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Lately I picked up a 1994 Yamaha Kodiak 400 for cheap as a winter project. It seems to have a lack of maintenance
so there were a lot of things that needed attention. The most pressing thing was the rear ring and pinion drive that
was bad. The pinion gear needed to be removed so I had to machine a tool for the job. I was lucky in that it was
made so a long rod could be installed to be able to apply a lot of torque if needed. It was seemingly in there tight!
As it turns out, the collar for the pinion is left hand thread! I was lucky in that I sometimes try to break stuff loose
in both directions. It was a twenty minute job to make the tool and well worth it because there is no way I would have been able to get the pinion gear and bearing out otherwise.
The ring and pinion are being replaced so once it is back together, it will be a usable ATV once again.
The reason I picked this year of ATV for a project is that it is over 25 years old and in Minnesota one can purchase a one time license
for $8.50 as opposed to the sixty six dollar standard three year license. I have another newer one (1999) that I drive occasionally on my
own property for firewood hauling mostly and it will be eligible for "collector status license" in 2024 I think.
After applying a new seat cover, replacing a pair of CV boots, painting the bent and rusty racks, fixing the brakes, going through the
carburetor, and other things, the machine looks pretty good generally except for finishing up on the rear ring and pinion assembly.
I have some parts ordered so looking forward to getting it back together in one piece. It's hunting season now in Minnesota so a
good time to get it in shape for later on.
It's a good way to spend some time cleaning up a machine that had seen some hard use. I suspect it has seen a few swamps
as there was a lot of cleaning of mire on top of the skid plates. It will get better care in the future as I drive around mud holes
and swampy areas. I expect it will be running in a week or so.
so there were a lot of things that needed attention. The most pressing thing was the rear ring and pinion drive that
was bad. The pinion gear needed to be removed so I had to machine a tool for the job. I was lucky in that it was
made so a long rod could be installed to be able to apply a lot of torque if needed. It was seemingly in there tight!
As it turns out, the collar for the pinion is left hand thread! I was lucky in that I sometimes try to break stuff loose
in both directions. It was a twenty minute job to make the tool and well worth it because there is no way I would have been able to get the pinion gear and bearing out otherwise.
The ring and pinion are being replaced so once it is back together, it will be a usable ATV once again.
The reason I picked this year of ATV for a project is that it is over 25 years old and in Minnesota one can purchase a one time license
for $8.50 as opposed to the sixty six dollar standard three year license. I have another newer one (1999) that I drive occasionally on my
own property for firewood hauling mostly and it will be eligible for "collector status license" in 2024 I think.
After applying a new seat cover, replacing a pair of CV boots, painting the bent and rusty racks, fixing the brakes, going through the
carburetor, and other things, the machine looks pretty good generally except for finishing up on the rear ring and pinion assembly.
I have some parts ordered so looking forward to getting it back together in one piece. It's hunting season now in Minnesota so a
good time to get it in shape for later on.
It's a good way to spend some time cleaning up a machine that had seen some hard use. I suspect it has seen a few swamps
as there was a lot of cleaning of mire on top of the skid plates. It will get better care in the future as I drive around mud holes
and swampy areas. I expect it will be running in a week or so.