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using strap, if it leaks with it on, try bouncing the tire a couple times, strap must be 2 inch, and tight !.

a 2 inch ratchet strap wrapped around the center of the tire, tighten it down, tire bead will seat easy when you air the tire up, been doing it this way for many yrs, never had a tire beat me yet !.

this pic tells me you have a hot wire touching the frame somewhere ?. how or where i can not tell you.

other than what jeep posted ^^ ?..my money say's you got a gear somewhere on the shaft installed backwards.

if you go the standing up method ?, make sure to turn fuel off !..lol.

we ditched that old site, made our home here. glad to have ya here !.

good deal..now put them helpers to work on that atv !..lol.

welcome to the forums.

front cover has to come off in order to remove that bolt. when doing this ?, you prob will need a new cover gasket if one is on it now ?, you will ruin the gasket getting the cover off.

first mistake is buying parts from amazon, china junk.

i use one wire from a wire brush, these work great, and will not distort the jet holes !. torch tip cleaners are too large..if you use the wrong tip size ?, you will ruin the jet holes !. if you are going to use gum out carb cleaner in a can ?..DO NOT SPRAY THE CARB IF ANY RUBBER PARTS ARE ON/IN THE CARB !!!. it will melt them !!..lol.

other than buying. replacing with a new c.d.i. ?, no..there is no test you can do to them. is neutral light on ?. if no light ?..you won't get spark. you can check the stator by ohm'ing it out. only way i know of checking reg/rec is when it is running ?. seem's there was a video i seen many yrs ago about how to test them when not running ?. a service manual should cover all of this, which you can down load for free from the site here.

adjust the clutch now that you have new/correct oil in it.

idle jet is stopped up.

@AKATV is your man to fix it !.

yeah..deff stay away from ebay carbs that sell cheaper, this is a red flag they are china carbs..china carbs are a hit or miss..most times miss..lol. you get what you pay for !.

if you have the correct oem harness ?, and the ignition switch wires do not match ?, this tells me you have a china ignition switch, which are very prone to not matching because of copy rights issue.

unless you are buying oem from honda ?, i would not buy anything else, unless its a used carb ?, then you face the trouble of matching the numbers. 16100-HM8-A41 is the correct part number that i found over on rocky mountain atv.

you will have to pull front cover in order to replace this screw/bolt. you can adjust on it all day long, but if the clutches are worn out ?, it won't make any difference how you adjust it. normally when i adjust my clutch, i turn the screw , while holding lock nut all the way counter clockwise, then turn the center screw about 1/4 to 1/2 a turn clockwise, then i lock down the lock nut. if the clutch is worn ?, it will take a few tries to get it adjusted good.

yes, wrong oil can cause it to slip, just as well as a worn clutch. i never buy anything from amazon !..unless ?!..its been discontinued from honda ?, and thats a stretch even if this is the case, as most stuff from amazon is all made in china.

just looking at, or smelling ?..no..there is no way that i know of if the oil is the correct oil ?. just change it, better to be safe than sorry !. it needs to have wet-clutch approved oil in it. after you change the oil, and its still feels like its slipping ?..which very well may be ?, we'll get ya fixed up on that.

well..i use alot of clymers manuals, and to this day..i have no issues understanding them ?, then again..i also know '' most '' honda atvs by heart..soo..take it for what its worth.

rofl. you can download the service manual from our site here for free !. i must give credit where credit is due ?..you winging it is a sure fire way of learning !..lol. 30 plus yrs ago..i was like you..i just dug in..started doing this on atvs..but !!..i also was smart enough to get my hands on service manuals for the project at hand ?!. this gave me a heads up what i was facing. no..you are not a goober !..worse case..you learned real quickly from your mistake..and this means one thing..YOU LEARNED SOMETHING !.

i just have to ask ?!, lol..do you...or do you not have a service manual at your side ?..lol. if you were reading the service manual, you would be able to see how the left rear side goes back together. when you have been doing these kinda repairs for over 30 yrs like me, you won't need a service manual..lol. its all in my old memory ..lol.

lol..you have to slide this piece onto the axle BEFORE you install the tube, it goes on the inside of the bearing, flat part faces bearing.. sooo..do this, remove the left rear tube, slide the bearing stopper onto the axle with tapered side facing rear diff, flat side out, then install the tube back onto the rear diff. once this is done, you can now install the left rear wheel hub.