swing arm damaged.

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werty · #1 Post by **werty** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:09 pm

Hows this for damaging the swing arm

2000ex · #2 Post by **2000ex** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:04 pm

I would not call it a damaged swingarm more like skidplate mount

werty · #3 Post by **werty** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:18 pm

Ok that's what I was getting at. I had it welded back up and am thinking on how to make it stronger the lava rock where I ride kills skidplates

Canniboomer · #4 Post by **Canniboomer** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:18 pm

That aftermarket skidplate should have a forward up-curve, similar to the stock skids. The sharp front edge probably took a direct hit.

NRath · #5 Post by **NRath** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:41 pm

I bought a quad with the exact same problem. Don't know how they managed to break it, but my point is it's not the first one to ever break a weld there. I've beat mine in the rocks relentlessly and never broke one with a PRM skid and now the stocker. Maybe it just takes an unlucky hit like Boomer said.

yamadjs08 · #6 Post by **yamadjs08** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:34 am

I've had a couple swingarms like that.

Hows this for some swingarm damage?

kdeal · #7 Post by **kdeal** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:29 am

Did you stay on the quad or go over the bars?

yamadjs08 · #8 Post by **yamadjs08** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:46 am

Throughout the second lap I would feel an occasional jerk. I knew something was wrong but kept pushing it, by the start of the third lap it I could hear something rubbing bad, pulled over and one of the bolts was gone and the others were loose. I gimped it back to the truck just fine!

I'm not looking forward to getting the old sprocket hub off...