RowdyRoddy
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THat is some mad mods!! Makes a guy wonder!! LOL!!
Great pixs. Easy to follow!
RR
Great pixs. Easy to follow!
RR
kingedwards99
Expert
I'd Love to hear your exhaust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Subframe 101
All you need to straighten a subframe is some chain, a Peterbuilt, and a Suburban (in 4 wheel drive - or else it will spin on the concrete!)
All you need to straighten a subframe is some chain, a Peterbuilt, and a Suburban (in 4 wheel drive - or else it will spin on the concrete!)
You should have put the following Warning as your thread title
****WARNING NOT FOR DEALERS EYES!!!!!!!**********
****WARNING NOT FOR DEALERS EYES!!!!!!!**********
Crewchief47
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- 2008 Nytro MTX 45th
Boy, I wish I would have thought of that before worked on mine. Now get that frame off and brace it up.
mtdream said:
Well, as you know Jeremy, this "homebrew" fix was a necessity due to no fault of my own. The weekend before the repair, I had left on a strictly trail riding trip. I let a friend ride my sled, and about 14 miles into the ride, we had stopped for our periodic girl scout cookie and kool-aid break. My riding partner that was on my sled, Sister Mary Magdalene noticed one ski seemed further forward than the other on the Nytro.
You might only imagine my surprise at this situation, as I have never even had my sled above 35 MPH, much less anywhere other than on the trail. My first inclination was to blame the small passel of pine cones we had ridden through only a couple of miles back. Sister Mary however, reminded me of the two 4" drifts we had pulled the sleds off of the trailer onto.
As I repeated hail Mary after hail Mary, I began to agree with her. There was no way a silly little pine cone could affect such a wonderful miracle of modern engineering. In addition to that, the wonderful sister must have had a divine light riding with her, and watching over her every move. This fate would be reserved for some other weaker "nun".
I don't know if it was the drift, or some other unforeseen mediocre obstacle, but it was definitely not Sister Mary's fault!
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Crewchief47 said:
Even though I made it "rideable" again, it is far from "right" and I think bracing it as-is would be an exercise in futility....
towerrigger
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
MotoPsycho said:
Sister Mary!! You crack me up.
Albertanytrofan
Newbie
Wow thought I was nuts when I got chains like that out, to straighten out my subframe. (might have hit a tree) However i tied one end to a post in the concrete and used a JD telehandler to nudge it back using the hydrolic boom. Both sides look even again!!!
Yeah, mine didn't fair so well... I got it close, but it ain't right 
BlgsRX-1mtn
TY 4 Stroke God
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For you guys using mother's (I use it also). Which are you using; the Mother's Alluminum and Magnesium polish(red/white label) or the Mother's Billet Alluminum polish (black/gold label). I have used both and found that the Billet polish gives a better shine with less effort than the Mag and Alluminum. Both are a paste and IMHO work better with the powerball than the liquid polish that comes with some of the powerball kits.
This was after 30 minutes with the Billet Polish and a Powerball in my 18V Dewalt Cordless. I use a clean 100% Cotton polishing towel to get rid of the black residue after using the powerball also. Use this method for my summer ride to polish the wheels, motor, tripple clamps and hand controls with great results also.
Jim
This was after 30 minutes with the Billet Polish and a Powerball in my 18V Dewalt Cordless. I use a clean 100% Cotton polishing towel to get rid of the black residue after using the powerball also. Use this method for my summer ride to polish the wheels, motor, tripple clamps and hand controls with great results also.
Jim
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I use the billet aluminum...really nice finish with it, and a mothers ball...
lucky_7
TY 4 Stroke Guru
Re: Subframe 101
These are tools just about everybody has in their garage!!!
MotoPsycho said:
These are tools just about everybody has in their garage!!!
Okay, I've had a couple of questions on the rear axle.
It is entirely comprised of stock parts, with a bit of modification. The best part is... It cost me $0 and about 20 minutes, vs. the $90 axle kit.
1. I re-mounted the adjusters to the outside of the rails.
2. The one end of the axle has a bolt threaded into it - I removed the roll pin that kept the bolt in, took bolt out, drilled deeper into axle, rethreaded, cut axle to length, and reinstalled bolt and roll pin.
3. I had to cut the original "center" spacer to length
All of the existing spacers, etc. fit into place with no adjustments or trimming.
It is entirely comprised of stock parts, with a bit of modification. The best part is... It cost me $0 and about 20 minutes, vs. the $90 axle kit.
1. I re-mounted the adjusters to the outside of the rails.
2. The one end of the axle has a bolt threaded into it - I removed the roll pin that kept the bolt in, took bolt out, drilled deeper into axle, rethreaded, cut axle to length, and reinstalled bolt and roll pin.
3. I had to cut the original "center" spacer to length
All of the existing spacers, etc. fit into place with no adjustments or trimming.
kingedwards99 said:I'd Love to hear your exhaust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alright, did the best I could with the Sony. Hope it's good enough!
As a side note, I rode in 3'+ fresh pow last weekend, and the undertunnel performed flawlessly!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn6Q-XSBS1w
