Hyfax Nightmare

[billymx815]

Changed my slides for the first time yesterday and after trying every trick I've read about hear I still ended up with bloody knuckles and a buzz from the 6 pack of adult beverage consumed. Not sure how they put them on at the factory but I swear they had bonded to the rail. I had to cut and peel them off in sections because they would not pull off. Figures that once I got them off I noticed they still had plenty of wear left

 

[Zakre]

Changed my slides for the first time yesterday and after trying every trick I've read about hear I still ended up with bloody knuckles and a buzz from the 6 pack of adult beverage consumed. Not sure how they put them on at the factory but I swear they had bonded to the rail. I had to cut and peel them off in sections because they would not pull off. Figures that once I got them off I noticed they still had plenty of wear left

Did you have the skid in the sled or not?
I always take it out when changing just to check everything, then a block of a wood and the air hammer has them off in 5 seconds a side.

 

[billymx815]

That's the one thing I did not do was remove the skid. I will next time...I don't have an air hammer so I'll have to use a block of wood with regular framing hammer.
Sucks - I'm so use to just slipping them right off and on for our Viper & Venom sleds...

 

[woolyviper]

i put a long wood dowel thru the front part of the track and put it against the end of the slide then i can hammer like mad on the dowel - this has been the best way i have found - once you get a foot or so thru the window in the back i can usually pull it out with a vise grip.

 

[DaveRX1]

use the reverse trick..................off in seconds

 

[vogelm1]

X 2 ... get the slides started out the back track window 3 or 4 inches, put the sled in reverse and blip the throttle. They will peel off like a banana. The way I have always done it is to stick a large screw driver into the back of the hyfax (between the rail end and end of hyfax) and pry downward while turning the track slightly backward by hand...the idea being to pry the rear of the hyfax out of the track windown to get the 3 or 4 inches started out the window. Fire it up and do the reverse blip. It's a 5 minute job or less once the sled is lifted above the ground. Try it next time, you'll be amazed.

 

[BADSLED]

Word of advice when changing slides... Don't be afraid to take a bottle of WD-40 and spray it on both sides of the rails to allow the stuff to get in between the rails and slides. It makes the job that much easier to take them off. No, way am I taking my suspension off to change my slides.

 

[Super Sled]

use the reverse trick..................off in seconds

With out a doubt. Except 1 of my sleds, an '03 Mt Viper, does not have reverse.

I work from underneath the sled (on a lift) with a long, flat, sharp screwdriver underneath. I then stick it through the track windows 1 at a time and pound the slide out. There is a trick to it, but it works slick once you get the hang of it. Even stubborn ones come out in 10 mins or less once you get your groove down.

Then I put a bead of syn grease up the middle of the slide and they pound on with a rubber mallet easy.

 

[vogelm1]

Forgot to mention that you'll need to use a hammer on the end of the screw driver to wedge it between the hyfax and the rail. If you get the screw driver in there about two inches, that should be enough to effectively pry the hyfax down and out a track window. Also don't forget to remove the screw at the curve end of the hyfax before putting in reverse... got too ambitious once and almost forgot to do that.

 

[rx1mtn]

I have found that if I have the slides nice and warm they slide on better. I set them over my home heater register for about 1/2 hour 1st.

 

[Super Sled]

I have found that if I have the slides nice and warm they slide on better. I set them over my home heater register for about 1/2 hour 1st.

Yep, this is important. Trying to hammer on frozen sliders is tougher. Why make life more difficult than it has to be?

 

[sorenson1610]

I pulled my skid the first time and it was pretty easy I thought. The sliders were a real bitch to get off too and i'm pretty sure that I crossed threaded one of the hold screws. Oh well it's in there that is all that matters lol. Lube the crap out everything too, It really helps for the repeat times

 

[apexer]

Only way to change slides is the reverse trick. Just did mine Friday night, 5 minutes each side. Takes less than 1 beer.

 

[tapex_07]

Somebody that does the "reverse method" should post a vid of how its done...

 

[towerrigger]

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