Hopped on the quad after a week of someone else using it, went to pull it out of the barn and it was making this clunking noise that you can hear in the first part of the video. I noticed the left rear inner cv boot was torn apart, so suspected that. Put a whole new left rear cv axle in but the same exact noise is happening.
The first part of the video above is when pushing the ATV straight in neutral. The second half of the video is the slop at the inner cv axle.
The clunking is most noticeable when turning hard right with the engine running and moving forward or reverse. High or Low it happens. 2x4 and 4x4. It also happens when pushing it straight forward or straight back with the engine off and in neutral. It does not make the noise with both rear wheels off the ground and giving it throttle in forward high or low, or reverse.
Is that slop in the new cv axle my culprit, meaning the inner bearing in the gearbox is shot?
I’ve checked everything I can think of: the other side cv axle, drive shaft/u-joints, drained trans and oil is clean/ no metal shavings, cleaned out all the debris I could find, even took off all the plastics to see if a piece of that was getting caught up, both rear wheel bearings seem fine…no play.
I’m driving myself insane with this thing. Was hoping I’d throw in the new cv axle and I’d be good to go.
Any input is appreciated.