2001 Kawasaki 400 prairie 4x4 Making noise

huntinglonewolf · 3 Weeks Ago

I have a 2001 kawasaki 400 4x4 that the last 2 times I have rode it is making a noise right below the oil tank in the drive line, Sounds like the driveline is rubbing. Any ideas.

99prairie400 · 3 Weeks Ago

Oil tank? A Prairie 400 doesn't have an external oil reservoir. Where are you talking about?

huntinglonewolf · 3 Weeks Ago

Down below where you put the oil in. It's comming from the driveline.

99prairie400 · 3 Weeks Ago

You could have bad rear-end bearings. You could have a bad thrust washer in the final drive case. You could have bad swing arm bearings letting the swing arm shift side to side and the u-joint hit the swingarm tube.

Without inspection it's difficult to diagnose or even fathom...

huntinglonewolf · 2 Weeks Ago

Found out the problem. It was the nut on each side of the swingarms that had come off and allowed the rearend to move over letting the driveline rub on the tube. Got 2 new nuts and everything is fine.

99prairie400 · 2 Weeks Ago

Excellent outcome! When I went to replace my swing arm bearings it turned into a complete rear-end rebuild

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huntinglonewolf Still On The Kickstand Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 25	2001 Kawasaki 400 prairie 4x4 Making noise I have a 2001 kawasaki 400 4x4 that the last 2 times I have rode it is making a noise right below the oil tank in the drive line, Sounds like the driveline is rubbing. Any ideas.

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99prairie400 Top Gear Full Throttle BTK Expert Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Butner, NC Posts: 303	Oil tank? A Prairie 400 doesn't have an external oil reservoir. Where are you talking about? __________________ 99 Prairie 400 4x4 98 Bayou 400 4x4 http://www.myspace.com/sicivicdude

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99prairie400 Top Gear Full Throttle BTK Expert Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Butner, NC Posts: 303	You could have bad rear-end bearings. You could have a bad thrust washer in the final drive case. You could have bad swing arm bearings letting the swing arm shift side to side and the u-joint hit the swingarm tube. Without inspection it's difficult to diagnose or even fathom... __________________ 99 Prairie 400 4x4 98 Bayou 400 4x4 http://www.myspace.com/sicivicdude

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99prairie400 Top Gear Full Throttle BTK Expert Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Butner, NC Posts: 303	Excellent outcome! When I went to replace my swing arm bearings it turned into a complete rear-end rebuild __________________ 99 Prairie 400 4x4 98 Bayou 400 4x4 http://www.myspace.com/sicivicdude

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huntinglonewolf Still On The Kickstand Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 25	Down below where you put the oil in. It's comming from the driveline.

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huntinglonewolf Still On The Kickstand Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 25	Found out the problem. It was the nut on each side of the swingarms that had come off and allowed the rearend to move over letting the driveline rub on the tube. Got 2 new nuts and everything is fine.

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