Hi all, I have a 06 Polaris predator TLD and the steering suck heavy, it is stiff as hell. I raised the front end up and turned the steering and it was still a bit stiff, I cleaned everything and greased it, checked the tie rods and ball joints, everything looks straight and fine, one of the tie rod ends has a little bit of play on it but I don’t think that it can make that big of difference on the steering, my friend has a 05 predator and his steering is very smooth. When I turn the handelbard its a big effort.
Extra info, I’ve read on the internet that I have to grease my tie rod ends by lifting up the boot and insert grease and then putting the boot back. I am willing to try it and also with the ball joints will this improve the steering a bit? ( for those of you who don’t really know what I am asking for here, I am trying to get my handling to be smooth like power steering, because at the moment it’s more like trying to steer a donkey)
Can anyone help me here please, any advice will help and I will be appreciated. Thank you.
okay people, i am very sorry, i looked at my quad like my ass, last night i was busy with it, and while i was busy with my right front wheel, i felt a weird snappy feeling to the wheel, almost like it was lose, so i looked around the A Arms and saw nothing and when i pulled the wheel to me i felt it again so i looked at the ball joints while pulling the wheel and yes i found the problem... all 4 ball joints have play on them so i need to replace them.
Does anyone know of an online store where i can buy ball joints but a bit cheaper than eBay and that can ship it to South Africa?
yes yes the shipping kills it i would look into maybe purchasing from rmatv.com might save you a little if they charge alot on shipping buy a couple and they will send you a 10% off discount off your next purchase
Thanks for all the help so far, i just want to know how do you know if the lower ball joints need to be replaced because the upper ball joints has play on it?
I just replaced them all because i had wheel wobble issues also changed wheel bearings but i would remove the arm.from the knuckle and see if it has play also check your shock bushings for play
Hi guys, sorry to bump an old thread. But I've recently bought a Polaris predator 500 and there's a lot of play in the steering. I can move the batsman inch either way and the wheels won't move. Any ideas??
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