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ATV Repair
Guide - How to Save Money When Your ATV Needs Repairs.
So you're thinking about saving a buck or two by attempting a little
ATV repair work on your own? Just not quite sure which repairs to try
and how to go about it? We'll pass on a few tips here.
My advice is different than most. I won't tell you to jump in and try
to fix everything yourself. Our goal here is to save money and you
won't do that by screwing something up.
I think the best strategy is to do what you're comfortable with and let
the pros handle everything else. There are a few ways to save a buck
when you have to go to the shop and we'll cover those below.
Top Money
Saving Repair
Tips
- First off you'll need a manual. Find out which
ones are best at ATV
Service Manuals here. Covers the top three
manuals and shows you where to find the best deals.
- For more super deals, go to ATV Repair Manuals.
Listings are separated by make for easy look up. New, used, CD, and DVD
manuals are all listed.
How
exactly will ATV repair manuals save you money?
If you have
had
your ATV in the shop lately, you know how much repairs cost today.There
are a lot of service and repair jobs you could do
yourself with a good atv service manual and some basic tools.
- Do a good job of maintaining your ATV so you
can avoid unnecessary
repairs. The best way to save money is not to have to do the repairs at
all! Save money by doing most of the common maintenance yourself.
- Keep the ATV as clean as possible. Don't let
mud dry on it. But be
careful with power washers - they can do more harm than good if you go
crazy with one. It's easy to force mud into wheel bearings, steering
stems, suspension pivots, etc. if you're not careful.
- If you do have to take the ATV to the shop,
make sure you wash it
before you go. The hourly shop rate is the same if they're washing your
quad or fixing your engine! You can't believe how many people drop off
dirty ATVs and never think about the $65 hourly shop rate.
- Remove parts yourself and take them to the shop
instead of the
whole ATV. Need an ATV tire repair? Don't pay the shop to take the
wheel off - do it yourself. You get the idea.
- Don't abuse
your ride! If you don't tear it up - it won't need to be fixed! Really
watch it around rocks, deep water, and mud.
- Don't put repairs off until later. It only gets
worse. Do it now before something else breaks.
- Don't
attempt jobs beyond your capability. That varies a lot for all of us.
But basically don't try to do things like adjust the valves if you
really don't know what you're doing. A lot of expensive damage may be
the end result!
- Learn how to do more complicated jobs by
hanging out with people who do know. Watch, listen, and learn. Most
folks are willing to help someone who's sincere about learning.
- Use
good quality parts. There's nothing worse than spending time and money
on an ATV repair and then having a failure caused by a poor quality
part.
Even More Tips
Need to fix an Arctic Cat? An Arctic
Cat ATV Manual
can save you big bucks. A manual costs less than 1 hour of shop labor.
So do one little job and the manual more than paid for itself!
Having trouble finding a Bombardier ATV Service Manual?
We'll show you where to look and
get the best deal. Now that shop labor will take a
big bite out of a $100 bill every hour - it won't take long to come out
way ahead with a service manual and a little sweat
equity.
A Honda ATV Service Manual
is a must have for repairing and maintaining your Honda 4 wheeler.
Follow our recommendations for the best deal on the best manuals.
Related
links:
World of ATVs home page from ATV
Repair Guide.
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