Polaris ranger question/help

[JasonT]

I have a 2014 Polaris ranger 900xp and recently replaced a torn lower front CV boot. When replacing the boot I had a heck of a time getting cv joint off and even harder time getting it back on. To get it to go on I hammered the heck out of it and finally got it to go. After I did that I got a clicking noise up front when driving, so I figured I messed up CV joint and went ahead and just replaced both CV axles, which was so much easier than replacing a boot. Anyway, the clicking noise didn’t go away and I’m not sure what it could be. I’m worried all the hammering I did on CV joint messed up the from differential. Anybody have any thoughts on what could cause clicking noise or if I probably screwed up the front differential?

Im about to stop doing things myself cause I can make any issue worse!!

Thanks

 

[tt_johnsclist]

I have replaced more CV axles on that model year Ranger than I can count. I don’t recall any being too hard to get off, and they all go on easy. Maybe the clicking noise is something simple (zip tie end? Brake line out of place?). Does it click in 4wd and 2wd?

Jack it up on blocks all around and run it in gear, with and without the CV’s installed, and maybe you will be able to tell if it is the differential.

 

[JasonT]

The axle wasn’t hard taking off or putting back on. It was the cv joint itself that was hard to get back on after putting on new boot. I really hammered on it to get it done. I have checked everything I can, but this weekend I will take the axles back out and run it like you suggested.

 

[yfarm]

Had this happen on the left front of a 13 after replacing the axle, blocked it up and ran it with the wheels off, localized to the caliper bracket mounting bolt that goes thru the hubwas slightly longer and striking the rotor as it rotated. Jack it up wheel off and run while listening to find the source. Took both front axles off to check, the left came out difficulty, right I had to pry out, went back in easy, been five years since the. With no further trouble. Polaris recommends greasing your suspension bushings every year which requires dissembly of the upper and lower arms, mine had never been done and I was the third owner, bolts were frozen in the steel liner of the bushing, had to cut half of them off with an angle grinder, highly recommend you check those while its apart. Some aftermarket arms have zerks, cannot understand why such a simple thing is omitted in the design of the factory arms.