2004 diamo avalanche 250cc atv help!!! - Page 3

Weldangrind · 06-28-2012, 06:35 PM

Nice looking machine!

I have no experience with a quad like yours, but it sure looks like the 250 that Baja offered, except that theirs was camo.

SpudRider · 06-29-2012, 12:07 AM

Indeed! That's a nice looking ATV.

Spud

culcune · 06-29-2012, 11:59 AM

Try these guys

http://www.motopartsmax.com/index.ph.../vehicle/tID/1

jkait · 07-05-2012, 08:25 PM

Thanks guys, still have some issues to work out but it is coming together pretty good and still over all pretty cheap still. Def not upset with the amount of money i have into it but cannot wait to get it all done.

jkait · 07-18-2012, 07:20 PM

ok so now i am on to a new project with my quad.... tie rod ends and ball joints... i ordered ball joints from superscooterparts.com and when i recieved them they say that they are for a diamo scout. it doesnt mention the avalanche 250 but the appear to be the same size. i was wondering if anyone knows a trick to getting the old ones out before i try and tackle them tonight after work.

jkait · 07-18-2012, 11:10 PM

Ok so I went out n was lookin at it and I see there is a c clip but comparing the new ball joints I have to what's on it it looks as though there is the a arm then a metal sleeve that goes into ball joint hole then the actual ball joint goes into that... does that seem correct? I hope so other wise they sent me wrong ones and they r horrible at returning emails and they NEVER answer the phone

jaloos · 07-19-2012, 06:36 PM

LOL very typical of most online retailers.

jkait · 08-08-2012, 06:35 PM

ok so its been a min since i have been on here but wanted to post an update... i made a mistake and put regular oil in the bike and the clutch started slipping... had to pull the case apart and clean the clutch but she is running good again. went out riding with a couple people on honda's and other machines and mine went everywhere theirs did. only complaint i have is the breaks on it really suck. They are cable brakes. i replaced the pads all the way around but they really dont stop the bike at all. Any suggestions out there? if you really jam on the foot brake it will lock up the rearend but the hand brakes pretty much dont even need to be there since they dont work anyways.

Weldangrind · 08-09-2012, 11:02 AM

I have cable brakes on the front of both of my quads, and they work well. For me, the secret is proper cable lubrication. I use Maxima Chain Wax for my cables.

jkait · 08-12-2012, 12:38 PM

Ok I screwed up big time. I thought my oil was low and added reg motor oil... big mistake, now it won't move while I'm sitting on it. Clut=h slipping. I pulled it all apart n wondering if I can clean it and rough the surface of the clutch plates and centrifical clutch shoes and housing to bring it back to life. I hv read several things online that say all different things but so far u guys havnt steered me wrong.

Weldangrind · 08-12-2012, 12:45 PM

I would just change the oil, ride it until it heats up and then change it again. 15W40 Rotella is my favourite, and it's cheap at Walmart.

SpudRider · 08-14-2012, 03:25 PM

As usual, I agree with Weld.

Spud

06-28-2012, 06:35 PM	#31
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Nice looking machine! I have no experience with a quad like yours, but it sure looks like the 250 that Baja offered, except that theirs was camo. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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06-29-2012, 12:07 AM	#32
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Indeed! That's a nice looking ATV. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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06-29-2012, 11:59 AM	#33
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Try these guys http://www.motopartsmax.com/index.ph.../vehicle/tID/1 __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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07-18-2012, 07:20 PM	#35
jkait Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 37	ball joints! ok so now i am on to a new project with my quad.... tie rod ends and ball joints... i ordered ball joints from superscooterparts.com and when i recieved them they say that they are for a diamo scout. it doesnt mention the avalanche 250 but the appear to be the same size. i was wondering if anyone knows a trick to getting the old ones out before i try and tackle them tonight after work.
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07-19-2012, 06:36 PM	#37
jaloos Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Trail - B.C. - Canada Posts: 158	LOL very typical of most online retailers. __________________ I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left. Pocket Bike Canada is a deceitful retailer. Stay away from them.
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07-05-2012, 08:25 PM	#34
jkait Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 37	Thanks guys, still have some issues to work out but it is coming together pretty good and still over all pretty cheap still. Def not upset with the amount of money i have into it but cannot wait to get it all done.
	0

07-18-2012, 11:10 PM	#36
jkait Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 37	Ok so I went out n was lookin at it and I see there is a c clip but comparing the new ball joints I have to what's on it it looks as though there is the a arm then a metal sleeve that goes into ball joint hole then the actual ball joint goes into that... does that seem correct? I hope so other wise they sent me wrong ones and they r horrible at returning emails and they NEVER answer the phone
	0

08-08-2012, 06:35 PM	#38
jkait Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 37	update ok so its been a min since i have been on here but wanted to post an update... i made a mistake and put regular oil in the bike and the clutch started slipping... had to pull the case apart and clean the clutch but she is running good again. went out riding with a couple people on honda's and other machines and mine went everywhere theirs did. only complaint i have is the breaks on it really suck. They are cable brakes. i replaced the pads all the way around but they really dont stop the bike at all. Any suggestions out there? if you really jam on the foot brake it will lock up the rearend but the hand brakes pretty much dont even need to be there since they dont work anyways.
	0

08-09-2012, 11:02 AM	#39
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I have cable brakes on the front of both of my quads, and they work well. For me, the secret is proper cable lubrication. I use Maxima Chain Wax for my cables. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-12-2012, 12:38 PM	#40
jkait Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 37	Ok I screwed up big time. I thought my oil was low and added reg motor oil... big mistake, now it won't move while I'm sitting on it. Clut=h slipping. I pulled it all apart n wondering if I can clean it and rough the surface of the clutch plates and centrifical clutch shoes and housing to bring it back to life. I hv read several things online that say all different things but so far u guys havnt steered me wrong.
	0

08-12-2012, 12:45 PM	#41
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I would just change the oil, ride it until it heats up and then change it again. 15W40 Rotella is my favourite, and it's cheap at Walmart. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-14-2012, 03:25 PM	#42
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	As usual, I agree with Weld. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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