Would never have noticed without the pic you posted RayKnobs!Is that pic from a 11?I ask because it has those white upper idlers.I bet they made them better than the old black ones that flatspot and bearings go out fast.
tatalover78-2 your idlers are cool too.Whats the story on them?
tatalover78-2 your idlers are cool too.Whats the story on them?
soul_hammer
Expert
they look like slydogs to me. good stuff
tatalover78-2
Veteran
slydog they are. Rear suspension in and working as designed
thanks all
thanks all
soul_hammer
Expert
great to hear now we just need to cross our finger and do the snow dance.
spike337
TY 4 Stroke Master
looks good to me.When you are bouncing on it watch the transfer blocks at rear and see if it gets stiff right when rear arm touches them.If so thats what they do.
spike337
TY 4 Stroke Master
You could set a soda can on it and it would sag to the blocks. I bumped it up to med on the springs and i could get MAYBE all my 155lbs on it before it hits, but yes, that's when it acts wierd. I may just be use to the quad? I seem to remember this from last year, just nervous i guess? Thank you for the reply. Mike.
spike337
TY 4 Stroke Master
My upper idlers that i did ON the skid still. Bad pics, but you can see they were pretty dry. By the time i 'shoved' some grease in their, and pressed the seal back on, it seemed to force the grease into the bearing more, i feel it worked pretty good.
I did all of them now, but the rears, and they feel/sound dry. Can't get at the seal on them though.
On another side note, where my positive battery cable wore through.
I did all of them now, but the rears, and they feel/sound dry. Can't get at the seal on them though.
On another side note, where my positive battery cable wore through.
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Nice work.Will go over my cables for sure.That aint good.
I buy hardest torsion spring from yamaa (2 grade over stock)
now I don't able twist it in place
I need advice for helping me
maybe with long tube...so can't bolt braket at the end of the spring if I use tube....
now I don't able twist it in place
I need advice for helping me
maybe with long tube...so can't bolt braket at the end of the spring if I use tube....
spike337
TY 4 Stroke Master
You want to get the long ends of the torsion springs up and onto the mounting location to get the bolt through, right? It's to hard to now that you have a really stiff torsion spring? Is that what you're saying?
You should be able to get a pry bar in there with the back of the sled off the ground?
You should be able to get a pry bar in there with the back of the sled off the ground?
forestcity
Newbie
spike337 said:
Mine does exactly the same thing. 3 inches of sag without anyone on sled. Then you push it down with very minimal effort and it goes down about another inch or two and will not rebound unless you pull it back up. I just installed Hygear Torsion Spacers and that didn't seem to help. All of the above occurs with it on the medium setting on blocks. I tried high spring setting and it got a little better but not what it should be. I also noticed the rear/rear shock is dripping oil near the rod. Total rider weight and gear is about 170lbs. Sled had 700 miles on it and both springs look good. Any ideas?
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firdt thing id to make sure the sled is not up on shop dollies because for some reason this makes the back end act like this.
i have the same problem. i fixed it by taking the skid out and tearing it apart. then i cleaned out all the links and shafts out of old grese. it was a paste and i re gressed it twice a year.
while i was cleaning it out i sent the rear shocks for a revalve and rebuild.
now i have the springs on medium and when i get on it it goes down about an inch and a half and come all the way back up.
has 50kms on it and work great. could not be happyer with the results.
i have the same problem. i fixed it by taking the skid out and tearing it apart. then i cleaned out all the links and shafts out of old grese. it was a paste and i re gressed it twice a year.
while i was cleaning it out i sent the rear shocks for a revalve and rebuild.
now i have the springs on medium and when i get on it it goes down about an inch and a half and come all the way back up.
has 50kms on it and work great. could not be happyer with the results.
spike337
TY 4 Stroke Master
No ideas, sorry. I think it's partially just the way it is. Sleds always feel like a led turd in the garage, but if it's greased, and not broke, you should be good. Are you sure that's oil from your rear shock? That'll have to get fixed immediately if it is, i'm sure. No oil=BOING! LOL.forestcity said:
I jumped mine just a little bit yesterday and it felt fine, and it's on the softest spring setting. And the way it handles, i couldn't get it over 30 mph if i tried, so no worrys about big air, lol. I felt like a bobble head.
