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Heat exchanger clipped by studs + slider wear

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I have a 2010 LTX GT. I put 108 of the Stud Boy 1.375" studs with power tower nuts and the plastic backers. My studs are clipping the rear heat exchanger.
I installed as per tech advise from Stud Boy and measured everything as they suggested. Measured all good.
Could it be because of track stretch (150 miles on it). I've adjusted it (track) once?
Also, when I adjusted the track I spent a lot of time to verify track alignment. I was sure it was bang on but I'm showing major wear on my right slider with marginal, if any, wear on the left.

Any advice?
 

Heat exchanger problem: typical kind of problem, you might consider some protectors for this.

Slider wear problem: Are you certain that your spikes are tightened down far enough? Are you certain that you don't have one that is partly torn through? Are you certain that you don't have a damaged track clip?
 
I have a 09 ltx less than 200 miles on it and my heat exchanger has been destroyed. Took it to the dealer and they said the rear shock failed and that was why picks chewed it up. BULLS**T they wouldn't cover heat exchanger.Took it up to moosehead following weekend same thing chewed it up some more. I found a heat exchanger online for 300.00 and installed it myself and went to home depot picked up some aluminum 1in. square and 1/8in. flat. Riveted the square to the flat and then the flat to the existing tunnel protectors. Also the most important thing to do is crank the tension on the spring up I turned it in 4 spins it doesn't come near the exchanger now. Also one of the other causes is the rip junk track flexes when it hits the tunnel protector and it allows picks to come up a little further. Even if you don't have time to increase tunnel protector crank the tension on spring up 3-5 clicks I guarantee you will not have a problem. 300 miles last weekend no problems. Even with the spring cranked in I really didn't have a stiff ride, I was extremely happy with the ride :4STroke:

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One thing to mention this only applies on 136" sleds with the larger rear heat exchanger. On my shortie with a little rear heat exchanger no protection is needed and still looks new.
 
My fix for the rear heat exchanger getting clipped with studs was at first to put thicker protectors on. Great now the track bottoms on the protectors and I have less travel. Less travel and stiffer settings are taking away from the ride.

So I instead removed the protectors and the exchanger alltogether. To get my extra cooling back I installed the Apex rad in the right footwell. Side benefits are cooling while idling and less weight at the rear of the sled.

http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=64128&highlight=apex+rad
 


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