Question on changing track on Apex?

[BIG BLACK WARRIOR]

I was putting a new track on my 2006 Apex ER today. When I had the job just about complete i noticed a small spring under the snowmobile on the garage floor right where I was working on it. It was on the side under the Chain case and all the Reverse linkage.The spring was a little spring juat about like you would find in a ball point pen. Could this spring have come out of any of the componets I was working on or was it just a coincidence it had been on my garage floor for a time? Anybody have any thoughts on this?

 

[yammi4ever]

It goes in between the idler gears (not sure this what they call them, hope you know which ones i mean), there is a small hole in each of them and that little spring goes in there. I think someone said it is to keep them quiet, so not sure how critical, but I would put it in if it was mine.

 

[LJ 452]

Yup. that's it, heres a pic. It goes between parts 63 and 66. There will be a hole in each part, the spring goes in the hole on both gears. There won't be any compresion load on the spring, it's loaded torsionally (well in a way). It's more of a bending load. It just keeps the gears from banging.

Looks like the pic won't load, go to the fiche on Yamaha and you'll see what I'm talking about.

 

[NY AttakGT]

Call me if you need help Gordon. I know exactly the spring you are talking about.

--Steve (O.C.)

 

[Yamahammer485]

Yup. that's it, heres a pic. It goes between parts 63 and 66. There will be a hole in each part, the spring goes in the hole on both gears. There won't be any compresion load on the spring, it's loaded torsionally (well in a way). It's more of a bending load. It just keeps the gears from banging.

Exactly, it just sits in the small gear.

To help it stay in place better wheile re-assembling, just put some oil in the hole, and the spring will sit better.

 

[SumpBuster]

LOL...I wondered where that went when I changed a track last year on an RX1...I figured that's where it went, but didn't know why. I think it is the KEY COMPONENT in the drivetrain. Any slight misalignment can cause a blown chaincase.
Or a pen that won't retract....lol.

 

[BIG BLACK WARRIOR]

Thanks everyone for the information. I knew I would get the anwser here. All back together now.