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Tao Tao ATV owners, Pay attention to the nuts!  
lostnthought
New User | Posts: 8 | Joined: 08/08
Posted: 09/02/08
05:26 AM

When I bought my 110 and 250 the dealer said after an hour of riding change out the oil it came with and check all the bolts for tightness. I asked which bolts? He said all of them!
    Well I did not check the bolts on the ball joints, because they have a cotterpin. So this weekend as my daughter and I were going into the creek bed, the front end came up a little and then went all the way down. the cotterpin and bolt on the lower ball joint backed off. I guess it went to the same place that your one sock goes when you put it in the dryer, we couldnt find it.
    So the lesson learned! Check and recheck those bolts ALL OVER the machine. Yeah the 1/4 mile walk after pulling it out of the creek by hand, pulling it while balancing one side in the air, wasn't the ATV experience I was looking for.  Memorable none the less though!    


 
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