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Originally Posted by SNW629
after reading about suspension problems on the xp for over a year it is now my turn. have read about wheelbearings,tie rod ends,control arm bushings and ball joints worn with less than a 1k miles,some a lot less. with 540 miles my left rear wheel bearing and control arm bushings are loose and i am replacing them. i have been checking my quad over every 100 miles,100 miles ago they where not loose. when i pressed out the bearing today at work guess what? made in china on the end! not all will have problems, but i would advise checking yours if you have the ability or have a powersports tech check at least every 4 or 500 miles.
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their are a lot of grease fittings on the front and rear of these things. on my 550 everytime i got mine real muddy after i cleaned it up i always greased it. if not i noticed the suspension would sqeak. i figure that would help on the life of the bushings. my 550 got recalled and with 300 miles had to have the left side ball joints replaced when they did the recall work.
thanks for the heads up. i'm going to watch mine like a hawk.