1000 miles on 8JP and no dust

[thor452]

I have finally got my sidewinder to keep a belt for over 500 miles. Best of all it now runs clean. I have not been able to get more than about 500 miles per belt and it was as dirty as I have ever seen a sled. (belt dust). I had purchased a reverse angle helix from Lon back when I first got the sled along with the orange secondary spring that I never installed because it was such a short season last year 795 miles for me and I was trying to set a baseline for my sled before changing anything and I did blow 1 belt. I had the updated Yamaha rollers put in my secondary when I got the sled and was other wise stock out of the box. now this season we have had snow and open for 45 days so far and I am over 2400 for the season and couldn't be happier at this point. about 1000 miles ago I called Thunder Products and spoke with them about my situation and was in need of secondary rollers because one of mine was missing a chunk (strange I know) but by the time I finally told them I had to go get my sled finished ( yes I had to end the call o rush off the phone with them) I had the new helix on the orange spring set at 3-0 and a new set of rollers on the way. Terry also had me measure my offset while I was on the phone with him and said that was way to much so I pulled the shim from behind the secondary and it was still to high but he said give it a try and see. so I went out put on 250 the way it was and the new rollers came in 2 days and I threw them on and put on another 100 still allot of belt dust so I had read about the stub shaft moving when you blow a belt so I decided to try and make an attachment for the slide hammer it was a wide curved 90 with a hole in the center big enough for an old Yamaha clutch bolt to fit through and I used that with old clutch bolt to whack the primary back out to with in speck now I didn't have anything to measure in fancy MM like most on here so Terry told me to get it as close to 2 1/4' as possible when I was done it was spot on there. I also noticed at that time my primary spring was broke so I dug around in the clutch spring coffee can at my uncles shop and found a spring about the same size and stiffness but maybe 3/4' shorter threw it in and tried it and it engaged even softer than the stock spring ( I love this) and it held no problem all the way through the power band best of all it don't let go till way down on rpm so it lets go soft and engages soft but hold fast once engaged and that same belt with 300 hard miles 3/5 worn out now has 1050 on it and looks new and there is no I repeat no belt dust eat off my clutches.

 

[murdered141]

The guy's at Thunder Products definitely know their stuff and truly believe and stand behind their products, I'm lucky to know them personally.

 

[thor452]

The guy's at Thunder Products definitely know their stuff and truly believe and stand behind their products, I'm lucky to know them personally.

Great guys for sure!!