Broken Procross track tension adjuster

[Turboflash]

Tell me again, what causes these to break? I have a 4-wheel setup in back. Once you tighten the outside bolts after aligning or tensioning the track, the axle is locked in place solid. How can there be enough force against this cheap zinc die cast part to break it?
I ordered some billet ones but don't understand why the stock ones

break?

 

[ROCKERDAN]

Yeah gotta keep rear axle bolts ultra tight.

 

[KnappAttack]

Just the way it is on some of the cheap China parts Cat used. Just not strong enough with the adjuster bolt against it, just another piece of poor engineering and parts selection from Cat.

I put GripNRip billet adjuster on mine last fall to replace the broken Cat China built ones and all is well there now. Lots of stuff to replace and go thru from the front to back on the ProCross and this is one of them as you have found.

 

[Byam]

Yeah gotta keep rear axle bolts ultra tight.

Even whit axle tight i went through 3 set of these, viperT and SW. Material is too weak...
This year whit gripn rip and jt&T everything looks new after +5000km

 

[Turboflash]

Ok, yup 10-4. Grip-N-Rip billet ones coming.

 

[Crossfire12]

Shoot mine never broke, three pro cross sleds, you should of kept your Japan built Apex.

 

[RX1Jim]

Just the way it is on some of the cheap China parts Cat used. Just not strong enough with the adjuster bolt against it, just another piece of poor engineering and parts selection from Cat.

I put GripNRip billet adjuster on mine last fall to replace the broken Cat China built ones and all is well there now. Lots of stuff to replace and go thru from the front to back on the ProCross and this is one of them as you have found.

What are the other problems area on the Procross suspension?? Now is the time to address all of the items. Thanks.

 

[ROCKERDAN]

My stockers were fine too.....4200 miles, very tight track.

But a smart upgrade over to Grip n rip for sure.

 

[stevewithOCD]

You guys are killing me!
10,000 miles on mine, but now i'll start to worry about it!
MO' MONEY, MO MONEY!

 

[Crossfire12]

You guys are killing me!
10,000 miles on mine, but now i'll start to worry about it!
MO' MONEY, MO MONEY!

Outstanding I wouldn’t even worry about it, they will complain about the crooked staples under the seat ( don’t LOOK) ya mine where crooked, I had to make straight.

 

[ClutchMaster]

Even whit axle tight i went through 3 set of these, viperT and SW. Material is too weak...
This year whit gripn rip and jt&T everything looks new after +5000km




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Larsen axle all the way!!
Nope the wheel washer ain’t gonna bend!

(American Bolts too!)

Not without a few hard hits tho.

Consider the track has got to pull across the rear axle........ the power of 300hp on a couple little 20mm bearings and hollow plastic wheels.....JT’s last forever new wheels going inside for next year!

 

[ClutchMaster]

You guys are killing me!
10,000 miles on mine, but now i'll start to worry about it!
MO' MONEY, MO MONEY!

OCD, you can either worry about money or worry about reliability, but not both!
Personally I would rather worry about money.....bust out the credit card.

 

[Turboflash]

Outstanding I wouldn’t even worry about it, they will complain about the crooked staples under the seat ( don’t LOOK) ya mine where crooked, I had to make straight.

Seat cover staples crooked you say? I too made mine straight AFTER I had to pull the cover off to repair the seat heater element wires that broke!!! Another very poor design by Cat.

 

[ClutchMaster]

Seat cover staples crooked you say? I too made mine straight AFTER I had to pull the cover off to repair the seat heater element wires that broke!!! Another very poor design by Cat.

I hear ya but atleast a seat heater isn’t gonna leave you stranded.
Lots of stuff is engineered like $hit nowadays, gotta just fix it.

 

[ClutchMaster]

Shoot mine never broke, three pro cross sleds, you should of kept your Japan built Apex.

You just ride slow CF!
If you plan on selling yer sled let me know, I might buy it for the wife