washout and the next thing i know i am parked in the bush with a sideways tire. ball joints look good tie rods don't appear to be damaged have some play in them (normal?) looks like the a arm is bent a bit thou and yes have a arm skids hit between that and the ball joint lower a arm on a 2003 rincon how hard is it to replace a arms as i would have to pop the ball joint and should i replace it when its a part am i going to need special tools. any help would be great

 

[whoDEANie]

Here's a post that includes some removal instruction - seems pretty straight forward. A Arm replacement/ maintenace - Honda Rincon Forum : RinconRiders Honda Rincon Forums

On my quads, I can usually get the ball joints out by applying some pressure to them while smacking the a-arm with a hammer. If the ball joints appear undamaged and are still tight, there's no need to replace them.

 

[neilsleder]

Not a hard job but it will take beer!

 

[brent n]

upon closer inspection wasn't the arm the bracket that holds the a arm to the frame the welds broke so welding them back up and good to go

 

[TylerG]

upon closer inspection wasn't the arm the bracket that holds the a arm to the frame the welds broke so welding them back up and good to go

so what you're saying is the a-arm was already removed for you?