Stupid 4-wheeler is driving me mad...

[gpcustom]

bought this kawasaki klf400 4x4 quad. i thought i would use it up in the hills in centrall otago up at our caravan as a toy. Anyway ive done a power of work to it from rear diff bushes to making a bull bar and fitting a 12v winch. Ive spent so many hours on it and its so close to being finished. But after today ive had a guts full of it i had to walk away befor i took to it with a sledge hammer. I had major hassel fitting new steering colum bush but am having big problem tring to get manifold back on it just wont go on. Anyone got any ideas

[tri boy]

Walk away. Let the maintenance fairies sprinkle dust overnight, and attack it tomorrow with a fresh outlook.

[gpcustom]

lol i hope the little bastards have it sorted by the morning. i was planing on having it finished this weekend .

[T.W.R]

depends on which manifold you're talking about inlet manifold or the exhaust header pipe ?

[gpcustom]

inlet the one tha goes from the air box to the carby just wont go on sort of twisting off an cant clamp it just wants to come off all the time

[one fast tl1ooo]

Take to it with a sledge hammer. and then show us photos.. Or a vid

[T.W.R]

inlet the one tha goes from the air box to the carby just wont go on sort of twisting off an cant clamp it just wants to come off all the time

It's probably hardened up slightly

best to smear a bit of grease around the collar that goes on the carby and feed it in through the airbox making sure it locates properly on the carb throat (there's a locator tab that's supposed to line up with an indent on the manifold) clamp it securely then tackle the other end. similar approach smear some grease around the lip of the airbox hole and manipulate the tail of the manifold into place. once they start to harden up they deform slightly and never fit exactly how they're supposed too (they aren't heat treated and shrink & deform over time)

[gpcustom]

nice avatar

[gpcustom]

thanks T.W.R will try that . will take some pics of the bike aswell looks pretty cool still have bash plates to build for it. ive done a shit load of fabrication on the front end . And have allso made twin mufflers for it

[T.W.R]

The other option is to soften the manifold up in a bowl of HOT water for a couple of minutes, dry it off then fit it

[gpcustom]

after having a look at it today it is damaged small part is missing from the bottom half so this is why it refuses to go on. So i will try track down a new one.

[gpcustom]

this is what it use to look like

[gpcustom]

ive got a new manifold coming from japan $81 so not worth mucking round with a secound hand bugger

[rok-the-boat]

Sometimes, you just need a bigger hammer...

[gpcustom]

bigger fuckn hammers right im so sick of this fuckn thing. now i cant get the back brake to work properly ive had it with it. I think i need to get rid of it befor i attack it. I get sick to death every time i try doing someting to it it just fights me all the way i cant handel it any more

Who wants a 4 wheeler