Noted the other day that "Jill's Chariot" needs a bit of an alignment. It's an '08 Suzuki Kingquad 450AXI Looking closer.. there's this.. So, I guess it's time for some maintenance that has obviously been neglected for far too long. I can't even remember the last time I serviced it.. but I know it's been many years. So.. Gonna start with tie rods, new CV shafts, total fluid & filter change and spark plug. Haven't pulled a tire to check front brakes yet.. but wouldn't be surprised if that's due as well. Already have new wheel bearings from several yrs ago, guess I'll get that taken care of as well. Any advice on things I'm missing?
If that CV joint is not roached you can just have a new boot put on...and are the ball joints loose? If not, run 'em! It's not like on your truck where they need to be perfect...most ATV's joints aren't...or at least not for long. You might be surprised on the brake pads...4x4's have a lot of rolling resistance, so they tend to not wear out brakes like the sport models do...unless the parking brake sticks on...
Well, it's not making any complaints.. no noise, and I think it is relatively recent. But.. needs to be taken care of either way.
