Apex heat exchangers broke

[04rxwarrior06]

Not sure if this is a common problem but i just bought this sled and i found that both of them have hair line cracks right behind the bracket for the rear skid.... anyone else had this problem and know how to fix them or make sure this does not happen again? IMO this is a poor design to reduce weight, they use the heat exchanger to stiffen the running boards and i think its a bad idea shame shame on them.

 

[APEX 06]

It happens to everyone of them it suck. Pull them ofg and they can be weld or you will have to buy new ones. Just had to fix them on my 06 rtx.

 

[APEX 06]

Or you could get a hold of this guy http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php? ... highlight=


He parts out used sled for cheap and very fast shipping.

 

[04rxwarrior06]

Thanks bud ill give that a try.... i may try radiator stop leak first other wise i know a guy that welds aluminum

 

[thor452]

j b weld worked great on my heat exchanger when i put a tip up thru it on a lake in hurley saved my trip and has held for 2 seasons now going for 3

 

[Blue Dave]

j b weld worked great on my heat exchanger when i put a tip up thru it on a lake in hurley saved my trip and has held for 2 seasons now going for 3

Making friends with the ice fishermen I see. LOL!

 

[thor452]

yeah I thought it was against the law to leave them in and un atended almost ruined my week had to keep starting the sled to keep it warm enough to set up was out working on it for 3 hours but it worked and i have about 3000 miles on the fix

 

[evil eagle]

My coolers started to leak at the end of last season. I used rad stop leak and it worked. It took a litle while maybe a half hour of driveing to work in, and it has'nt leaked since.

 

[TBay Sledhead]

I just got my 3rd rad fix done. I'm thinking that the leaks are caused by the cooler flexing and suspension support not letting the cooler mounting bracket move. I'm building a brace to go from the top of the tunnel to the outside of the cooler to try and stop this. It might get in the way when I ride with my feet toward the back of the running boards but it's worth a try. If it is a problem I can remove it. Every time you get off you'r machine you stand up and put all your weight on one running board, this causes the cooler to flex. Just try standing on one running board and see how much the running board flexes. I usually mount and dismount on the left side and that is the one that has cracked twice.