yamadoo
Yamadoo is a snowmobile ' aholic'.
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86 SnoScoot(2) for grand kids
Hey guys help.
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The "joint" or key that connects the speedometer cable to the drive shaft broke and the part in the drive shaft is still in there. :cry:
HOW DO I GET THIS OUT? It seems easy enough to replace if I can just get the old peice out.
ANY simple techniques.
This is an not a RX :cry: but a 98 xtc deluxe
Thanks in advance
YAMADOO
:?
The "joint" or key that connects the speedometer cable to the drive shaft broke and the part in the drive shaft is still in there. :cry:
HOW DO I GET THIS OUT? It seems easy enough to replace if I can just get the old peice out.
ANY simple techniques.
This is an not a RX :cry: but a 98 xtc deluxe
Thanks in advance
YAMADOO
Motorhead
TY 4 Stroke God
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- 2017 SW LTX-LE
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- Augusta ME
Yamadoo,
I've had this happen to my sleds quite a few times in the past years, at first I thought I was putting the flexkey in backwards after a track change out therefore making the flexkey turn in a different direction than normal and causing it to unwind, so now I make sure to keep the key orientation the same and they still do it every once in a while, I guess a new one each time taken out would be in order.
Anyways, here's what I've done on the stubborn ones.
--Buy a new key first so that you can see the size of the key.
--Center punch the center of that key mess.
--Drill it out using a much smaller size bit than the actual size of the key. A right angle air drill works nice in tight spots.
--Now, utilizing a dental pick tool simply pull out all of the spring like metal material.
There, now that I've told you of the Method Of My Madness I'm sure others will follow with theirs !!!
I've had this happen to my sleds quite a few times in the past years, at first I thought I was putting the flexkey in backwards after a track change out therefore making the flexkey turn in a different direction than normal and causing it to unwind, so now I make sure to keep the key orientation the same and they still do it every once in a while, I guess a new one each time taken out would be in order.
Anyways, here's what I've done on the stubborn ones.
--Buy a new key first so that you can see the size of the key.
--Center punch the center of that key mess.
--Drill it out using a much smaller size bit than the actual size of the key. A right angle air drill works nice in tight spots.
--Now, utilizing a dental pick tool simply pull out all of the spring like metal material.
There, now that I've told you of the Method Of My Madness I'm sure others will follow with theirs !!!
DYNAREX
Expert
spray with wd 40 or something to loosen corrosion
then try a strong magnet-this worked for me in th past
then try a strong magnet-this worked for me in th past
yamadoo
Yamadoo is a snowmobile ' aholic'.
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2003
- Messages
- 3,645
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 15 Viper STX DX red/white- GPS and KING AIR suspension 4kmiles
13 Apex XTX 45 anniversary RED/WHITE/BLACK 3K miles
10 Vector LTX Blue 9kmiles
11 Venture GT 4k miles
86 SnoScoot(2) for grand kids
THanks guys, I will get the part and try to get lucky with a little lube and pic or magnet first THANKS GUYS
Any other Ideas ?
Any other Ideas ?
