rear idler wheels

[scar]

I want to replace my rear idler wheels on my Apex.Anything special I need to know like tips or tricks?Any instructions on this site?[/list]

 

[Blue Dave]

If you are talking about the three wheels that are on the rear axle, I would add a fourth wheel kit while you have the skid out.

The hardest part is getting the skid back in the sled. However there was a thread somewhere that had great instructions for installing the skid.

 

[yamadog1]

wheel

get a small piece of pipe use that as a follow push through and it will
hold parts in place, loosen track all the way, it's a 10 minute job, this
works on outside wheels my center was ok.

 

[scar]

Thanks for the tip.I want to check the outside ones.

 

[LJ 452]

I agree, add the fourth wheel while your in there. If the skid is out, it's a cake job. If you want to leave it in, well it gets a little more interesting. I made a bullet point that threads on to the end on the axle so that when your trying to push the axle back through it self aligns all the spacers and washers, I was even suprised at how well it worked. It looks liek Yamaha is now selling the tool in their accessories, I would recomend it as it can save a lot of frustration. Also don't replace the outside wheels with the same ones, get ones that you can change out the bearings on.

 

[vmaxcrazy]

If you loosen the track and remove the upper idlers you don't need to pull the skid. Upper idlers come off easy, just clamp on a set of vise grips and the axle won't turn.

 

[Swiss Sledder]

Lots of guys running Polaris wheels for the inner rear idler's with good success. http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=28734

Others are running Ski-Doo wheels. If you check out the Apex/Attak FAQ thread, you will see links to several threads on rear wheel options.