front one piece drive shaft

[muffler man]

has anyone replaced the front drive shaft with the new one piece shaft? i am tired of listening to the rattle and replacing the carrier bearing. I know that it is expensive, just wondering how well it works.

Bill

 

[bordercollie]

Muffler man , I didn't replace but love the one piece that came on my 2011 RTV900. 2300 hrs so far, and no rattle. I f you do the replacement, please let us know how it goes. I will have to replace this one or it's ujoints under those boots,one day and any information would be helpful for sure. collie

 

[lovelacek]

Front Drive Shaft

I finally caved in and spent the money a couple of years ago for the new one-piece driveshaft. As soon as I got it installed, I felt that it was money well spent. Zero problems and so much less noisy than the old system.

 

[muffler man]

got the axle in today. Install was very easy,about 1 hour. bc, if you have to replace the cv joints it should be a breeze. the whole axle is spring loaded and easy to remove.

Bill

 

[Brewer90]

How do you get the shaft out once it's off the splines? I'm currently working on an rtv x900 with the single piece shaft.
Are those joints replaceable or do I have to order a whole shaft?

 

[bordercollie]

I had to replace the boot on my one piece before i sold it in 2019. The center floor panel is removeable to make it more accessible . Look under the mat and will likely need to use penetrating oil and the rap of a hammer to set the screwdriver in the head of the bolt. ( I think it was a big phillip's head?) There's a post about the floor access plate. https://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/threads/check-your-flooorboard.17913/