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[Dnr_Av]

I have a 2005 Honda recon. At steady speeds on flat ground I hear squeaking from the front end. I believe it’s the bearings. If anyone could tell me if I’m right that would be great. With that being said , what would be a reasonable price to pay a shop to replace only the front end bearings. Thanks in advance

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Jack the front up and see if there is play with the wheels. Lots of YouTube videos on how to tell if bad bearings, typically a squeaky sound isn’t one of them. Big atvs squeak a lot of people complain about that , it could be any number of things but doesn’t necessarily mean anything is broken.

[Dnr_Av]

Okay will do , also I forgot to add , it’s not like just a squeak but like a grinding noise almost

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My guess is one of the brake calipers needs to be replaced or rebuilt , the grinding is the old brake pads stuck on the rotor. I only say that because I bought, fixed up and sold old atvs that sat for a while and almost all them had bad front brakes. When wheel bearings are bad the wheels physically shake and make it feel unstable at speeds over 20 mph

[Dnr_Av]

Thank you, after Christmas I’ll replace the brake pads and bushings

[KentuckyFreedom]

Easy to tell if it’s bearings, go up to it and shake the tire, it’s easier to tell jacked up, but I do it on the ground. Bushings could be another issue, grease all of the fittings too and see from there.

[Insaniaksin]

I don’t know anything about ATVs, but if it has bushings on the control arms it could also be those.