questions about A arm bushing rebuild

warriorrider01 · Oct 16, 2011

hey fellas...just curious who changed their A arm bushings and what all i'd need...i'm doing this build as cheap as i can since i only paid 500 bucks for the quad.

i found this kit with the bushings for 16.00
http://www.amstarmanufacturing.com/Bushings.html

but my question is, is that all i need is new bushings? factory warrior A arms don't use bearings and bushings do they? my previous experience with atv's was a metal sleeve, with polyurethane (or the like) bushings and thats it

but i have seen kits with bearings and stuff (more expensive)

if i can, i'll probably just get those bushings and re use my old pins. i haven't tore into the quad that far to see if my A arms have bearings or not. appreciate the help! thanks!

warriorrider01 · Oct 16, 2011

found a microfiche on bikebandit.com and it looks like it is just a metal cap, a poly-like bushing and a metal pivot pin.

duneracerweston · Oct 16, 2011

Theres not a clip as far as I can remember its a press in bushing and the pin slides out and the caps just pop on no biggy

warriorrider01 · Oct 16, 2011

cool. thats what i thought! thanks buddy

MidwayUSA · Oct 17, 2011

warriorrider01 said:
if i can, i'll probably just get those bushings and re use my old pins. i haven't tore into the quad that far to see if my A arms have bearings or not. appreciate the help! thanks!

The pins are usually worn. Mine were never greased and worn a lot. I got a bushing kit off E-Bay for $18. I got some stainless tubing from a metal supplier and made some pins. There are some kits that have the bushings, caps, and pins but aren't overly cheap.