Any thoughts What this may be?

chucker · 05-05-2008, 04:00 PM

Hey Catmando, Just heard from my brother. What we (he) fixed on my quad was an inboard cv joint. The dealer could not find the problem. My brother spent alot of time with the quad up on blocks checking everything he could find. The noise was only apparent under load when starting out, after moving the noise would go away. It was a clicking noise. Hope this helps.

sumx54 · 05-05-2008, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Scotty

If the clicking is faster in low gear and slower in high gear then I would think that is from the motor or clutching? If it was hubs as you mentioned then low gear or high gear would make no difference in how quikly the clicking was. Same for u joints. I would guess it's coming from the clutches??? Badly frayed belt? Chunk missing?

This is my best guess awell. Hopefully it isn't too much of a pain to get at.

catmando · 05-05-2008, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by sumx54

This is my best guess awell. Hopefully it isn't too much of a pain to get at.

Thanks a Lot for your input and all the others too,I guess i'm going to see what kind of nightmare getting that cover off is going to be.
Just one more reason why this site rocks.
Thanks Again!
catmando!
Will post when i find the culprit!

catmando · 05-08-2008, 05:51 PM

Well took the cover off and checked out the belt and everything else around the clutch and all looks good,put it back together and now looking for new ideas.Hoping its not trannny problems.
catmando!

TylerG · 05-08-2008, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by catmando

Well took the cover off and checked out the belt and everything else around the clutch and all looks good,put it back together and now looking for new ideas.Hoping its not trannny problems.
catmando!

when you had the cover off did you manually try to pull the belt around or turn the clutches, to make sure you didn't hear the clunking in there???

Scotty · 05-10-2008, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by catmando

Well took the cover off and checked out the belt and everything else around the clutch and all looks good,put it back together and now looking for new ideas.Hoping its not trannny problems.
catmando!

Thats too bad.. I guess?? Maybe a good thing. I'm suprised, thought for sure the belt would be the culprit. Keep us posted... hopefully it is nothing major or maybe even nothing at all. Could it be a broken valve spring?... valve clicken in the head? Hope not.

catmando · 05-10-2008, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by TylerG

when you had the cover off did you manually try to pull the belt around or turn the clutches, to make sure you didn't hear the clunking in there???

I started it with the cover of and nothing,pretty confusing.
catmando!

Summiteer · 05-10-2008, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by catmando

I started it with the cover of and nothing,pretty confusing.
catmando!

any rub marks on the inside of the cover?

TylerG · 05-10-2008, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by catmando

I started it with the cover of and nothing,pretty confusing.
catmando!

does it only make the noises when there is weight on the wheels? or did it make the noise when you had it jacked up and the covers off as well?

crazy_wheeler · 05-10-2008, 11:11 PM

Catmando your not going to like this but that ticking noise is coming from a bearing in the motor. I was out quadding today with a group of people from the Wildwood area and 2 of them have prowlers. Got chatting and mentioned the clicking noise that you described and the fella said he just had to fix his a couple weeks ago for the same thing. Its a bearing in the secondary transmission assembly. One of the bearings sees alot of side loading from the torgue on the shaft which prematurely wears the bearing out. If not caught in time and fixed it can go from a $2600 job to a new motor....$6600. Check out this website and it'll give you an exploded view of your unit. Alpha Sports - Arctic Cat ATV Catalog

catmando · 05-11-2008, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by crazy_wheeler

Catmando your not going to like this but that ticking noise is coming from a bearing in the motor. I was out quadding today with a group of people from the Wildwood area and 2 of them have prowlers. Got chatting and mentioned the clicking noise that you described and the fella said he just had to fix his a couple weeks ago for the same thing. Its a bearing in the secondary transmission assembly. One of the bearings sees alot of side loading from the torgue on the shaft which prematurely wears the bearing out. If not caught in time and fixed it can go from a $2600 job to a new motor....$6600. Check out this website and it'll give you an exploded view of your unit. Alpha Sports - Arctic Cat ATV Catalog

That would suck! Thanks Marty I will check into it.
catmando!

crazy_wheeler · 05-22-2008, 10:41 AM

Hey catmando have you had the prowler looked at yet?

