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I don't usually post on here because wrenching is what I do every day, but this week has me wanting my own shop more than ever. Some of the things they ask me to try an do where I'm working is really wearing on me. I'll try to make it short.
My boss has been buying Massimo side x sides this past year, supposedly at an incredible price. We have two 1100cc six seater side by sides, one red and the other camo. When we first got them I told them that the red one didn't have front brakes. It was missing both brake lines and the left caliper. I measured the length of the lines, what banjo bolts and washers that were needed and all they had to do was find them and the caliper. 6 months later the red one is being sold along with a blue 800cc two seater and they did nothing as far as getting the parts even though I reminded them repeatedly. So this week I had to take the parts off the camo one, but the master cylinder wouldn't bleed. I could build pressure by putting my finger over the outlet and pumping the pedal, but a soon as I tried to hook up the lines, it wouldn't build back up and push the fluid to the calipers. After wasting around a half a day trying everything I could think of even using a MightyVac, I finally pushed the pedal down and held it with a 2x4, then took a 60cc syringe and a 2' hose, drew fresh fluid into the hose and syringe and forced the fluid through the left caliper bleeder to the right side and out that bleeder. That finally did the trick. What a PITA, I've never had so much trouble bleeding a system. If they ever get the parts, at least I have an idea how to get it done quicker on the camo side x side.
Then I had to get the blue Massimo MSU800 ready for the same buyer. During the inspection I find out part of the 4x4 system is missing. Everything, the wiring harness and the interface or solenoids from the dash mounted switch to the front diff are missing. I can't find any information on what is missing and the system is different than all the other ones we have. I found a Hisun MU800 service manual online, which is similar since Hisun is the parent company, but it is more of an introduction to the parts of the unit instead of a service manual like we use and the wiring diagrams are in Korean with English added. It was very difficult to figure out how the system worked by just looking at it and my boss wanted me to make it work. What a headache, I tried every wire combination of the three wires coming out of the diff with the Power Probe to make the diff lock, but no matter what I did it didn't do anything. I told them I hadn't a clue. So I don't know what kind of story they are going to give the customer, but I'm sure it will be some BS. It would serve them good to loose the whole sale.
My boss has been buying Massimo side x sides this past year, supposedly at an incredible price. We have two 1100cc six seater side by sides, one red and the other camo. When we first got them I told them that the red one didn't have front brakes. It was missing both brake lines and the left caliper. I measured the length of the lines, what banjo bolts and washers that were needed and all they had to do was find them and the caliper. 6 months later the red one is being sold along with a blue 800cc two seater and they did nothing as far as getting the parts even though I reminded them repeatedly. So this week I had to take the parts off the camo one, but the master cylinder wouldn't bleed. I could build pressure by putting my finger over the outlet and pumping the pedal, but a soon as I tried to hook up the lines, it wouldn't build back up and push the fluid to the calipers. After wasting around a half a day trying everything I could think of even using a MightyVac, I finally pushed the pedal down and held it with a 2x4, then took a 60cc syringe and a 2' hose, drew fresh fluid into the hose and syringe and forced the fluid through the left caliper bleeder to the right side and out that bleeder. That finally did the trick. What a PITA, I've never had so much trouble bleeding a system. If they ever get the parts, at least I have an idea how to get it done quicker on the camo side x side.
Then I had to get the blue Massimo MSU800 ready for the same buyer. During the inspection I find out part of the 4x4 system is missing. Everything, the wiring harness and the interface or solenoids from the dash mounted switch to the front diff are missing. I can't find any information on what is missing and the system is different than all the other ones we have. I found a Hisun MU800 service manual online, which is similar since Hisun is the parent company, but it is more of an introduction to the parts of the unit instead of a service manual like we use and the wiring diagrams are in Korean with English added. It was very difficult to figure out how the system worked by just looking at it and my boss wanted me to make it work. What a headache, I tried every wire combination of the three wires coming out of the diff with the Power Probe to make the diff lock, but no matter what I did it didn't do anything. I told them I hadn't a clue. So I don't know what kind of story they are going to give the customer, but I'm sure it will be some BS. It would serve them good to loose the whole sale.
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