ALinUTAH
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Definitely play with the sway bar. We got 3-4 feet last week and I was doing things confidently I never had before.
I was up your way last June for a month on a motorcycle. Camped and fished my way across BC, up the Cassiar, then across the Campbell and on up to Inuvik before heading over into AK via Eagle. What an awesome ride and awesome country!
I was up your way last June for a month on a motorcycle. Camped and fished my way across BC, up the Cassiar, then across the Campbell and on up to Inuvik before heading over into AK via Eagle. What an awesome ride and awesome country!
YukonMP
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Hey Jason, are you broke in yet.
I bet you are doing your own servicing. I've seen mention on this site where guys don't notice that the original filter gasket has stuck to the block and they spin the new filter on over the old gasket. Often it lets go suddenly and there is no good time for that to happen.
I bet you are doing your own servicing. I've seen mention on this site where guys don't notice that the original filter gasket has stuck to the block and they spin the new filter on over the old gasket. Often it lets go suddenly and there is no good time for that to happen.
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Thanks for the heads up on the filter change...I have about 220 miles on my sled so far. It's been a busy winter so far and have not gone on a long trip yet. Still waiting for my Simmons gen 2's to arrive. I also ordered cable-style ice scratchers because we don't have much snow in my area due to warm weather and high winds. The snow gets deeper once I get into the hills. I haven't done much for adjustments other than tightening the limiter straps two holes. I thought about softening the sway bar but shouldn't I keep it stiff if I am going to be hauling logs?
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thelake
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How does one adjust the sway bar?
Mooseman
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Check your owners manual. It's in there.
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In fact, I don't think it is in the 2014 owners manual but it is in the service manual. The 2014 came with the sway bar in its stiffest(shortest) position. The brackets can be flipped back to front as can the bushings. The result is four settings/positions. Remember that the shorter the effective length of the arms the 'stiffer' the bar, ie.greater coupling of the fronts skis.
So I have been messing with mine. The first thing I did was take it off completely on the idea that I could more greatly affect the attitude of the sled by leaning with it off. With the bar on when I lean the sway bar resists the sleds leaning by picking up on the opposite ski AND my weight/force is being resisted by both shocks since the are coupled together by the bar. I found it an improvement in the bumpy muskeg slow going trailbreaking stuff. But it was pretty loose feeling, tossing/rocking side to side and front to back. Out on the lake it felt like it could get ugly. I'm not experienced at fast riding but it felt like it could catch an edge(like skating or skiing) and do something silly.
Next step, put it back on in the longest/least stiff position which is where it has stayed. I immediately re rode the trail I had just put in and it was definitely less pitchy yet an improvement over the factory setting. Out in the open I much prefer it back on but soft. If I'm clipping along and a ski strikes some rubble it lifts over and back down smoothly. With it on stiff I get a strong slap upwards(because essentially the shock resistance is double since they are tied to one another) from the same bump.
I hope that makes sense. Finally, to answer the question about how. The sway bar slides back and forth freely in the bracket dealies on the a-arms. The brackets each have two bolts. No secrets, no complications, easy-peasy.
Edit for clarification : I see I mention brackets twice, one set is on the a-arms(connectors really I think) and brackets with two bolts which are under the sled in front of the track. This is where the adjustments are made.
So I have been messing with mine. The first thing I did was take it off completely on the idea that I could more greatly affect the attitude of the sled by leaning with it off. With the bar on when I lean the sway bar resists the sleds leaning by picking up on the opposite ski AND my weight/force is being resisted by both shocks since the are coupled together by the bar. I found it an improvement in the bumpy muskeg slow going trailbreaking stuff. But it was pretty loose feeling, tossing/rocking side to side and front to back. Out on the lake it felt like it could get ugly. I'm not experienced at fast riding but it felt like it could catch an edge(like skating or skiing) and do something silly.
Next step, put it back on in the longest/least stiff position which is where it has stayed. I immediately re rode the trail I had just put in and it was definitely less pitchy yet an improvement over the factory setting. Out in the open I much prefer it back on but soft. If I'm clipping along and a ski strikes some rubble it lifts over and back down smoothly. With it on stiff I get a strong slap upwards(because essentially the shock resistance is double since they are tied to one another) from the same bump.
I hope that makes sense. Finally, to answer the question about how. The sway bar slides back and forth freely in the bracket dealies on the a-arms. The brackets each have two bolts. No secrets, no complications, easy-peasy.
Edit for clarification : I see I mention brackets twice, one set is on the a-arms(connectors really I think) and brackets with two bolts which are under the sled in front of the track. This is where the adjustments are made.
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Mooseman
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I'm getting old. I knew it was in a manual somewhere, forgot which one. I have mine set at the stiffest since I mostly do trail riding.
thelake
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Thanks for the responses. I will ride mine for a bit in the NWT and see how it does in the conditions. Some of my buddies ride hard and fast and over everything in sight. Others are reasonable.
