Don't need to get under for the middle of the drive shaft. Just take off the passenger side plastic like u would for an oil change and it's right there to grease.
Hell yeah, I was thinking that might be the case after I posted the video. Thank you for sharing as it'll definitely save some guys some time, now I guess there's no excuse not to just grease it when changing the oil. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment with this helpful tip. Cheers
Danny your videos are awesome, extremely informative and the perfect length. ***There is one more grease fitting. It is on a u-joint at the rear of motor right behind the gear box oil plugs. It is only accessible by removing the same plastics as did for the gear box oil change. You cannot access it from underneath. It is by far the hardest to grease in my opinion. Thanks again for making these videos. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the kind words. Now that is some great information, hopefully other viewers will join me in liking this comment to ensure it stays towards the top, for all to see. Thank you for watching and especially for taking the time to add additional information on a grease fitting I completely missed down here in the comments. I currently don't have any commanders to go lay eyes on that one myself, but I'm sure others can see this and comment that there machines also have the same fitting on their machines. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave additional info down here in the comments, I definitely think as this channel grows the comment section will be a wealth of information that might exceed the info provided in the videos so thank you for being an early contributor to that. Cheers
You for got to mention the rear shocks top and bottom that have bearing in the middle of the rubber bushing. That is where my steak is coming from. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the video man. Your Commander service videos are great! Those middle u-joints are a pain in the ass to grease. You can also get to them from above when changing the oil.
no problem, and that's great news. Thank you for sharing that time saving tip with everyone, really like how the comment section is becoming an expanded source of good information for these videos. Thanks for watching, cheers.
My 2019 had the 3 on each side in the front. There wasn’t one on the front drive line. There was one on a u-joint about where your feet are under a skid plate. There were none above the skid plate back from there. Under the last skid plate there were 2 on the u-joints before the differential. So that is 9 total for my 2019.
How about a video on replacing the starter and one way bearing on a 2011 Commander 1000. Or years similar. Ive only found replacing the starter on a 1000 Outlander and hoping they aren't the same. Awesome grease video, i definitely learned something. I just purchased my 11 Commander from Family with 1500 miles and 240hrs. So i have alot to learn in a short time. The machine starts fine when its at air temperature. But when it warms up starter barely turns over. Yes the battery is fine at 12.8v and I load tested battery, was very good. Thanks Curt L.
The video was awesome!! I did discover that I could access the 2 grease fittings under the skid plate without removing the skid plate by simply removing the plastic on passenger side from the inside of cab. I discovered this.as I was changing the oil which gave me easy access...They were very easy to get to... hope this is helpful! Thanks again guys!
definitely helpful, and next time I get a commander around here, I will definitely be doing it that way with the oil change. Really appreciate you taking the time to share this time/hassle saving tip with all of us. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers
Thx man! I have the shop manual and couldnt find all the grease nipples. Cheers! Another great video. BTW 2015 XT only one nipple on the front U joint.
glad it was helpful for you, thanks for keeping adding info on the u-joint style for your machine. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to share your experience with the job in the comments. Cheers
Hi Danny. Thanks for the very informative video. I own a Commander too so your videos are saving me money. I would love to see a video on how to install a 2.5” bolt on lift kit. Thanks
hi, thank you. Saving you time, money, or frustrations is the goal for these videos, so that's great to hear. Thank you for the video suggestion and we will definitely add that one to our list for this commander series. This machine should be done this week, but maybe we'll put one on the next commander we get in. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment with a video suggestion. Cheers.
Thanks so much, sorry for late response, and I'll definitely be adding spark plugs to our list of videos to make next time we get another commander around here. thanks for watching and I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment with a video suggestion. Cheers
Thanks because I can't trust the powersports and UTV stores in my St Louis area to actually do the work that I would pay them to do... Unfortunately I need to watch these videos and do it myself because I can't trust them to do the work
unfortunately I don't but if I ever get one that needs it swapped out I will be sure to grab the camera before I do it. Service manuals are a huge help for technical jobs like that. Hope this helps and I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a good video suggestion in the comments. Cheers
hmmm that is strange maybe the newer ones have different u-joints, maybe someone with the same year model will see this and comment what there's looks like up front to see if its all of them or maybe there's a chance it got replaced with an aftermarket u-joint? Either way, thank you for watching, and taking the time to share your experience with all of us in the comments. Cheers
ahh yes, in hindsight it is much easier to get to from the top. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to share this helpful tip in the comments. Cheers
haha damn, or better yet how about we make a vid of a customized steel one with boxes, hydraulic dump somehow, lights, rear, winch, and full size spare haha doesn't hurt to dream I guess, but in all seriousness sorry about the wreck and hope your back on the trails with a ready to ride rig in no time. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a funny comment. Cheers
really appreciate all of your commander DIY maintenance videos, they are a massive help to me as a new owner of a older model that I want to complete all standard maintenance on myself, you couldn't have made them any easier to understand and follow along to
thank you, and it definitely can take as many or as few beers as you'd like haha, be safe, and thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, Cheers
That's very good to know as I was unaware of that, Really appreciate you taking the time to share that additional knowledge in the comments and I will be keeping that in mind moving forward. Cheers
Hey Danny, have you had to change out these u joints yet? I. Working on the rear ones and can't seem to find any good help on RU-vid. Any suggestions? Thank you.
unfortunately I haven't done that job so I wouldn't know any good tips for it, I can say that I've found service manuals to be life savers when attempting a repair I've never done before so I'd consider buying one. to help things go smoothly. Will add that to the list of vids to make when I get a commander that could benefit from replacing them. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a question in the comments, sorry I couldn't be of more help with it, good luck. Cheers
And! I used your videos to pull grease, oil, filter, diff’s and tranny oil change on my Commander. Awesome down to earth videos without a bunch of unnecessary rambling on of bullshit. To the point!
