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  4. Posted

    5 minutes ago, jeepwm69 said:

    That's the only way I've ever noticed to tell a 400 from a 450 at first glance.

     

    I order seat covers from this guy on Ebay.  https://www.ebay.com/usr/kentskovers4u?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

     

    And yeah, people have dinged him on feedback due to slow shipping, but his covers have all fit perfectly for me, are cheap, and are easy to install. 

     

    If your foam is in good shape, order a seat cover, heat the cover up (or let it sit in the sun on a hot day), and staple it on, following the directions that come with the cover.

     

    Will make an old seat look new again.

    Thanks for the info on the seat cover.  I explored that option originally.  My seat foam up front is messed up, so that'd have to be fixed.  I did watch a youtube video on a guy patching in a piece of foam.  Honestly, I'm a bit apprehensive about stapling a new cover on.  I have the old school hand stapler, but not an electric.  Was worried the hand stapler wouldn't have the oomph to get the job done.  Haven't fully decided which method I'll go with yet, as getting some supplies in a small town (high density foam, for instance) can be tricky.  I get tired of paying Amazon for everything lol.  But I do appreciate the link to the seat cover guy, as it certainly means more having a recommendation than just stumbling across someone random.

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    5 hours ago, TBRider said:

    Welcome to the site

    Thanks!

     

    2 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

    Welcome again !!!     I  never seen those handle bar covers before .....  Did  you added that ? What is the purpose ? 

    Thanks!  Stock as far as I know.  It's in the service manual.  

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  7. Posted

    Oops, I forgot this step the other day and jumped right into asking for help. Great resource y'all have put together here!

     

    I'm Adam. Owner of a 97 Foreman TRX400 since 2002. It was always a great machine.  Has about 4000 miles on it. I've used it for riding around the farm, mostly getting to and from hunting areas. Made the mistake of loaning it to my brother 6-8 years ago. His kids nearly trashed it mud bogging. When I finally got it back, it barely ran, had missing mud flaps, busted foot shield, shattered headlight, ripped seat, etc. Just trashed.  I replaced the mud flap, headlight, and put new tires on it. Next thing I knew it wouldn't crank, so it sat for the past 4-5 years. 

     

    I got a wild hair a couple of weeks back and pulled it from under the barn and got to work. Replaced battery, starter solenoid, petcock, fuel line, rear brake shoes, and totally cleaned out the fuel tank, carb, & changed oil/filter/spark plug/air filter/front & rear differential oil.  The old girl rides again, thanks to a lot of snooping around on this forum for info.

     

    I'm far from a mechanic, but suffer from feeling like I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. So far so good!

     

    Still have plenty of cosmetic fixes to go (new seat & splash guards, specifically), and will likely be replacing the muffler (sounds like the baffles are rusted out...aggravating rattle noise).

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  8. Posted · Edited by 1997Foreman400

    5 minutes ago, Melatv said:

    Hi: This should help when aligning the shoes -- first measure the in side of the drum -- then measure from tip to tip of the shoes -- see green and red lines to get them even before place the drum.

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    I'm not sure what that means.  The rear brake pads can only go on one way...there shouldn't be any alignment issues.  Unless I'm missing something (which is certainly possible lol!)

    Your picture looks like the front.  Perhaps that's a different beast.

  9. Posted

    1 minute ago, Fishfiles said:

    It's  corrosion from  water and mud   that has salt in it 

    You're right, I don't feel near as bad about mine now. 

    I removed and polished the shaft yesterday.  Was a bit of a pain getting the little grooves lined back up to put the brake arm back on, but finally got it. New pads are supposed to arrive today, so hopefully I can button it all back up and have working rear brakes.

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  11. Posted

    3 minutes ago, jeepwm69 said:

    That's about the cleanest rear brake panel I've ever seen LOL.

     

    Do what Fish said with the cam pin, and slap some new pads on it. 


    😄 And here I was thinking it was nasty!  Then again, considering that's the first I've seen, I didn't have much to compare it to.  I'll definitely be removing the shaft to clean it up.  The rotor inside doesn't look bad at all though, so I think I can probably get by with just wiping it down.

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  14. Posted

    12 minutes ago, Fishfiles said:

    Think you did a typo , it is not  1 13/16 ----  it's 1 3/16 = 30MM    ----   the 300s and 420 straight axles  have nuts on the axle which are 1 5/8 " /41MM  , this 450 rear end doesn't have those nuts as there are tubes over the axles 

     

    So mine, a 1997 TRX400, is a 41mm or 1 5/8 socket?  

  17. Posted

    Hey all.  New member here who is attempting to revive a 97 Honda Foreman 400.  This evening's task will be dealing with the rear brakes, but I was hoping that someone could tell me what size socket I'll need to get the axle nut off?  My impact set only goes to 22, and I don't think that's going to do it.  

    Thanks in advance, and thanks for the great resource that this forum is.  It's been a huge help so far.  The 4-wheeler is running for the first time in 3 or 4 years, and that's quite an accomplishment for someone who isn't very mechanically-inclined!

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