Anti ratchet drivers.....track still ratchets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AIRWOLF]

w arm broke ?

 

[Rockmeister]

Really doubt the track clips are an issue at all.
Lost almost 100% of my tracks clips with the track really loose & it never ratcheted.

Also really doubt the track & driver combination are ratcheting for all the same reasons, unless, as mentioned, there is something broken in the suspension or a mis-match of some type.

My experience with the same drivers is that they NEVER ratchet, they are more likely to lock-up the track if they skip, than actually skip.

 

[snoprof6]

If the drivers were stripped on the shaft you would feel as though the belt blew, you would not feel the ratcheting sensation as when the track skips. I've only seen two sleds do this and they were yamaha lake racer turbos pumping out far too many ponies, i highly doubt a stock apex stripped the cogs

 

[ranger1]

Is your track clipped every window?

Would extroverts even work if the track had any closed windows,lol! Anyway, yes it is & looks to be a fairly new fully clipped 1 1/4 Ripsaw.

 

[ranger1]

Just went to the garage to do a little inspecting as per suggestions.
Nothing is broke in the suspension, arms, nothing.
The drivers as well as the track measure at 2.52" center to center, which I kinda figured they would be the same pitch because the driver cogs line up through the track clips.

 

[ranger1]

Ok, upon taking an even close look I noticed that the two bars that are supposed to be welded to the front heat exchanger are missing!!!!!
Now this is just a shot in the dark, but, does anyone think that maybe those bars stop the track from coming off the extrovert cogs?????
Here is some pics of where the bars are missing.

 

[yamaha1973]

Nope, only for protection if you have studs, many people cut them out when they go to a larger lugged track

 

[Redbeard]

Make sure that whoever installed the drivers aligned the indexing arrows correctly. If one driver is slightly off from the other, the track will still ratchet.

 

[ranger1]

Make sure that whoever installed the drivers aligned the indexing arrows correctly. If one driver is slightly off from the other, the track will still ratchet.

Where about might I find these indexing arrows?

 

[Redbeard]

Wahl bros drivers have arrows molded into them. I assume Avid drivers have some form of indexing molded into them also. The arrow on one driver needs to match the other at assembly. This assures the driver teeth are in time.

Example: 8 or 9 tooth drivers on a hex shaft.

If the drivers aren't indexed properly, it is possible for them to look like they engage the track correctly, but be slightly out of time; one driver will have a small lead on the other.