As far as raw power performance I don't typically do much in the way of modification (like the durability of stock internal engine components, just my .02), depending on the terrain a custom clutch set up can help for specific environments like rocks or hill climbs. Some must have modifications for me on these machines are a cheap winch (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vh-xamRxvJI.html), lightbars (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PRJB0ICXbOM.html), and a roof (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U2RGI_i3i4U.html) which are more cosmetic/utility modifications than performance oriented. The correct size and pattern tire tread can drastically improve these machines capabilities in different environments as well. Sorry that doesn't really answer your question, but hope it helps. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a thought provoking question in the comments. Cheers
I just bought a Commander Max XT and I have been searching for grease fittings all over. I also replaced all the brakes mostly cause the pads and rotors were pretty wore out, but also cause they squeak. Everything is new and they still squeak.
The service manual should help find all the grease fittings on that max and I'm not sure if they happen to have the same suspension set-up as the maverick max, but if so here's a link to a video I did on greasing a maverick max: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y7fFxKb77Oo.html As far as the brakes go, not really sure why they are still squeaking if they arn't wet? maybe a caliper is getting sticky? Either way congrats on the new machine and I appreciate you watching and taking the time to share your experience in the comments. Cheers
I have a 2019 commander 1000 and there is no grease fitting near the front diff. There is a fitting at the front of the engine but the zerk appears not to be for the ujoint but for the shaft itself. Grease came out the shaft. Is there something wrong?
hmmm it is definitely starting to sound like some of the newer machines do not have a grease fitting available for the font diff as far as greasing the shaft, I can't say for sure as far as the 100% proper method for greasing the shaft as I've never had one of the newer machines or a service manual for one, I probably would have just gone until I saw fresh grease. However I did have another viewer comment that the service manual does mention going until the seal bulges, but doesn't necessarily break. So a follow up grease video might be in order. Thanks for watching and sharing this valuable information for those guys watching with newer machines. Cheers
I am not, but certainly will add that to the video list for the next time I get a commander. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a good video suggestion in the comments.
that's interesting, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to share information on how this procedure might be different for other year models. cheers
gracias, no tengo un video de la correa de transmisión, pero lo agregaré a nuestra lista de videos para hacer. Buena idea. Gracias por mirar y tomarse el tiempo para dejar una sugerencia de video en los comentarios. Salud hope google translate got the message close, Cheers
On the grease gun, when the rod doesn't go back in, pull it out against the spring tension slightly and twist the T-handle a 1/4, and push in back in. I'm not sure exactly the mechanicals of it, but pull it, twist it and it will slide right in at the perfect spot.
hell yes, thank you very much for taking the time to share a detailed description of how to make that work, That's what I'm starting to love about these vids is that I actually end up learning more from the comments than I did making them. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share that bit of info, Cheers
@@EscapePowerSports I'm just getting into some maintenence of my 2017 Outty 650 and I am enjoying your videos and some of the comments and your cordial replies to them. I'm at 47 hrs now. I changed the oil at 10 hrs. That was couple years ago, so time to do it again. I wanna check all the boxes too. Do you know any good service manual download sites? I saw one video where the guy mentioned the rear box is supposed to be slightly lower than the fill hole. Is that true? You think I should drop the gear oil now or just check it?
hmm assuming the u-joint and front diff are original that's interesting that the newer bikes don't have a fitting up there maybe someone else with a 2017 will see this and confirm that there's doesn't either. Thanks so much for taking the time to share this info in the comments. Cheers
Hi, no problem, that's definitely the goal with these videos. I'm glad you found some of the videos helpful. Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers
hmm I don't believe my 2015 commander had any grease fittings in the rear suspension, but I can't say for sure on other year models. But I can double confirm that next time I pick one up. I have noticed some for the TTA 5 Link Rear Suspension set up on some Mavericks. So check this 1:57 of this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y7fFxKb77Oo.html of greasing a maverick and see if yours looks anything like that? Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers
Teres no need for calling him a fool firstly. Secondly you are right about it being a little much grease. Technically you don't want to break that seal and force grease out you want to pump just enough grease in that you see the seals slightly buldge. That's every automotive service manual ever, however it rarely works that way and you'll almost always have grease escaping. After wet rides or washing I think you're better off to push that water out even if you're breaking a seal.
@@ckrakra2954 I have recently started using service manuals as I've started attempting more serious jobs, at the time of the video basic maintenance was the majority of my mechanical skill set. Since attempting more serious jobs recently I now know how great manuals are and will be using the manufacturers service manual for every job we film. I'd generally say who are we to question the manufacturers recommendation for the equipment they designed, engineered, and manufactured so there might be an updated video coming in the future where we address or at least acknowledge all of the manufacturers suggestions on servicing their equipment. But that is a good thought about pushing out the water so its hard to say. This is how I've always done it, but when a superior method or more correct way comes along I'm all game for it. This isn't the first time I've learned something I had no idea about in the comment, and I'm glad Terry G brought it up. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share valuable information and constructive feedback in the comments. Cheers
