Resistance and vibration in steering when turning right only?

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JockoLaker

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Blew a stud that was flapping and had to cut it off on my last ride of last year. Still had 250km to get home. By the time I got home it had turned into a huge 18"x 5" piece of my track missing with 5 or 6 broken fiberglass rods as well.

Replaced the track and all 5 bearings on the driveshaft and jack shaft. Not sure if it is related, but now whenever I turn even slightly to the right I get bad vibrations and some resistance in the steering bar. I feel nothing in the running boards or body.

Any ideas what it might be? (thanks in advance)
 
Well I figured out where I was getting the vibration from, and it was pretty unusual and a simple fix. The issue was one of the two front heat exchanger protectors was loose and being held on by just one screw. And it was interesting that it was the left side protector, not the right. It had probably been that way for a while but was not causing an issue with the .9" lug track. It was only after I slipped in a 1.22 lug Ice Attak track that it started.
 
the steering shaft main bushing is part of the front heat exchanger. I would guess the entire front exchanger is loose. That would be the only way the protector vibrated when turning.
 
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