Front axle broke

Started by Etchluke90, November 26, 2017, 05:56:12 PM

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Broke the front driver side cvc shaft today in SAND I don't know what the deal is but I'm beginning to lose faith in the brand or am I ridding it to hard, idk anymore.
Does anyone have a used one they would like to sell?

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I have 29's and do some crawling and have yet to break an axle. Haven't even torn a boot while my friends on their Wolverines have gone through about 4 boots between them this year.

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A good rule to live by is-Never spin the front tires or apply full power to the front CV joints with the wheels fully turned...especially with the diff locked...unless you want to break a CV joint. If you have to, never in diff-loc and limit the turn to less then half way.
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Pro tip. Guess I learned the hard way. I was locked in and all the way turned and yep she broke.

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yup, that will do it! Doesn't really matter what brand you ride. Full on and tight angles will destroy CV's. Even seen it happen to RZRs , Jeeps,Trucks, etc. Rather destroy an axle than the diff.
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I have destroyed the diff before to last month.

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Quote from: gfmoto on November 28, 2017, 08:44:45 AM
yup, that will do it! Doesn't really matter what brand you ride. Full on and tight angles will destroy CV's. Even seen it happen to RZRs , Jeeps,Trucks, etc. Rather destroy an axle than the diff.
I see RZRs snap axles like glass all the time spinning up a hill front tires come off the ground come down and hit the ground and CRUNCH gone. I think theres a video of "the boat ramp" climb almost every singe machine that went up it snapped an axle in the front lol

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There are several vids of that carnage..  axles and diff snapping as fast as a kid can it candy lol

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Another reason I like having a 4WD switch.  RZRs are very hard on axles, how it locks into 4WD. When you have a ton of HP and the 4WD engages on the fly.....never a good mix.
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Yeah that's my style.

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Yup i broke 3 axles on my trucks, dont let your wheels get too much air when you are on your throttle and never turn your steering too much if front is locked
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I ride through sand, mud, and climb some serious trails. Ive been very surprised how well the diffs have held up on these units. I did strip the spider gears in front diff and just broke a rear axle last weekend. I was in a soggy sandy creek when my front end went. In my defense, I noticed clearance issues in the spider gear factory setup, but I'm sure it was operator abuse.. Lol. The rear axle broke climbing some logs off trail on a night ride. I hit it a little to hard! Most of the time I engage 4wheel drive but I hardly ever like to engage the lock on them (suicide button)..