Front end clunk

[Clubin32]

So I’ve been chasing a front end clunk. Tried upper ball joints 8,000 km ago, all balls serviceable joints. Well they were greasable but poor quality. They are worn out. No it didn’t fix it. Now the machine has 17,000 km on it. The clunk is real bad. I replaced both upper and lower ball joints with super Atv super duty 300m they are well made but you pay for it. I had many trouble free miles on them on my xp1000.

Install went good. Clunk is gone. I suspect the lower ball joints are worn but not loose as I would expect. Upper ball joints support the weight of the machine. Lower ball joints have no tension up or down until the stabilizer bar needs to function left/right. That is when my machine would clunk.

Hope this helps somebody else.

 

[Big Red63]

I have some front "clunk'in" going on......it has done it as long as I can remember. It usually happens the most when I first start the machine and back up, it kind of sounds like the suspension is unloading or settling into place. I would have usually been considering a new machine by now but I don't have any reason to trade for a new one yet. Maybe I'll buy the next time they make a red one again

 

[Clubin32]

That was me.