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Remove wires first It may seem obvious, but, before you pull on the plug caps, unplug the wires first. You can then yank on the whole cap without worrying about breaking the wires. The caps are really tough. Just yank on the suckers. Bring band-aids for when you whack your knuckles. The...

Bracket not needed As gorgeous as that custom bracket is, you don't really need it. Just use the inline shutoffs (2), cut out an inch of the hose at a place where the shutoff's don't touch anything or each other and use some decent hose clamps. Offset the two shutoffs from each other a few...

Try Doolys I have an 05 Rage and an 05 Vector. I was getting a lot of push with the Rage and both sleds were really darty, to a scary extent. The Woody's doolys have made a huge difference on both sleds. I ended up using the same size carbide on both which was the "normal recommended"...

I have an 05 Rage and an 05 Vector and am curious about what service bulletins have come out for them. Are the Service Bulletins online somewhere? I just talked to my dealer and asked him the same question. The items that he is aware of are: Clutch I didn't quiz him about possible...

I've got one of each: 05 Vector and 05 Rage. The trails around here in the northeast all seem to have the 121" ripple bumps. When a bump forms, the next bump gets formed at the natural frequency of a 121" track. With the Rage, at 136", it bridges the gaps between the 121" bumps. I can...

I have an 05 Rage and an 05 Vector, both purchaed at the beginning of the season last year. In general, when starting cold, I put the choke at about 3/4 to 7/8. Never full choke. As soon as it starts, back off on the choke to 1/2. Modulate as needed. They are defintely cold blooded, but...

Rubber Bushings I have a Rage with the same effect. (Is it the same 136 suspension?) Anyways, I saw someone mention replacing the plastic bushings on the transfer rods with rubber ones. This might dampen the clunking somewhat. Has anyone done this? Does anyone have a Yamaha or McMaster...

Cable slack Just another data point: I loosened up the throttle cable a bit and haven't had any problems since. BTW: I have a Vector built on 5/04 and a Rage built 8/04. The Rage is a MUCH stiffer throttle. I wonder if they phased in a change into the assembly line where they use a...

Put on parking brake Make sure that you set the parking brake. I was wondering why the sled was moving while I was trying to take off the belt! :o| :D

Parts cost Check out: http://www.highlandsyamaha.com/ You can look at the blow up diagrams WITH prices, unlike the yamaha-motor site. I did order some stuff from them and it came quickly. I like the fact that you can tell if they have the item in stock. This will give you an idea of...

Rage versus Vector I have an 05 Vector and an 05 Rage. I am new to snowmobiling, so take that into account. The Vector has studs and the Rage does not. With ungroomed or rough trails, I can blast through the bumps without standing up or slowing down. With the Vector, you really do take...

Parts is parts The total came to $3800 for the repair. Thank goodness for insurance. The service tech said that he has done over 1000 collision jobs and has never seen anything like this. The most expensive items were: Front Frame - 8ES219400000 - $954 Steering Gate - 8ES238700000 - $370...

Oil Leak I got the sled back today. Yay! The oil leak was from the bulkhead pushing back some steering bits into the oil pan. It actually poked a couple of holes in the oil pan. The pile of parts that they had to replace was amazing. It wasn't just the bulkhead. It was also the next big...

I just bought an 05 Rage and an 05 Vector, which are a total blast. I am also new to snomobiling, so I don't have experience tweaking suspension settings. The Rage/Vector manual tells you how to change the settings, but it doesn't tell you the effect. For example, it tells you how to...

Skid plates and oil leak I haven't asked about the leak, yet. When I find out more, I'll post. As for the skidplates, is this what you mean? http://www.yamaha-motor.com/accessories/acscitemdetail/2/14/428/5/1783/11677/All/1/1075/detail.aspx It doesn't look like it would protect the...

Skidplate recommendations Thanks for the feedback! Your responses have helped ease the pain a bit! Someone mentioned that a skid plate may have helped avoid the damage. Do you folks have any recommendations for skidplates? BTW: I picked up a used Vector this weekend with 250 miles on...

I bought our first snowmobile a few weeks back. It's an '05 Rage. What a blast, at least until: We got 2 feet of snow up here in NH last week. Saturday was amazing. A winter wonderland. When I went down to the lake a took a path down the bank in the morning. At the end of an amazing day...