Steering Knuckle

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I was out riding this weekend and hit something on the left side steering knuckle and broke it in half i have a new one on the way is there any way to see if anything else was damaged in the meantime?
 
I did this exact thing like 6 days ago, snapped the left knuckle also. I had it over-nighted hoping i would be able to continue my trip. Got it installed and now i have to replace the lower arm also because it is bent. Might have to replace the bulk head to. Shitty thing is, i was going 10mph if that, and clipped the side of a tree, my 2 cents...shouldnt have broke that easy and bent. Only had 176miles on it before this!

Anyways, i would check to see if your shock/spring are centered between the top and bottom arm. compare to the right side, i would also look at the bulk head.
 
09xtxrider said:
I did this exact thing like 6 days ago, snapped the left knuckle also. I had it over-nighted hoping i would be able to continue my trip. Got it installed and now i have to replace the lower arm also because it is bent. Might have to replace the bulk head to. Shitty thing is, i was going 10mph if that, and clipped the side of a tree, my 2 cents...shouldnt have broke that easy and bent. Only had 176miles on it before this!

Anyways, i would check to see if your shock/spring are centered between the top and bottom arm. compare to the right side, i would also look at the bulk head.

seems these nytros like to bend if you look at them the wrong way, i will be doing mine in the spring , the subframe is bent i'm sure. :( #$%&*
 
Yes they do, been hearing alot of people having the same issue. I rode mine 200 miles with the lower arm bent, was just careful and everything was ok. Gotta get it fixed soon tho
 
09xtxrider said:
I did this exact thing like 6 days ago, snapped the left knuckle also. I had it over-nighted hoping i would be able to continue my trip. Got it installed and now i have to replace the lower arm also because it is bent. Might have to replace the bulk head to. Shitty thing is, i was going 10mph if that, and clipped the side of a tree, my 2 cents...shouldnt have broke that easy and bent. Only had 176miles on it before this!

Anyways, i would check to see if your shock/spring are centered between the top and bottom arm. compare to the right side, i would also look at the bulk head.

i was probally doing about the same and hit a stump in a drift about threw me over the handle bars... i had to have mine welded back together to continue my trip and ordered mine when i got back. ill def have to take a look at that. when i look at it right now it still looks like the ski if tilted in but i think that might just be that when it was welded back togther its not perfectly strait. but thank you very much for the input.
 


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