front a arm bushings

dan900

Member
2014 X-900
600 hours
3600 miles

Had to replace the front upper A arm bushings on both sides along with 1 lower ball joint. All were wore pretty bad. It had gotten so it would wander on my gravel driveway. Now it tracks straight and also rides much better across the fields. No grease fitting on the ball joint, but I've always been meticulous about greasing everything. Hope the replacements last longer than the originals.
 

tfdr1

Active member
I replaced both lower ball joints on my 2014 X900 at 300 or so hours and like 700 miles. I need to do all the bushings on my machine because the A arms slide back and forth a good 3/16". I'm a firm believer that tubes of grease are cheaper than pins and bushings so I'm not shy with the grease, but it looked like the previous owner didn't share my view.

Dave
 

dan900

Member
I agree, Grease is cheap. I like to use it freely and often, especially in a place like this. That's how I discovered the problem. I take the wheels off, clean things up, and grease regularly. While doing this, I noticed a lot of slop in there.

Can't blame any previous owner on this one, I bought it new.
 
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