1995 Yamaha Big Bear 350 Front Wheels Do Not Spin

[waynemags]

i just want to say hi first off. i just got burned bad on a quad. 95 yammy bigbear 4x4. anyways, i get home and get stuck. front wheels dont spin. first i thought that the cv joints are gone. find out after tearing front end apart that the gears inside the diff will turn when you turn the yolk by hand. as soon as you put the splined shaft of the cv joint into the diff, and turn the yolk going into the diff, the cv's on both side wont turn when you hold them with your hand. im baffled as to whats wrong. i pulled the diff apart and took out the big gear and disassembled that gear. in side that gear there are three rings that have like a checkerd pattern on them. the outer one looks to have the pattern worn off. are these some kind of clutch plates or pressure plates that lock up the cv's and make them turn? if you spin the yolk that goes into the front diff and look into where the cv's go, you can see the spline turn. as soon as the splines on the cv shaft go in the spline inside3 the diff stop turning when turning tha yolk by hand. please help. i payed 1500 for this thing and after having it for 2 hrs, the guy tells me go to hell.

[Ajmboy]

That's odd and that sucks that the guy wouldn't do the right thing. Did you try disengaging the 4WD and then re-engaging it?

* Adjusted your thread title to include issue for better responses.

[waynemags]

doesnt have a 4x4 shifter anywhere. i think its full time.

[DirtDemon]

Sounds like your front diff is toast man. Have you taken the actual differential apart? There should either be a bunch of gears inside, or something that looks like a clutching system of sorts. Either way, it sounds like you need a new one.