Coolster Assembly Questions

Numbrseven · 12-19-2016, 10:17 AM

With any luck, I'll finally be picking up the 2 Coolster 150's today. Since these are Christmas presents, I have to assemble and hide these away from the house. So that brings me to my question. Will I need anything special to assemble these ATV's? Anything outside of SAE and metric wrench sets and socket sets, screwdrivers, and a HAMMER? (and blue loc-tite of course!)

**JerryHawk250** · 12-19-2016, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Numbrseven

With any luck, I'll finally be picking up the 2 Coolster 150's today. Since these are Christmas presents, I have to assemble and hide these away from the house. So that brings me to my question. Will I need anything special to assemble these ATV's? Anything outside of SAE and metric wrench sets and socket sets, screwdrivers, and a HAMMER? (and blue loc-tite of course!)

Nothing special. Mine went together pretty quick. Loc-tite and check all bolts. Especially the Allen screws on the hand guards. I missed them and those were the 1st screws to back out.

Numbrseven · 12-19-2016, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Nothing special. Mine went together pretty quick. Loc-tite and check all bolts. Especially the Allen screws on the hand guards. I missed them and those were the 1st screws to back out.

Thanks, adding an Allen wrench set to the Go Box! :-)

**JerryHawk250** · 12-19-2016, 10:40 AM

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Thanks, adding an Allen wrench set to the Go Box! :-)

It comes with Allen wrench and open end wrenches. You could assemble with the tools it comes with but sockets and ratchet make it a lot quicker.

2LZ · 12-19-2016, 12:40 PM

SEND PICS! We love shiny new stuff!...especially during assembly! :-)

Darth Racer · 12-19-2016, 06:27 PM

The wrenches that came with my Rhino were garbage.. Have a good set of metric sockets and Allen keys on hand.

ckangaroo70 · 12-20-2016, 08:31 AM

loctite...loctite...loctite...grease..grease and then a bit more loctite and grease. Did I mention not to forget to loctite every bolt you can reach? lol
Seriously though...take your time and give everything a good looking over

Speckred17 · 12-20-2016, 09:46 AM

And some Good synthetic oil. You will want to get that chinese sludge out of there quickly

2LZ · 12-20-2016, 10:24 AM

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And some Good synthetic oil. You will want to get that chinese sludge out of there quickly

...and Swampy told me he swapped out the CV lube also. I hear it's just as high quality as the engine oil. ;-)

Swampy · 12-20-2016, 11:04 AM

Tap and Die set for chasing threads. On my quads they "prefit" some of the brackets/hardware and left some extra metal in the holes.

We expect pics!

**JerryHawk250** · 12-20-2016, 11:27 AM

The initial oil change should be non-synthetic so rings, bearings and so on can wear and set in then go with a full synthetic after.

Numbrseven · 12-21-2016, 06:24 PM

Alright, so I have one put together, mostly. It got dark on me before I could put the handlebar protector things on. I think I'm going to leave them off. They look like they'd be the first thing to break. However, Once I finished I had extra bolts and nuts left over. Did yours come with extras or did I miss some places that should have bolts and nuts?

Swampy · 12-21-2016, 06:56 PM

Had a bag of left over fasteners here also. With not having any metrics in my stock they have come in handy.

I never did put the hand guards on mine.

Where's the assembly pictures? We need pictures!

Darth Racer · 12-21-2016, 07:13 PM

Yeah .. We wanna see some square tires!!!

Numbrseven · 12-21-2016, 07:18 PM

I still have a whole other one to put together! I'll try to post some pictures when I'm finished. I didn't find a key for the one I put together either. Hopefully the other one has 2 keys so I can use one for each.
Including un-crating, the first one took me 4 hours to assemble. Not bad for a rookie. Obviously I have not been able to start it or ride it yet
One other odd thing I noticed is that on the left footwell side, there is what looks to me like a shifter. On the right side is a knob gear shifter that has F-N-R on it. What's the shifter on the left for? Aren't these 3150's automatic?

12-19-2016, 10:17 AM	#1
Numbrseven Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Florida Boy Posts: 89	Coolster Assembly Questions With any luck, I'll finally be picking up the 2 Coolster 150's today. Since these are Christmas presents, I have to assemble and hide these away from the house. So that brings me to my question. Will I need anything special to assemble these ATV's? Anything outside of SAE and metric wrench sets and socket sets, screwdrivers, and a HAMMER? (and blue loc-tite of course!)
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12-19-2016, 12:40 PM	#5
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,092	SEND PICS! We love shiny new stuff!...especially during assembly! :-) __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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12-20-2016, 11:04 AM	#10
Swampy Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 218	Tap and Die set for chasing threads. On my quads they "prefit" some of the brackets/hardware and left some extra metal in the holes. We expect pics! __________________ 1986 TT350, 2002 Grizzly 660, 2009 TR125 and two 2015 Kandi 150cc Quads.
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12-20-2016, 11:27 AM	#11
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12-21-2016, 06:56 PM	#13
Swampy Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 218	Had a bag of left over fasteners here also. With not having any metrics in my stock they have come in handy. I never did put the hand guards on mine. Where's the assembly pictures? We need pictures! __________________ 1986 TT350, 2002 Grizzly 660, 2009 TR125 and two 2015 Kandi 150cc Quads.
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12-19-2016, 06:27 PM	#6
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	The wrenches that came with my Rhino were garbage.. Have a good set of metric sockets and Allen keys on hand.
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12-20-2016, 08:31 AM	#7
ckangaroo70 Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 113	loctite...loctite...loctite...grease..grease and then a bit more loctite and grease. Did I mention not to forget to loctite every bolt you can reach? lol Seriously though...take your time and give everything a good looking over
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12-20-2016, 09:46 AM	#8
Speckred17 Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 47	And some Good synthetic oil. You will want to get that chinese sludge out of there quickly
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12-21-2016, 06:24 PM	#12
Numbrseven Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Florida Boy Posts: 89	Alright, so I have one put together, mostly. It got dark on me before I could put the handlebar protector things on. I think I'm going to leave them off. They look like they'd be the first thing to break. However, Once I finished I had extra bolts and nuts left over. Did yours come with extras or did I miss some places that should have bolts and nuts?
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12-21-2016, 07:13 PM	#14
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	Yeah .. We wanna see some square tires!!!
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12-21-2016, 07:18 PM	#15
Numbrseven Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Florida Boy Posts: 89	I still have a whole other one to put together! I'll try to post some pictures when I'm finished. I didn't find a key for the one I put together either. Hopefully the other one has 2 keys so I can use one for each. Including un-crating, the first one took me 4 hours to assemble. Not bad for a rookie. Obviously I have not been able to start it or ride it yet One other odd thing I noticed is that on the left footwell side, there is what looks to me like a shifter. On the right side is a knob gear shifter that has F-N-R on it. What's the shifter on the left for? Aren't these 3150's automatic?
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