During a beautiful smooth ride this past saturday, my right axle popped out from my rear diff. Why .........I have no clue I was smooth sailing in beautiful trails as smooth as a highway. Lucky I wasn't flying !!
The bike was a bit awckward but only noticed when I got home. The tip that goes into the diff was slightly rubbing against the diff's hole while turning so it was slightly "shaved" and it made some very very fine parlicles in the oil. I flushed it and since I had no diff oil available (stores closed) I took all the oil (motor, 75W90 front diff oil) that I had to fill it, TURNED IT BY HAND and flushed it to "clean it". I did that 3-4 times. Finally I filled with some Royal Purple front diff oil left over ran it a bit on jack stands and put a very strong magnet against the drain plug and left it like that. I'm getting a new axle thursday and will assemble everything back, remove my magnet, flush it and will put 75W140 back in.
Before anybody answers, I did not run my ATV with the other oils. I just turned it by hand to "wash and grab as much little particles" possible then flush.
Anyody have some ideas from past experiences for washing/draining my diff ?
Why would it pop out ?
Thanks for your help
Luc
South shore Montreal
The bike was a bit awckward but only noticed when I got home. The tip that goes into the diff was slightly rubbing against the diff's hole while turning so it was slightly "shaved" and it made some very very fine parlicles in the oil. I flushed it and since I had no diff oil available (stores closed) I took all the oil (motor, 75W90 front diff oil) that I had to fill it, TURNED IT BY HAND and flushed it to "clean it". I did that 3-4 times. Finally I filled with some Royal Purple front diff oil left over ran it a bit on jack stands and put a very strong magnet against the drain plug and left it like that. I'm getting a new axle thursday and will assemble everything back, remove my magnet, flush it and will put 75W140 back in.
Before anybody answers, I did not run my ATV with the other oils. I just turned it by hand to "wash and grab as much little particles" possible then flush.
Anyody have some ideas from past experiences for washing/draining my diff ?
Why would it pop out ?
Thanks for your help
Luc
South shore Montreal

