This damn can am...

[riverroyal]

So I stopped at coyne last Friday at closing time to grab a air filter
Left with wheels
Big O at 7am Saturday. While it was on a jack I figured I would look close at everything. Something has felt 'uneasy' and not relaxing at speed
Grabbed the front wheel and lifted etc, yeap A arm bushings are toast. Ton of slop

Scrap the dirt for the day and order new bushings from S3.
Tow it home and begin tear down at night after work .

Go to remove winch cables and a post spun in the motor. Yeap it broke the wires at the brushes. Emailed super winch, day later the reply is the model is discontinued. Shit.
The option they gave is a new $500 unit. Fuck that.

Take it to my tool tech, he resolders the wires and says your screwed getting this back on with spring load brushes. He was right. MacGyver it back together, done.

Pull A arms, which was not difficult but time consuming and WTF on bolt access.
New bushings in tonight and start to reassemble.

Last bolt, which is tack welded to a plate breaks the tack. Fuck.
To replace this plate deal the entire front trans needs to come out. Another wtf
I cut the bolt and get it out.
Now off to the bolt store tomorrow.

My back is jacked up. Turns out I'm 54 with a back of a 80 year old. I knew jet skies and construction would catch up to me.

At least I have plans Saturday now

 

[riverroyal]

Oh, I also had a lug nut with the splines stripped. It was a one and done removal, thankfully it came off
So new lug nuts last night.

 

[Angler]

Have you thought of buying a speed car?

 

[dspracing]

Every engineer at canam needs to get kicked in the nuts. Oh you need to work on an a arm? Go ahead and pull the entire front end.

 

[JFMFG]

So I stopped at coyne last Friday at closing time to grab a air filter
Left with wheels
Big O at 7am Saturday. While it was on a jack I figured I would look close at everything. Something has felt 'uneasy' and not relaxing at speed
Grabbed the front wheel and lifted etc, yeap A arm bushings are toast. Ton of slop

Scrap the dirt for the day and order new bushings from S3.
Tow it home and begin tear down at night after work .

Go to remove winch cables and a post spun in the motor. Yeap it broke the wires at the brushes. Emailed super winch, day later the reply is the model is discontinued. Shit.
The option they gave is a new $500 unit. Fuck that.

Take it to my tool tech, he resolders the wires and says your screwed getting this back on with spring load brushes. He was right. MacGyver it back together, done.

Pull A arms, which was not difficult but time consuming and WTF on bolt access.
New bushings in tonight and start to reassemble.

Last bolt, which is tack welded to a plate breaks the tack. Fuck.
To replace this plate deal the entire front trans needs to come out. Another wtf
I cut the bolt and get it out.
Now off to the bolt store tomorrow.

My back is jacked up. Turns out I'm 54 with a back of a 80 year old. I knew jet skies and construction would catch up to me.

At least I have plans Saturday now
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Damn how many miles before you needed bushings?

 

[Sportin' Wood]

I've got to set aside time to tear into mine to learn about these things. I've got a couple of worn items that need to be changed, like Hiem joints. The big thing for me is gaining access to the plug that allows the machine to be scanned. When they built this car, they buried that plug inside a Carbon Fiber dash.

I suspect I have a charging issue that is impacting my power steering. The overhead light bar throws a low-voltage code on the switch pro as soon as you turn on the other accessories. Maybe I'm naive, but it seems like you can disassemble the whole car pretty quickly. Much easier than changing a transmission in an Ultra4 car.

 

[riverroyal]

Damn how many miles before you needed bushings?

3200. All havasu

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Since half the car is disassembled get the front end gusset kit!

Way to overcome.

 

[Bpracing1127]

Lol can am chassis problems. But the motor and trans are good right?

 

[DWC]

Lol can am chassis problems. But the motor and trans are good right?

Hey Ian.

 

[riverroyal2]

Hey Ian.

the chassis is great. 3200 miles of washboard and this the first time the front end has been apart. That's actually incredible. Also, Im replacing items that wear out, nothing is broken. The bolt snafu is just one of those things.

 

[Xring01]

So I stopped at coyne last Friday at closing time to grab a air filter
Left with wheels
Big O at 7am Saturday. While it was on a jack I figured I would look close at everything. Something has felt 'uneasy' and not relaxing at speed
Grabbed the front wheel and lifted etc, yeap A arm bushings are toast. Ton of slop

Scrap the dirt for the day and order new bushings from S3.
Tow it home and begin tear down at night after work .

Go to remove winch cables and a post spun in the motor. Yeap it broke the wires at the brushes. Emailed super winch, day later the reply is the model is discontinued. Shit.
The option they gave is a new $500 unit. Fuck that.

Take it to my tool tech, he resolders the wires and says your screwed getting this back on with spring load brushes. He was right. MacGyver it back together, done.

Pull A arms, which was not difficult but time consuming and WTF on bolt access.
New bushings in tonight and start to reassemble.

Last bolt, which is tack welded to a plate breaks the tack. Fuck.
To replace this plate deal the entire front trans needs to come out. Another wtf
I cut the bolt and get it out.
Now off to the bolt store tomorrow.

My back is jacked up. Turns out I'm 54 with a back of a 80 year old. I knew jet skies and construction would catch up to me.

At least I have plans Saturday now
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Laughing my ass off…
My neighbors have the exact same issues… with their Canned Hammms and RZR’s.

