08 Vector ltx excessive driveline slop?

[rx1fastervmax4]

Was hoping to ride another vector this winter to see if the same. When you accelerate slowly seem like drive wheels are jumping on the track but they are not and clunking noise also happens. Raise the rear end and seems you move track back and forth it seems to be excessive compared to my rx1 and apex. Have rechecked chain tension and track tension no difference. Bought the sled used this year been like this since purcahse. 4cyls sled don't do this at all. Is this normal for 3cyls? If not any ideas.

 

[airboss]

Sometimes that "clunking" noise is due to a flat spot on the dirve belt. Flat spots on the belt are a result of trying to move the sled with the park brake on. I've experienced this on my wife's sled in the past.

 

[rx1fastervmax4]

Will try the new belt will keep you posted THANKS.

 

[rx1fastervmax4]

WOW! Check the obivious first it colud be that simple. Yes it was the belt. THANKS.

 

[Irv]

WOW! Check the obivious first it colud be that simple. Yes it was the belt. THANKS.

Good to hear, guess I had better get around to checking replacing mine!
(Time to also paint my parking brake a bright florescent color as well )

 

[pistons]

The slop in the chain case is normal. I think it has to do with the way the reverse gear works. The driven clutch will rotate quite a bit before starting to move the track.

 

[Roger]

Why do all you people use the parking brake? I have never used a parking brake in 30 years of sledding, and trailering them.

 

[Irv]

Why do all you people use the parking brake? I have never used a parking brake in 30 years of sledding, and trailering them.

Peace of mind knowing that I have one extra way of securing my sled in my trailer.

Also recently on a trip to North Bay we stopped on a very steep hill to take some pics of the Ottawa River and the Tembec saw mill, it was fairly steep and I had no worries getting off the sled to snap a few shots knowing the parking brake was on.

 

[Roger]

The parking brake on the trailer won't help it much. You have to tie it by law.
On a hill, yes, I suppose. If it isn't running, it won't start to go on it's own.

 

[Irv]

The parking brake on the trailer won't help it much. You have to tie it by law.
On a hill, yes, I suppose. If it isn't running, it won't start to go on it's own.

You saying on a very steep hill, if it isn't running, it can't go down the hill on it's own?

 

[Roger]

Never happened to me. Doesn't your parking lever flip over your left grip? It would be pretty hard to drive the sled with the lever over your handlebars. I've used this parking brake when racing buddies through the bush. Use it to slow down, without your brake light coming on. It's especially effective when racing at night.
Where in Ontario are you from. It's supposed to say in your profile.

 

[Zakre]

If the clutch is not engaged the sled can move due to gravity at any time depending on the hill. I would not use the parking break to slow down the sled, the pads are like the size of a looney and thin so you will destroy them very fast doing that. The break caliper has the correct amount of pad to slow the sleds down, not the parking break, it is only meant to hold the track in place.

 

[Irv]

Never happened to me. Doesn't your parking lever flip over your left grip? It would be pretty hard to drive the sled with the lever over your handlebars. I've used this parking brake when racing buddies through the bush. Use it to slow down, without your brake light coming on. It's especially effective when racing at night. Where in Ontario are you from. It's supposed to say in your profile.

Are you joking, being sarcastic?
Not sure how one would go about doing that safely while riding/racing through the bush??
What sled do you have, that would help.

Mine flips right to left and no it doesn't cover the handle bar, it is beside it to the front of it.

 

[Roger]

I drive an RS Venture, and my old sled is a 2001 Venture. I have 150 000km under my thumb, and it's not hard to flip the lever a bit to brake, while racing.