10 MM bolt fell off... from where?

[Eric1993]

I found a bolt on the ground close to where I park my Phazer and can't find where it goes.

Does anyone know where the 10mm bolt goes?

 

[ATV PRO #11]

Post a pic of it. Lots of 10mm on the Phazer.

 

[nswsparky]

lets guess, is it black and short, with a shoulder? Then it would be one of the bolts holding the plastics on. Is it long and silver like 2 inches? Than that would be the bolts holding the seats down.

 

[Eric1993]

Here are the bolts. Pretty Greasy as well.

Thanks for the help guys

 

[nswsparky]

You forgot the photos. Greasy huh, would say something on the motor?

 

[Eric1993]

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u374/ericpaquette/image2_zps0wddwy5s.jpg

http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/ericpaquette/media/image1_zps3bfmawlo.jpg.html

 

[ATV PRO #11]

bolt for battery bracket? Or somewhere on that side of sled. Check below around your chain case dipstick.

 

[Voda2000]

Skid plate bolt.

 

[Grimm]

Check to see if your chaincase drain bolt is there...that and if there's oil left in there.

 

[Snowmixer]

Body plastic, seat, and skid plate bolts are 6mm, chaincase drain is 8mm, so...I'm going say you may want to check the front skid mount bolts, you may have one missing.

 

[ATV PRO #11]

Body plastic, seat, and skid plate bolts are 6mm, chaincase drain is 8mm, so...I'm going say you may want to check the front skid mount bolts, you may have one missing.

I think you got it Snow!! Looking at it again

 

[Voda2000]

I think you got it Snow!! Looking at it again

I was thinking it was a 10mm head. If it's the actual bolt diameter I agree with Snowmixer.

 

[Eric1993]

Found it!

It holds the suspension from the side. Apparently they loosen up. Will put loctite and put it back in.

 

[Snowmixer]

Sounds like you were lucky it fell out where it did, and that you found it! I'm a little surprised that bolt came loose though, the bolt on each side threads into an aluminum bar that goes into the front arm of the suspension, and they do have some sort of thread locking compound on them from the factory, if I remember correctly. There is a plastic bushing on each side that goes between the aluminum bar and the tube of the suspension arm, and it has a flange that takes up the remaining space between the suspension arm and the inside of the tunnel. I'm thinking that maybe the bushing has broken apart, allowing a bit of a gap in between the arm and the tunnel. With no tension on the bolt, it could potentially loosen up. Even if the bushing is gone, I don't know that it's worth worrying about, but might be something to remember checking out though, if you ever pull the skid out.

 

[ATV PRO #11]

Snow, OP, I had a new bushing you speak of break on me one time installing a new from arm. (Broke) it broke while trying to get skid back in and I left as is. Ended up chowdering up the inside of the tunnel as the arm wore groves on the bar inside the arm. I'm thinking because the head of it (basically a spacer) broke the remaining plastics that takes up the gap between bar and a-arm just slid into no mans land allowing the damage to happen. Important to check that one IMHO.
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