I replaced the front axles on my Kawasaki Mule PRO FXT. Brand new axles (Rhino brand if that makes any difference, which I can't imagine it does).
In 2wd, it drives just fine. You'd never know anything was replaced.
But switch into 4wd and there is suddenly an audible clicking sound. I can't tell if it's both sides or just the driver's side its coming from. Axles felt like they seated into the front diff just fine, retaining c-ring felt like it snapped in the way it is supposed to. Nothing that would give me any indication that the axles aren't installed correctly (it's not hard after all). No excessive gap that I can see between the diff and the inner CV joint housing.
I'm at a loss as to what would cause such a sound. Joints are new and presumably not defective, have correct grease, etc. Nothing got into the diff while I was installing the axles, nothing that I could see in the diff looked damaged, etc.
My kids did manage to find a way to put it in 4wd while moving, which this thing isn't designed to do. But it also won't engage in 4wd unless it's below a certain RPM as a level of protection. And prior to replacing the axles, no issue that I'm aware of with noise.
Any ideas what it might be and things I should look at or for?
In 2wd, it drives just fine. You'd never know anything was replaced.
But switch into 4wd and there is suddenly an audible clicking sound. I can't tell if it's both sides or just the driver's side its coming from. Axles felt like they seated into the front diff just fine, retaining c-ring felt like it snapped in the way it is supposed to. Nothing that would give me any indication that the axles aren't installed correctly (it's not hard after all). No excessive gap that I can see between the diff and the inner CV joint housing.
I'm at a loss as to what would cause such a sound. Joints are new and presumably not defective, have correct grease, etc. Nothing got into the diff while I was installing the axles, nothing that I could see in the diff looked damaged, etc.
My kids did manage to find a way to put it in 4wd while moving, which this thing isn't designed to do. But it also won't engage in 4wd unless it's below a certain RPM as a level of protection. And prior to replacing the axles, no issue that I'm aware of with noise.
Any ideas what it might be and things I should look at or for?