05-05-2008, 04:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
chucker Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sherwood Park Posts: 89 Casino Cash: $130777 Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Hey Catmando, Just heard from my brother. What we (he) fixed on my quad was an inboard cv joint. The dealer could not find the problem. My brother spent alot of time with the quad up on blocks checking everything he could find. The noise was only apparent under load when starting out, after moving the noise would go away. It was a clicking noise. Hope this helps.

05-05-2008, 04:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
sumx54 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Whitecourt, Alberta Posts: 1,399 Casino Cash: $570839 Thanks: 476 Thanked 393 Times in 285 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by Scotty If the clicking is faster in low gear and slower in high gear then I would think that is from the motor or clutching? If it was hubs as you mentioned then low gear or high gear would make no difference in how quikly the clicking was. Same for u joints. I would guess it's coming from the clutches??? Badly frayed belt? Chunk missing? This is my best guess awell. Hopefully it isn't too much of a pain to get at. __________________ Happy Landings 08 rev-xpx 154 On The Bottle 08 Can-Am 800 (not stock) 04 Mini-Z 07 Raptor 80 08 KX 65 08 DRZ 70 28' Track n Trail Toy Hauler

05-05-2008, 04:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
catmando Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 2,646 Casino Cash: $989191 Thanks: 545 Thanked 551 Times in 372 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by sumx54 This is my best guess awell. Hopefully it isn't too much of a pain to get at. Thanks a Lot for your input and all the others too,I guess i'm going to see what kind of nightmare getting that cover off is going to be. Just one more reason why this site rocks. Thanks Again! catmando! Will post when i find the culprit! __________________ Arctic Cat Baby!......For The Most Part! 05 900 Kingcat,Boondocker Nitrous Kit,Speedwerx Pipe & Can,V-force Reeds,2.5 camo extreme 162" 03 600 Mountaincat 06 650 Prowler Black Magic Pipe & Chip Kickass Intake 03 450 Kodiac (yamaha) shh! 08 110 Giovanni Mini Hummer! 06 Arctic Cat M5 EFI 05 Kawasaki Brute Force,27"Mudlites,Penland Pro Series Exaust! K&N Air Filter Dont be Sorry,Just dont do it again!

05-08-2008, 05:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
catmando Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 2,646 Casino Cash: $989191 Thanks: 545 Thanked 551 Times in 372 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Well took the cover off and checked out the belt and everything else around the clutch and all looks good,put it back together and now looking for new ideas.Hoping its not trannny problems. catmando! __________________ Arctic Cat Baby!......For The Most Part! 05 900 Kingcat,Boondocker Nitrous Kit,Speedwerx Pipe & Can,V-force Reeds,2.5 camo extreme 162" 03 600 Mountaincat 06 650 Prowler Black Magic Pipe & Chip Kickass Intake 03 450 Kodiac (yamaha) shh! 08 110 Giovanni Mini Hummer! 06 Arctic Cat M5 EFI 05 Kawasaki Brute Force,27"Mudlites,Penland Pro Series Exaust! K&N Air Filter Dont be Sorry,Just dont do it again!

05-08-2008, 06:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
TylerG Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Edmonton Posts: 1,600 Casino Cash: $695123 Thanks: 44 Thanked 287 Times in 231 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by catmando Well took the cover off and checked out the belt and everything else around the clutch and all looks good,put it back together and now looking for new ideas.Hoping its not trannny problems. catmando! when you had the cover off did you manually try to pull the belt around or turn the clutches, to make sure you didn't hear the clunking in there??? __________________ Tyler 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4x4 2004 Fleetwood Taos Tent Trailer More toys to come after I buy a house! Support The Dealers Who Support Your Sport. Buy your 2008/2009 ASA Trailpasses! Don't be the one riding for free!

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05-10-2008, 11:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
Scotty Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sherwood Park / Ardossan, Alberta Posts: 749 Casino Cash: $263600 Thanks: 233 Thanked 249 Times in 150 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by catmando Well took the cover off and checked out the belt and everything else around the clutch and all looks good,put it back together and now looking for new ideas.Hoping its not trannny problems. catmando! Thats too bad.. I guess?? Maybe a good thing. I'm suprised, thought for sure the belt would be the culprit. Keep us posted... hopefully it is nothing major or maybe even nothing at all. Could it be a broken valve spring?... valve clicken in the head? Hope not. __________________ Scotty. "The Litter" '04 AC F6 efi 144" '02 AC 500i '01 AC Z120 '01 AC Z120 snopro '04 AC Z120

