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02 rancher · 01-03-2012, 08:07 PM

hey i need some answers i think it may be the cv joints but im not sure ok when i turn right or left the front end pops and when i go down this steep hill behind my house and put on the front brakes it pops really bad and steering wheel shakes and also when im going down the road fast it pops here and there and acts darty and i dont know what it is do yall know anything about this??

rich450es · 01-03-2012, 08:12 PM

welcome to the forum !
jack up the front end and give it a shake and see whats loose
also check the bolts that hold the diferential in ..(the ears on the diff sometimes break off and it will flop around )

02 rancher · 01-03-2012, 08:12 PM

it is also hard to steer somtimes also like it will be hard to turn one way then it will be hard to turn all of a sudden the other way

rich450es · 01-03-2012, 08:14 PM

also if you have a torn cv boot it will fill up with mud and make it hard to steer.

02 rancher · 01-03-2012, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rich450es

welcome to the forum !
jack up the front end and give it a shake and see whats loose
also check the bolts that hold the diferential in ..(the ears on the diff sometimes break off and it will flop around )

well nothing is loose i check the front diff gear oil and its good and it didnt do it hardly when i got it but it acts like its getting way worse

02 rancher · 01-03-2012, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rich450es

also if you have a torn cv boot it will fill up with mud and make it hard to steer.

the cv boots are good it clicks really bad when i turn and when i was going down the road today pulling a small trailer as i said before it even clicks when im going straight well today it clicked and tryed to dart and i didnt let it and the back shock lifted a little?

**toodeep** · 01-03-2012, 08:27 PM

You have a bad CV joint trying to lock up. Either a boot was torn at one time and not caught in time before it was replaced or the boot has a small hole in it that is hard to see. Just see which CV has play in it, that will be the bad one. Also squeeze the boots to see if any air comes out, none should.

02 rancher · 01-03-2012, 08:51 PM

ok how do i see which cv joint has play in it

utterchaos · 01-03-2012, 08:59 PM

ya sounds like a cv, i had one go out on an old atv and when backing up with full turn, it made a terrible noise

02 rancher · 01-03-2012, 09:27 PM

ok if the cv is trying to lock up will it make the atv jump a little

01-03-2012, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
02 rancher Honda Rider Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	02 rancher 350 problems with front end poping hey i need some answers i think it may be the cv joints but im not sure ok when i turn right or left the front end pops and when i go down this steep hill behind my house and put on the front brakes it pops really bad and steering wheel shakes and also when im going down the road fast it pops here and there and acts darty and i dont know what it is do yall know anything about this??

01-03-2012, 08:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,640	welcome to the forum ! jack up the front end and give it a shake and see whats loose also check the bolts that hold the diferential in ..(the ears on the diff sometimes break off and it will flop around ) __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

01-03-2012, 08:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,640	also if you have a torn cv boot it will fill up with mud and make it hard to steer. __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

01-03-2012, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
utterchaos Honda Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North Mississippi Posts: 217	ya sounds like a cv, i had one go out on an old atv and when backing up with full turn, it made a terrible noise __________________ 2012 foreman 500 red (310 miles) Big gun exhaust moose back rest audiopipe tube ITP 14" 212 rims 28" zillas http://www.youtube.com/user/clintbwell83 (Lots of fun mud and riding vids on my tube) 2006 rancher 350 yellow (wifes bike) audiopipe tube itp106's w/ 26" mudlites --soon to trade for a 420 rancher-- “It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.”

01-03-2012, 08:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
02 rancher Honda Rider Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	it is also hard to steer somtimes also like it will be hard to turn one way then it will be hard to turn all of a sudden the other way

01-03-2012, 08:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
toodeep Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: south dakota Posts: 6,652	You have a bad CV joint trying to lock up. Either a boot was torn at one time and not caught in time before it was replaced or the boot has a small hole in it that is hard to see. Just see which CV has play in it, that will be the bad one. Also squeeze the boots to see if any air comes out, none should.

01-03-2012, 08:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
02 rancher Honda Rider Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	ok how do i see which cv joint has play in it

01-03-2012, 09:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
02 rancher Honda Rider Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	ok if the cv is trying to lock up will it make the atv jump a little

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