AND… Thats why I own a KRX… 3400ish miles and pretty much no failures to date, unless you count the leaking shock next to the exhaust manifold. Pretty sure I fixed that, by modifying the stock exhaust which runs at much lower temps now. I am still on the original CVT belt.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

the chassis is great. 3200 miles of washboard and this the first time the front end has been apart. That's actually incredible. Also, Im replacing items that wear out, nothing is broken. The bolt snafu is just one of those things.

The great thing about Can Am chassis and suspension failures is that they can be predicted almost to the mile.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Laughing my ass off…
My neighbors have the exact same issues… with their Canned Hammms and RZR’s.

AND… Thats why I own a KRX… 3400ish miles and pretty much no failures to date, unless you count the leaking shock next to the exhaust manifold. Pretty sure I fixed that, by modifying the stock exhaust which runs at much lower temps now. I am still on the original CVT belt.

KRX is a well built car.. it is also among the slowest.. so it better not break.

 

[riverroyal2]

The great thing about Can Am chassis and suspension failures is that they can be predicted almost to the mile.

whats next for my Can Am Nostradamus? Id like a little heads up!

 

[riverroyal2]

Laughing my ass off…
My neighbors have the exact same issues… with their Canned Hammms and RZR’s.

AND… Thats why I own a KRX… 3400ish miles and pretty much no failures to date, unless you count the leaking shock next to the exhaust manifold. Pretty sure I fixed that, by modifying the stock exhaust which runs at much lower temps now. I am still on the original CVT belt.

Im a Kawi fan for decades. They helped me out early in my jet ski race days. Id buy a KRX if they get some HP into them. It would need to be green though

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

whats next for my Can Am Nostradamus? Id like a little heads up!

Start looking for stress cracks in the trailing arms.

If you didn’t do any upgrades to the rear hubs.. key an eye on those too. Check the toe link bolts for fatigue.

 

[Xring01]

Im a Kawi fan for decades. They helped me out early in my jet ski race days. Id buy a KRX if they get some HP into them. It would need to be green though

I will chose Reliability over HP any day of the week… What good is HP when your broke 50 miles in the desert over stupid part.
Now you know why all my Can Am and RZR neighbors invite me on all their rides…
TO DRAG THOSE TURBO CARS HOME… LOL…

 

[Xring01]

Start looking for stress cracks in the trailing arms.

If you didn’t do any upgrades to the rear hubs.. key an eye on those too. Check the toe link bolts for fatigue.

Shit, better start inspecting every aspect of where the suspension (shocks, a arms etc etc) bolts to the frame.
I have seen buddys rip that chinese metal to shreds on basic shit…

Yes it happens on the KRX also. You need to beef up all of those areas, or risk totaling your machine if you turn it in for insurance repairs.

 

[riverroyal]

I did a very deep inspection up front. No issues.
Do the trailing arms tomorrow during alignment

 

[DLC]

You might want to replace your ball joints while your in there and have everything torn apart.

I have the Big Keller rebuildable on my car but the stocks work fine. Save the old ones as a back up - JIC !

 

[PlanB]

I put Delrin bushings in the A-arms before the car touched the dirt.

 

[riverroyal]

That's what I just put in

 

[DLC]

Those are the good chit !

check your tie rod end’s while you run there…

cheap to replace now

 

[Ziggy]

You and your damned dual/alterego personality.

 

[rivermobster]

So I stopped at coyne last Friday at closing time to grab a air filter
Left with wheels
Big O at 7am Saturday. While it was on a jack I figured I would look close at everything. Something has felt 'uneasy' and not relaxing at speed
Grabbed the front wheel and lifted etc, yeap A arm bushings are toast. Ton of slop

Scrap the dirt for the day and order new bushings from S3.
Tow it home and begin tear down at night after work .

Go to remove winch cables and a post spun in the motor. Yeap it broke the wires at the brushes. Emailed super winch, day later the reply is the model is discontinued. Shit.
The option they gave is a new $500 unit. Fuck that.

Take it to my tool tech, he resolders the wires and says your screwed getting this back on with spring load brushes. He was right. MacGyver it back together, done.

Pull A arms, which was not difficult but time consuming and WTF on bolt access.
New bushings in tonight and start to reassemble.

Last bolt, which is tack welded to a plate breaks the tack. Fuck.
To replace this plate deal the entire front trans needs to come out. Another wtf
I cut the bolt and get it out.
Now off to the bolt store tomorrow.

My back is jacked up. Turns out I'm 54 with a back of a 80 year old. I knew jet skies and construction would catch up to me.

At least I have plans Saturday now
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How in the fuck does one get 3200mi, running off road, and not have one single rock chip or scratch!?!?

Oh wait...

You said Lake Havasu. This must be a grocery getter. Sorry, my bad.

 

[riverroyal]

How in the fuck does one get 3200mi, running off road, and not have one single rock chip or scratch!?!?

Oh wait...

You said Lake Havasu. This must be a grocery getter. Sorry, my bad.

Lol. My trailing arms have about half the paint left.
I just did 70 miles in parker. Not one grocery store

 

[rivermobster]

Lol. My trailing arms have about half the paint left.
I just did 70 miles in parker. Not one grocery store

You must be the leader then.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

You must be the leader then.

When everyone has radios, GPS and lights you don’t need to follow that close. In a 5 car group, we might be spread out over a mile.

 

[ArizonaKevin]

approaching 4k miles in my XX, everything is still tight as a drum. Ocotillo wells, quartzsite, northern arizona fire roads, and local desert trails around phoenix.

Amazing what happens with appropriately sized hardware and bushings that are captured in double shear.

 

[riverroyal2]

ive checked every bolt, nothing is loose, shocking really.

 

[TPC]

Polish up the plastic makes the bruises less noticeable.