What did you do for your ATV today?

[camoJoe]

Noticed I have a tear or leak on my front outer CV boot, wondering if replacing axle is best/easiest course of action, or replacing boot

 

[neilsleder]

Noticed I have a tear or leak on my front outer CV boot, wondering if replacing axle is best/easiest course of action, or replacing boot

Depends on the amount of water and dirt got in. If you caught it soon enough clean it up regrease it and will be good.

 

[imdoo'n]

If it is not a big tear, and very little dirt you can also reseal it with windshield sealer, stuff works amazing. Real easy fix, squirt a bit of grease in boot crack, wipe the boot clean, rubbing alcohol, goop the sealer on let it cure/dry good to go, i have one i did a year ago, it is still good as new, it is amazing product

 

[rzrgade]

Noticed I have a tear or leak on my front outer CV boot, wondering if replacing axle is best/easiest course of action, or replacing boot

Replace the boot Joe , clean and use GOOD grease ...
Make sure it is functioning well / not clicking and did not get hot ( run out of grease ) after the tear .
Fix it properly/ don't try to Micky mouse it with glue / bubble gum or what ever ...
sealing water or dirt or other contaminants in is about the worse thing you can do . Not to mention you have no idea if any grease is left in the cv joint along with water ?or if it got hot and the grease came out .

A boot is cheaper than a new axle .
Not to mention the high chance of a failure on the trail , and ruining the ride .
Cheers , and great catching with you at the rally !

 

[WarrenG]

Yeah if done with care just replacing the boot should be fine. UTV Canada had a ton of commander boots at the garage sale this year so I'm sure they still have some left. I grabbed a few each of the inner and outers and I think they were like $8 each.

 

[WarrenG]

Gave the commander a much needed wash today including soaking the synthetic winch line in soapy water then a good rinse and hanging it to dry now.

 

[arff]

Joe, don't trail fix boot.

Remove axle. Clean joint. Add new grease and boot.

 

[arff]

Found a few things today.
Also all fixed.

Both rear wheel brgs. Rear brake pads

Front brake pads. Front outer tie rod ends

 

[imdoo'n]

with the amount of work required to replace boot, may be better to replace axle, than change boot. depending how much of a tear, amount of grease lost and how much mud/rocks inside boot. you are the one rolling the dice.

 

[camoJoe]

follow up on boot replacement. commander.

Managed to get front axle out, found 2 tears, where grease was leaking out of, (front outer boot ) , can I use the universal boot kit , (with cone from UTV Canada) to replace the torn boot on the commander? , or do i have to use can am commander boots. ? short on brass punches and hammers to disassemble cv joint.
this would pull the boot right over the joint without the need of joint disassembly.

 

[rzrgade]

A universal boot will work fine ....fill with good grease .

 

[rzrgade]

The scrammy is under the knife ....internal bleeding in the front end .
Serious but stable condition.

 

[camoJoe]

tried taking CV joint apart, from front axle, no success, living 10 minutes from a dealer does have it's advantages , they placed the new boot on it as well, all for 1/2 hour labor , Thank you Wetaskiwin Motorsports !

 

[whoDEANie]

tried taking CV joint apart, from front axle, no success, living 10 minutes from a dealer does have it's advantages , they placed the new boot on it as well, all for 1/2 hour labor , Thank you Wetaskiwin Motorsports !

Why do you have to keep taking your CV apart?

 

[camoJoe]

Why do you have to keep taking your CV apart?

Removed axle, removed boot, because it was tore, needed to take joint apart to place new can am boot on, (done by dealer) now install axle, .... still the same cv joint worked on only once, , however the thread says "what did you do to your ATV today" and i am responding on a daily basis.. Grin.

 

[arff]

I need to adjust toe in on sxs today since I replaced tie rods.

 

[TylerG]

What wire are people using for stitching panels back together? I had an incident with a tree, which resulted in a cracked panel.... which is well over $500 to replace..... I think stitches will look good.

I'm looking at 19 gauge tie wire and 0.035 diameter welding wire, which would be better?

 

[rzrgade]

You can also put a piece of 3/8 puckboard behind ( if flat ) and screw into that with small sheet metal screws...
Much more solid

 

[TylerG]

You can also put a piece of 3/8 puckboard behind ( if flat ) and screw into that with small sheet metal screws...
Much more solid

who breaks a panel at a flat spot?

 

[whoDEANie]

You can also put a piece of 3/8 puckboard behind ( if flat ) and screw into that with small sheet metal screws...
Much more solid

Lol, he puts that sh!t on everything!