suspension help!

[landon_r]

so my buddy took my quad out for two minutes and it comes back looking like this on the front left tire...not sure whats bent any ideas? the right sides fine, i just took a pic of it just to show how its supposed to look

 

[brandoz28]

check the ball joints and the a arms. most likely its an upper a arm that's bent to make the wheel camber like that

 

[landon_r]

ill go take some more pics...u think if i heat the upper a arm a bit and bend it it will work?

 

[brandoz28]

i would replace it if it's bent

 

[landon_r]

it doesnt look bent but idk mayb u guys can see what i cant

 

[landon_r]

and sorry bout the sideways pics

 

[brandoz28]

yeah dude, the bottom one is bent to hell

 

[landon_r]

just texted the guy and he said hes not payin for a new one...prick

 

[brandoz28]

hopefully you can get one cheap

 

[landon_r]

ill c if i can bend it first before i buy one

 

[brandoz28]

if you heat that part of the a arm you'll probably junk the balljoint

 

[motoman9911]

That bottom a arm is messed up bad. That's why you don't let assholes ride your stuff. Only people you trust.

 

[landon_r]

yeah it pisses me off cuz he was trying to do a wheelie (keep in mind this guy doesnt own a quad and isnt very experienced but thinks hes a pro) down my driveway, hits the grab bar, leans over and rolls it on its side in the grass. jumps back on it and drives it back to my house....todays just not a good day...lol

 

[landon_r]

well he's my cousin and he's rode our other fouwheeler before but he's never rode a 2stroke. so he asked if he could take it up the driveway and back so i said sure...but he thinks he needs to do a f*kn wheelie and wreck it...costing me money

 

[Awk08]

i couldnt see the pics, fukin att connect card has bad connection at this time of nite, but i bent a spindle once, rolling it just like you described, when i pulled both wheels and the hubs off, you could clearly see the spindle bent upwards, worth a look too!!!

 

[YZ Otis]

I think awk08's right. You need another spindle. Look at at the angle of the bottom ball joint. They're not that hard to bend with a bad landing We've done a couple like that.
BTW: Don't try to heat & straiten the spindle.

 

[brandoz28]

either way the a arm is bent too. i haven't looked at a spindle lately enough to be able to say if its bent too or not

 

[justtwistit]

just buy a new a-arm
1994 YAMAHA BLASTER LEFT LOWER A-ARM. A ARM. : eBay Motors (item 390209138740 end time Jun-20-10 19:17:01 PDT)
theres more on there i just found one and posted it

 

[nd jat]

Well I know my right spindle is tweaked, A arms seem ok. Wanna trade for a straight one. I kinda like the camber.

 

[landon_r]

Well I know my right spindle is tweaked, A arms seem ok. Wanna trade for a straight one. I kinda like the camber.

what do u mean camber?