05-10-2008, 12:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
catmando Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 2,646 Casino Cash: $989191 Thanks: 545 Thanked 551 Times in 372 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by TylerG when you had the cover off did you manually try to pull the belt around or turn the clutches, to make sure you didn't hear the clunking in there??? I started it with the cover of and nothing,pretty confusing. catmando! __________________ Arctic Cat Baby!......For The Most Part! 05 900 Kingcat,Boondocker Nitrous Kit,Speedwerx Pipe & Can,V-force Reeds,2.5 camo extreme 162" 03 600 Mountaincat 06 650 Prowler Black Magic Pipe & Chip Kickass Intake 03 450 Kodiac (yamaha) shh! 08 110 Giovanni Mini Hummer! 06 Arctic Cat M5 EFI 05 Kawasaki Brute Force,27"Mudlites,Penland Pro Series Exaust! K&N Air Filter Dont be Sorry,Just dont do it again!

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Summiteer Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Whitecourt, Ab Posts: 1,596 Casino Cash: $246885 Thanks: 120 Thanked 635 Times in 385 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by catmando I started it with the cover of and nothing,pretty confusing. catmando! any rub marks on the inside of the cover? __________________ Regards, mitch '06 800 Summit '05 400 Outlander http://www.whitecourttrailblazers.ca

05-10-2008, 01:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
TylerG Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Edmonton Posts: 1,600 Casino Cash: $695123 Thanks: 44 Thanked 287 Times in 231 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by catmando I started it with the cover of and nothing,pretty confusing. catmando! does it only make the noises when there is weight on the wheels? or did it make the noise when you had it jacked up and the covers off as well? __________________ Tyler 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4x4 2004 Fleetwood Taos Tent Trailer More toys to come after I buy a house! Support The Dealers Who Support Your Sport. Buy your 2008/2009 ASA Trailpasses! Don't be the one riding for free!

05-10-2008, 11:11 PM	#22 (permalink)
crazy_wheeler Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stony Plain Posts: 744 Casino Cash: $205995 Thanks: 53 Thanked 186 Times in 133 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Catmando your not going to like this but that ticking noise is coming from a bearing in the motor. I was out quadding today with a group of people from the Wildwood area and 2 of them have prowlers. Got chatting and mentioned the clicking noise that you described and the fella said he just had to fix his a couple weeks ago for the same thing. Its a bearing in the secondary transmission assembly. One of the bearings sees alot of side loading from the torgue on the shaft which prematurely wears the bearing out. If not caught in time and fixed it can go from a $2600 job to a new motor....$6600. Check out this website and it'll give you an exploded view of your unit. Alpha Sports - Arctic Cat ATV Catalog

05-11-2008, 09:39 AM	#23 (permalink)
catmando Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 2,646 Casino Cash: $989191 Thanks: 545 Thanked 551 Times in 372 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Originally Posted by crazy_wheeler Catmando your not going to like this but that ticking noise is coming from a bearing in the motor. I was out quadding today with a group of people from the Wildwood area and 2 of them have prowlers. Got chatting and mentioned the clicking noise that you described and the fella said he just had to fix his a couple weeks ago for the same thing. Its a bearing in the secondary transmission assembly. One of the bearings sees alot of side loading from the torgue on the shaft which prematurely wears the bearing out. If not caught in time and fixed it can go from a $2600 job to a new motor....$6600. Check out this website and it'll give you an exploded view of your unit. Alpha Sports - Arctic Cat ATV Catalog That would suck! Thanks Marty I will check into it. catmando! __________________ Arctic Cat Baby!......For The Most Part! 05 900 Kingcat,Boondocker Nitrous Kit,Speedwerx Pipe & Can,V-force Reeds,2.5 camo extreme 162" 03 600 Mountaincat 06 650 Prowler Black Magic Pipe & Chip Kickass Intake 03 450 Kodiac (yamaha) shh! 08 110 Giovanni Mini Hummer! 06 Arctic Cat M5 EFI 05 Kawasaki Brute Force,27"Mudlites,Penland Pro Series Exaust! K&N Air Filter Dont be Sorry,Just dont do it again!

05-22-2008, 10:41 AM	#24 (permalink)
crazy_wheeler Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stony Plain Posts: 744 Casino Cash: $205995 Thanks: 53 Thanked 186 Times in 133 Posts	Re: Any thoughts What this may be? Hey catmando have you had the prowler looked at yet?

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