04 Grizzly.....Making Clang Sound In 4 Wheel Drive...Yikes!!

[Diceman]

when I put my Grizzly in 4 wheel drive it makes a clang sound, not really loud but sounds almost like if your winch hook is out to far and it is banging on the casing or bumper......so when I went to run the bike onto the truck I stopped it half way up the ramps to take a look....I reached in behind the front tire and followed the drive shaft to the front axle wear it connects.....when I put my hands on the boot and hold tight I can turn the axle around and it makes the clang sound...when I move my hand down the shaft about ( can;t believe I said shaft..lol) 6 inches to the other boot I can not turn that end.......so whats up, did I strip the one end??...bigger question is how expensive is the fix..lol.....hope I explained it well enough for some input...Thanks Diceman

 

[maim]

sunds like you nees a new shaft and slip yoke. uncles 92 did the same and that cured it. his wore out the splines on the shaft and in the slip yoke.

 

[Diceman]

well the axle end inside front boot was pooched and luckily I tracked down a used one...everyplace I called said they get atleast 5 calls a week looking for a used drive shaft....after the last year or so I am starting to really question Yamahas ongoing dependabilty...many issues..Diceman

 

[Diceman]

well just toasted the used axle on my 04 Grizzly that I bought and put in in June of this year....Yamaha wants a fortune for a new one so was wondering if anyone knows of another place to buy a aftermarket one that is more reasonably priced ?....guys have told me that buying used or new has the same strength but after blowing this used one I am not sure?...also any used places that ship would be great too...Cheers Diceman

 

[maim]

royal distributing has them in their catolouge and the will ship phone orders. always ebay as well.

 

[Diceman]

royal distributing has them in their catolouge and the will ship phone orders. always ebay as well.

I checked...Royal does not carry the drive shaft...they carry left and right axles but not the drive shaft...Diceman

 

[maim]

well just toasted the used axle on my 04 Grizzly that I bought and put in in June of this year....Yamaha wants a fortune for a new one so was wondering if anyone knows of another place to buy a aftermarket one that is more reasonably priced ?....guys have told me that buying used or new has the same strength but after blowing this used one I am not sure?...also any used places that ship would be great too...Cheers Diceman

well in this post you said axle. only place i could think of is bent toys in redbridge on for another used one. never had any sucess finding a drive shaft for one of these aftermarket. new for uncles 92 bigbear was only $300.00 ish when i did it 3 years ago from yamaha. go online and price it at sudburycycle and marine. they have online ordering and pricing. always give me a good deal on parts.

 

[Diceman]

well just toasted the used axle on my 04 Grizzly that I bought and put in in June of this year....Yamaha wants a fortune for a new one so was wondering if anyone knows of another place to buy a aftermarket one that is more reasonably priced ?....guys have told me that buying used or new has the same strength but after blowing this used one I am not sure?...also any used places that ship would be great too...Cheers Diceman

well in this post you said axle. only place i could think of is bent toys in redbridge on for another used one. never had any sucess finding a drive shaft for one of these aftermarket. new for uncles 92 bigbear was only $300.00 ish when i did it 3 years ago from yamaha. go online and price it at sudburycycle and marine. they have online ordering and pricing. always give me a good deal on parts.

will do...local dealere here has it listed for $569.00...yikes it is called drive shaft 2........kimpex has a replacement part but they are out of stock until Nov..think I am done with a used part for this, been there, done that, doesn't last...Cheers Diceman

 

[Diceman]

found a place in the States to order drive shat 2 at a much cheaper cost......however on the Yamaha parts website , I looked for the cuplings to order.....it is part number 5KM-67839-00-00 for 2 cuplings I think,,,,,are these the two that each end of the spline goes into?..one on the engine side and one on the diff side?..just want to make sure I order the right parts?...also is there a seal that covers the splines at each end to order ?..Thanks Diceman

 

[maim]

well it looks like there is 1 seal and one o-ring on the parts fiche when i look at it. there is also 5KM-22358-00-00 to seal the coupling to the shaft on each end of it.

 

[Diceman]

thanks...well ordered all the parts from the States, much cheaper.....so hopefully they will be in soon.....is there a special grease you use for the splines and couplings when you put it together?...hear you need to to put in as much grease as possible?..Cheers

 

[maim]

i would use white lithium myself when i would put it together. a bit on the seal lips will help the seals stay good longer as they will not run dry.