Ranger 400 front wheel alignment help..........

[SpudHauler]

Pressure wash everything before proceeding. or you will spend extra hours trying to keep mud out of exposed parts like bearings, you've been warned.

We just replaced one ripped boot on our Sportsman 500. It was not a Polaris part but not sure what brand, no box when I saw it. Worked great.

Found out if you are careful you can unlock the little bands and re-use. Play with one until you get the feel for pushing on a little tab to free the band.

Bands just add to the expensive.

When removing the drive shafts we found lots of rust on the splines at both ends, so anti-seize was liberally applied after cleaning all parts.

We pulled all shafts and cleaned and anti-seized both ends.

Don't hit the boots with parts cleaner fluid as this makes the rubber distort permanently. One did, we still used it anyway, it was on the good end of the drive shaft that we replaced the boot. Mechanic got some cleaning fluid on it and we didn't notice until we got it home. Hours of use later and no problems. Looks like h**l.

Grease came with the boot kit and each CV joint comes apart with a sharp tap with a hammer and punch.

Drive shafts removed by a quick/strong/tug to dislodge it from the center hubs.

Fun eh!!!

 

[pwright]

There are a number of alternatives out there. The All Balls boot kits are supposed to be very nice but I haven't need to replace any of mine so can't say for sure.

Utility ATV 2013 Polaris RANGER 400 4X4 All Balls CV Boot Kit - Rear Inner | MotoSport

I think all of the most recent Rangers (400, 500, 570, 700, 800) all use the same boots but you should verify that. Bunches of them on E-Bay.

 

[MotorSeven]

Yeah, I saw a lot of them on fleabay & was trying to verify quality....guess it's a crap shoot. My buddy wanted to know if he could mount wider tires in the front(they are 8" wide, rear is 11" wide)& had stopped at a local Polaris dealer who told him that he could go with up to a 12" wide tire on the front. After looking I didn't even think much wider than a 9" would fit with out rubbing, but he had already ordered 10". He put them on today & yep they rub on the tie rod end so he is going to have to make spacers to gain 1/4". Kinda frustrating when a dealer does not know what he is talking about.......:confused3:

Spud, thanks for the boot info...I had a lot of fun doing the one's on the Kodiak

 

[Xfaxman]

Yeah, I saw a lot of them on fleabay & was trying to verify quality....guess it's a crap shoot. My buddy wanted to know if he could mount wider tires in the front(they are 8" wide, rear is 11" wide)& had stopped at a local Polaris dealer who told him that he could go with up to a 12" wide tire on the front. After looking I didn't even think much wider than a 9" would fit with out rubbing, but he had already ordered 10". He put them on today & yep they rub on the tie rod end so he is going to have to make spacers to gain 1/4". Kinda frustrating when a dealer does not know what he is talking about.......:confused3:

Spud, thanks for the boot info...I had a lot of fun doing the one's on the Kodiak

Are the tires mounted on the original steel wheels?

What is the tire brand and style? Some tires have extra tread wrapped around to the side walls.

 

[pwright]

Yeah, I saw a lot of them on fleabay & was trying to verify quality....guess it's a crap shoot. My buddy wanted to know if he could mount wider tires in the front(they are 8" wide, rear is 11" wide)& had stopped at a local Polaris dealer who told him that he could go with up to a 12" wide tire on the front. After looking I didn't even think much wider than a 9" would fit with out rubbing, but he had already ordered 10". He put them on today & yep they rub on the tie rod end so he is going to have to make spacers to gain 1/4".

Yeah, could have told you that. He'll also want to check for rubbing when the steering is at full lock once the spacer is on. 1/4" is probably not going to cause a problem but better to be sure. Make sure the studs have enough extra thread to allow for those spacers.

 

[MotorSeven]

Original steel wheels, the new tires are 10" wide I think they are Bear Claw 6 ply...no lugs on the sidewalls. My other neighbor has a older Ranger('06-07?) and it still has the oem tires on it....yep...10" in the front. It's odd that Polaris went down to a 8" on the newer models.

 

[pwright]

I have 26x9x12 on the front of my 800 LE Crew but I think the base model is only 25x8x12. I thought my 2006 500 EFI also had 9" on the front stock. I'll have to look again this weekend.

 

[Xfaxman]

My Ranger Electric came with Carlisle 25-9.5-12, All Trail II, front and rear.


Changed to Interco Interforce 27-7.5-14, 6 ply, No clearance problems.

 

[MotorSeven]

My bad, I didn't realize that the 400 and 500 are two different machines and not just engine size............charlie mike

Xfax, the middle number is the width, so you went down in width by 2", so that should never be a issue rubbing on the A frame components.

 

[Xfaxman]

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Xfax, the middle number is the width, so you went down in width by 2", so that should never be a issue rubbing on the A frame components.

Yep, I know that. I could not find a wider ag tread tire.

I should have been more specific, my comment and pictures relate to the 2" increase in diameter.