Tweaked front end 07 FX

[DaveRX1]

Went for a ride yesterday. When I got home, I allways jump a little rise back onto my front lawn. When I went to jump, as i have done 1000's of times before, I hit a small rock with the right ski (I sort of slid into it side ways.) The hit broke the right lower, rear a-arm bolt and bent the very end of the arm at an 30degree angle.

I removed the a-arm and heated the bent end with a torch, cherry red and inserted a rod into the bushing hole and bent it back into place. When I put it all back together the right shock is 1/4-3/8" further back between the top a-arm than the left side. Either the a-arm is still slightly tweaked or the front clip is tweaked. O-well live and learn, it still rides ok.

 

[terret725]

top is prolly bent. bent mine a few weeks ago raceing. stuffed the ski in a hole and it pushed the upser arm farward and into the shock. i just used a big pry bar to pry it back while some one hit the top one with a dig dead blow hammer and it starightend out nicely

 

[zook]

You can also tell if the front end is tweeked if the shroud doesn't line up with the center clip that is below it. rubber part that holds the shroud on.