broken atv bad timing

[wawhitey]

Just got home from 31 straight days of work. Go out in the shop and notice my atv is broken. How did I not notice before? The front suspension adjustment cam on right side is broken. Today is labor day so shop closed. And tomorrow is opener. So I decided to pay far out the ass for express shipping for new parts. Will try to do it after dark in a couple days when parts show up. Am trying to find info online for a how to. Does anybody know if there are any special tools I will need? Or can I get away with big set of channel locks to depress suspension while I change the broken part out? I do NOT plan on letting this interrupt elk season so taking it in for repair is out of the question. My plan for now is to pile pine branches in bed of my pick up and put my hunting clothes in them. Change into hunting clothes after I park. Have 29k miles on truck and still has that damn new car smell. Don't want that smell on me, I'm hunting primitive longbow style and need to get 20 yards or less from an elk.

[zpd307]

sucky on so many levels..... 31 days straight of work, ouch. and a broken atv.... I hope you get it fixed.

[jmez]

I wouldn't use pliers to compress a spring. Something slips at the wrong time and you may miss the entire season with a broken hand or fingers. I do most of my own mechanic work. One thing I've learned is that you need the proper tools. Trying to "get by" will just cost you a lot of time and frustration. Most auto parts stores have a tool loaner program where you can get tools for a refundable deposit. They will have a spring compression kit. I would try that route.

[husky390]

I had to replace a front shock on an Arctic Cat and it was not fun without a spring compressor. They do not require a lot of compression but it can cause a lot of aggravation. I'd pull the shock, take it to a local shop and pay them to swap it out. Shouldn't cost that much since it shouldn't take them more than 10 minutes.

[wawhitey]

well the part i ordered turned out to be backordered, not in stock, and when i woke up today it was DUMPING rain so i said screw it, no hunting today, ran my quad into the shop. ive had it in before for same thing only charged like 45 bucks or something, so no biggie. weather supposed to be nice rest of the week, luckily. i have a bull to kill