1998 grizzly 600 project - NO SPARK

[Summitric]

Hey all.....as this is gonna be our first quad, i'm gonna be buying a '98 yamaha grizzly 600 quad(fixer/upper), and just wondering what some expected problems might be, and what are some good additions to it? Any input appreciated....... Thanks

[Murminator]

Water proof it real good they were notorius for leaking water into the clutches causing the belt to slip and rad is close to the winch and alot of crap piles up between them plugging off the rad if your doing some work on it tear the rad out and clean it good might have 10 years mud packed in it

[sumx54]

If you tear the clutch apart replace all the roller weights with the weights from a Kodiak 450. It will wake that 600 right up for cheap, cheap. They are also prone to the "Steam Sputter" when crossing deep water. Its an easy fix, you just have to vent the side panels under the gas tank on both sides to let the steam escape instead of heading for the airbox. When servicing it make sure you pull the recoil cover off and clean it out well, it will probably be full of skeg. When you put it back together, silicone the boot on to the recoil cover and only use it if you have to. Like Murm says, seal the belt housing good and put a chunk of screen in front of the Rad thats easy to pull out and clean on the trail. Last but not least "leave your purse at home when flinging mud with the boyz" LMFAO!!

[Summitric]

Sounds good guys.... Any additions i can make that will help too?

[gforce]

tires..gotta have good tires..as you might have read on snow and mud,,lotsa different types..i like my mudlites...and a tow rope to pull hondas out..lol and a big chain for tg..hahaha..hey..see ya on the trail!

[ttpowersports]

ya - 600 grizzlies are like the old big bears - hard to kill.... great speed, reliable, gobs of power, cant think of any real problem areas, i agree about the tires, a good atv and good tires make a great atv.....

Only thing id do is change up the 10" rear rims with a set of 12" off a big bear or something with the dish on the rear rim, it will make it easier to find 12" tire sets .....

oh ya and always keep the Shiny side up......

T.

[Summitric]

Originally Posted by ttpowersports

ya - 600 grizzlies are like the old big bears - hard to kill.... Great speed, reliable, gobs of power, cant think of any real problem areas, i agree about the tires, a good atv and good tires make a great atv.....

Only thing id do is change up the 10" rear rims with a set of 12" off a big bear or something with the dish on the rear rim, it will make it easier to find 12" tire sets .....

Oh ya and always keep the shiny side up......

T.

so are bearclaw tires good? THEY LOOK LIKE TRACTOR TIRES...

[oldernotwiser]

Bear claws are good tires. Everyone will have their favorite and argue the point all day long. I run mud lites. Different sizes of bear claws do have different lug heights however I believe.

[medler]

Does this machine have disc or drum brakes?

[Summitric]

Originally Posted by medler

does this machine have disc or drum brakes?

i think it was drum , BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER

[medler]

It is good you are mechanically inclined because the brakes don't work too good if they are drums

[Summitric]

What storage boxes anyone running on these quads?? Royal distributing has about 30 different universal storage boxes of all types/designs..... Any thoughts??