Question:
I currently own an ’05 Yamaha Kodiak 450 IRS and recently broke both of my rear axles. I went to Gorrilla then blew one of the rear seals and was in the process of doing this and realized that the C-clip on the upper portion of both axles was ate up and I had metal shavings in the rear end.
I have spoken with people at Gorilla and they have no clue what the problem is, I feel that upper cup is to long and that the axle isn’t seating all the way in and causing problems.
I still have yet to replace the seal until I solve this issue. What is the easiest way to remove the driveshaft on that bike I have never removed a U-joint before and is all of that needed for the job that I have to do?
Thank You,
John Sanders
Response:
Thanks for your question!
I need to know what precipitated the rear axles on your Kodie failing. I have not heard of this before and as a result I suspect there’s a big piece to this puzzle that’s missing.
If you generated enough force to fail both half shafts then yes, you need to pull the diff, change the seals, re-new the bearings, probably replace all four u-joints and then stop doing whatever it was that caused this.
Are you running big tires or track conversions? If you go for aftermarket half shafts you’ll get new u-joints with the package.
Good luck!
Motorhead Mark
