Broken pivot arm

[upei93]

Anybody else break one of these?

 

[Turtle]

Yep - broke mine last year on my RTX in the same spot.

 

[upei93]

Yep - broke mine last year on my RTX in the same spot.

I think our sleds are linked somehow...let me know what you break next so I’ll know what parts to buy lol

 

[RTX]

Yup.
Busted mine on my rtx at 5000 miles. Thought this suspension would hold up better than the apex monoshock but I was wrong.
I bought 2 cause they are gonna keep breaking. Lol

 

[DTJ]

Mine broke on my xtx last year as well at around 5000 miles. I also did the shock relocate which moves the arm up enough that it no longer is able to bottom on the rubber bottoming blocks and instead bottoms with the shock. Pretty sure mine was a self inflicted problem, but the replacement arm was a new part number.

 

[DennyTuna]

Pulled the skid on a 14 Viper yesterday to swap out shocks and repack bearings only to find the pivot arm was broke (sled has just over 5000 miles). This one broke beside the weld and was like it broke in half, it also bent the upgraded steel shaft for the shock mount. Pays to do maintenance on these sleds yearly. We had another Viper (a 16) that would of had trouble had we not repacked bearings, the jack shaft bearing was dry of grease. Both cases would have ended badly if not for a good maintenance program.

 

[cannondale27]

Pulled the skid on a 14 Viper yesterday to swap out shocks and repack bearings only to find the pivot arm was broke (sled has just over 5000 miles). This one broke beside the weld and was like it broke in half, it also bent the upgraded steel shaft for the shock mount. Pays to do maintenance on these sleds yearly. We had another Viper (a 16) that would of had trouble had we not repacked bearings, the jack shaft bearing was dry of grease. Both cases would have ended badly if not for a good maintenance program.

X2. I am on a mid season skid pull program now. Got bit previously.

 

[RTX]

Like i said guys.
If you ride hard and plan to keep the sled around for any amount of time, better get 2, lol