I can't recall if this is a 400cc or a 500cc Rotax model but it is liquid/fan cooled. Short story; neighbors left it out in the woods/farm unused for x amount of years. They kindly let me keep it over at my house to use it but it suffers from electrical issues and a failed gauge cluster circuit board.
Drove it a few times to pull stuff. I heard a front CV axle clicking. Neighbor kids wanted to use their ATV so I let them take it. They beat it until the CV finally let go. I went back over there and brought it back home. You can imagine what the neighbors barn looks like...A graveyard of abused machines. So now I have 2 major issues. I need to fix the gauge cluster circuit board and (2) repair the CV axle.
I'm not putting any money in this machine. The gauge cluster is $320... Not sure what a front right CV axle cost but I'm not investing anything other than fluids and labor.
I'm not all that familiar with ATVs but I am experienced in automotive and electronics repair. I fixed multiple wiring issues in this Traxxter already. It's actually a John Deere Buck but it is the same machine. Are the CV axles repairable? I have a press but have never pulled one of these apart... It is completely disconnected and flopping around.
As for the gauge cluster, it was ruined by the elements. A SMD capacitor fell right off when I pulled the PCB out. I'm going to try to reflow the circuit board and re-attach the capacitor with a SMD soldering station. Hoping this works because there are some functionality problems without the cluster. It does drive and shift without it, although. But first I need to devise a plan to repair the CV axle.
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Drove it a few times to pull stuff. I heard a front CV axle clicking. Neighbor kids wanted to use their ATV so I let them take it. They beat it until the CV finally let go. I went back over there and brought it back home. You can imagine what the neighbors barn looks like...A graveyard of abused machines. So now I have 2 major issues. I need to fix the gauge cluster circuit board and (2) repair the CV axle.
I'm not putting any money in this machine. The gauge cluster is $320... Not sure what a front right CV axle cost but I'm not investing anything other than fluids and labor.
I'm not all that familiar with ATVs but I am experienced in automotive and electronics repair. I fixed multiple wiring issues in this Traxxter already. It's actually a John Deere Buck but it is the same machine. Are the CV axles repairable? I have a press but have never pulled one of these apart... It is completely disconnected and flopping around.
As for the gauge cluster, it was ruined by the elements. A SMD capacitor fell right off when I pulled the PCB out. I'm going to try to reflow the circuit board and re-attach the capacitor with a SMD soldering station. Hoping this works because there are some functionality problems without the cluster. It does drive and shift without it, although. But first I need to devise a plan to repair the CV axle.
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