I don't know if this will be helpful to you but on the '00 Quadmaster there are 6 bolts. Two on the back of the frame at the corners, two towards the front of the case, and two that attach it to the brush guard. There's two that connect the front portion of the skid plate to the back portion, on my bike those did not go into the frame just bolted together. My bolts were easy to get off. When taking off to prevent breakage or pressure on bolts and when putting back on (working from underneath its a pain in the ***) I just used a bungee cord from the front rack hooked into the skid plate to keep it held up somewhat while I worked.

 

Thanks for the tip Foot. I want to access the oil strainer this summer and will have to remove the skid plate to gain access to it. This info will info will help for when I have to do that. Much appreciated.

 

My trick for taking them apart is to soak them for a couple of days, and tighten them just a touch before you start backing them out. The tough part is getting behind where the bolt pokes out. If they snug up on the way out, stop. Spray a little pb and run em back in, back and forth till you get it loose. No bolts where broken taking this apart. Even go the exhaust heat shield off. For what that's worth.

 

No problem, glad I could help.

 

No, I never did remove the skid plate. My leak was not coming from a driveshaft seal like I thought it was. There was a small bolt missing from the recoil starter assembly on the crankcase. Found a streak of oil running from that spot onto the skid plate. My brother in-law had a ‘93 parts bike laying around. Figured the bolts were still universal so I took the one from his bike that was missing on mine and put it on my bike. Went right in there no problem. Degreased the side of the crankcase and my skid plate and my oil leak disappeared.

 

So AJ .... you were thinking of removing that skid plate 5 years ago. Did you ever do it? Did you ever find where that oil was leaking from?

 

hey got a question, what are the dimensions for a Suzuki king quad 300 1994

 

Dimensions like height, width, and length..? Or you looking for overall specs..? And welcome to the Forum.

 

So the mid and back skid plates are held on with four 10mm bolts each. Should be pretty easy to remove them without any kind of ramps. I've only removed mine once and I didn't break any bolt, but where I live we don't have that much of a problem with rust.
As for the oil leak, try to retighten the drain plug. Otherwise I'm guessing it comes from the engine cover on the pull start side. Mine had a minor leak there.
Good luck!

 

Kinda refreshing my own thread here. But I thank everyone for all the insight so far. But I haven't had much time to tackle this since my original post. But I'm hoping to tackle this some time within the next 2-3 weeks. So what I'd like know is how many bolts are there fastening the the main piece of skid plate on the bike..? I think KingQuadRunner mentioned 10mm bolts, but how many...? And what's the best method of removing the bolts besides using penetrating oil..? Impact or a simple ratchet..? I'm thinking impact might be too extreme. Sounds like a broken bolt fest if I go that route. And anyone use ramps or whatnot to gain better access underneath..? Any and all help is greatly appreciated.


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I also have a 2000 king quad i soak all the skid plate bolts with PB Blaster for a day
All bolts come out no problems. Right now my quad is totally apart for a good cleaning and painting

 

Rapping on the bolt heads with a hammer can also aid in loosening. If soaking and rapping don't work, heating them up can be effective.

 

If you really wanted to improve your chances of not breaking off the bolts you could soak them fully with penetrating oil 2 times a day for like a week. Also, I just noticed you recently reached 6000 posts, congrats on that!

 

No, the skid plate's never been removed. Well the long portion piece anyway. The front portion that protects the front diff has been off a few times. Now, i think I'd be lying if i said i wasn't worried about snapping a few bolts off, possibly more. Maybe if i use penetrating oil or something a few hours before i try and remove them might help. But i wouldn't bank on it helping much or at all.

 

Yeah it's held on with a bunch of 10mm bolts. Be warned if you're asking the question safe to assume it hasn't been off before and they will almost all break off. Good Luck AJ.

Also the oil could be from somewhere easy like the drain plug or anywhere really, it will drip then run across the skidplate and drip out the holes so it may not be immediately above the drip on the floor.

 

yes and it is all removable from the bottom bolts. I only have the front skid plate on my 90 LT-4WD right now. Kept getting to much debris inside the area in front of the motor.

Been exploring ways to give it protection without the plating. Want water, mud and sticks to just fall away.