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Is my carrier bad?
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Posted by: jmc400ex02

My axle had about 1/4 inch of play in it...So i replaced the bearings....3 rides later it has 1/4 play in it again? Also my rear sprocket has some play as well as my rear disk brake....Is my carrier bad or what?

Posted by: quad2xtreme

first - retorque the two axle nuts. It is virtually impossible for the carrier to go bad unless you can see visual damage.

You really need proper tools to torque the two nuts properly. It is bad to over or under torque the nuts. You want to put enough pressure to keep the bearings seated against the pipe sleeve but not too much. The bell nut gets tightened first then you hold this nut while you tighten the locknut against it.

Just sounds like your axle nuts may have loosened up on you.

/Jon

Posted by: 400exc

yea, same thing happened to me, the axle nuts r loose sounds like, take a pipe wrench and tighten them, then u should be fine

Posted by: jmc400ex02

I give it a try and let you guys know...thank you!!!

Posted by: TCracin440ex

well...as a few others said check your axle nuts...but...if the locknut on the axle is not tightned down fully then it will cause play...check and make sure that its not loose...

Posted by: 400exmatt

Ya it shoulnt be bad i figured out mine was bad when the rear end kinda locked up lol. I knew my bearings where bad but i didnt care had a lonestar carrier i was wanting to put on.