Frame replacement on 1993 LT-4WD

[mellephants]

Hi, I'm working on a frame swap on this 93 LT 4WD

I'm sure I'll have lots of questions. For now I'm stuck on the front diff. Does it come out of the frame with axles attached?

Also, how do the axles come out?

 

[mellephants]

Update, the axles pop out. And then the diff comes out of the left side of frame.

[Mech]

You should get a manual Mellephants.

Some seemingly trivial things, such as cable and hose routing, are really quite crucial.

There'll be a manual to download here probably

[mellephants]

10-4 mech.  There's a manual on this site, requires 10 posts to download.

Since this post I found a manual on a facebook group also. It is old school, 400+ page pdf , and isn't searchable. I know I'll need it to look over the motor as well. I'm still curious to grab the one from here, maybe it is a better copy. 

[mellephants]

I have enjoyed the quad so far, got a lot of good use out of it already. Unfortunately I bent the frame by hitting a tree, thus the frame swap.

 

 

Edited February 5, 2022 by mellephants

[Mech]

yeah .. keep posting..

I'm not sure if the admin approve of me saying it, but there are free manuals on "manualslib'"..

[Krazo]

welcome mellephants.  im new here as well.   also joined for manual, and the info.  10 posts not too hard to hit.  

I got the manual for mine here.  however mine is searchable.  But its grainy and has some sections blacked out, i'm assuming it was just bad scanning on the part of whoever scanned the orig. document.  anyhow... I ended up buying a used manual on ebay for like $20.  several on there, most have a buy it now price or best offer.  so i offered a few $20 and one took it. 

didnt mean to diverge from the topic but i'm no help there. 

[mellephants]

Thanks guys. I should definitely order a manual, worth the effort not printing 400 plus pages and finding a binder and all that 😁

Latest development with the quad is that I noticed some rodent chewing on the wiring harness around the fuel tank/transfer case selector area. Looks fixable so far. 

Have any of you worked on one of these LT 4wd motors? Sure is a big hunk w transfer case and rear diff all attached to it.

 

[mellephants]

Really hoping it all goes back together well. It was running like crap when I started this project. Kept chasing carb problems and then found sediment in the tank. Noted the tank can't come out with the motor still in the frame , and thought, that's a good reason to replace the bent frame 😅 

Before it started having issues it was great for work 

And play

 

[mellephants]

30 minutes ago, mellephants said:

Thanks guys. I should definitely order a manual, worth the effort not printing 400 plus pages and finding a binder and all that 😁

Latest development with the quad is that I noticed some rodent chewing on the wiring harness around the fuel tank/transfer case selector area. Looks fixable so far. 

Have any of you worked on one of these LT 4wd motors? Sure is a big hunk w transfer case and rear diff all attached to it.

 

The affected wires lead to connectors that enter the motor near the pull start. Not sure what those are but they probably matter 😁

 

 

[Mech]

Nice looking place Mell.. I've got a bit of forest too.

I've had those motors apart, right apart, but the last total strip was about.. er.. twenty-five years ago now. They are pretty good to work on and a lot of the special tools and set-up procedures can be got around with a bit of ingenuity.

I use linux and a linux pdf reader, but I thought all pdf readers had a find/search facility. Good genuine manuals mostly have a clickable index that takes you to the subject. I don't find the haines and clymer manuals very good, but they do have lots of hints about how to do things for non-professionals. You look like you'd manage with a genuine one.. It's always best to read right through the section you are going to work on, and then you can probably make a few notes and leave the manual on the computer.

Have a look at my topic called "Carby Adjustments". That tool is the third design I've made and it's the winner. It's real hard to get bikes running right, or to diagnose problems, if you can't adjust the carby mixture. Adjusting the mixture, and seeing how it responds, is a useful aid to diagnosis. If things are right, a quarter turn is a lot.

And yeah, rats are a problem with wiring, they love it.

[mellephants]

Thanks. I'm new to this platform but have rebuilt lots of motocross bikes and chainsaws and whatnot . Glad you've got a carb guide here. 

Yep looking for a clean OEM manual that's searchable. Those are very useful 

 

I'm down by a river in central IL ✌️

Edited February 6, 2022 by mellephants

[Krazo]

thats not too far, i'm in SW MO.  

 

you familiar with Shawnee NF?  Theres a group that does an annual squirrel hunt over there in late September.  never been but looks appealing.  can you ride on quads on Shawnee?