marpolsdofer
TY 4 Stroke Guru
I will be doing ski alignment (toe-out) soon. Has any way of doing this or a preferred way? Holding the skis in place? measuring from what part of the ski? Make the adjustments from the spindle or the steering post? Any different setting them what is recommended?
I pulled my snowmobile out of the ditch using the ski loops and either my ski is bent or the alignment somehow messed up. Just to let you know every thing is strait Spinal, tie rods, a-arms. Either way it need to be checked!
I pulled my snowmobile out of the ditch using the ski loops and either my ski is bent or the alignment somehow messed up. Just to let you know every thing is strait Spinal, tie rods, a-arms. Either way it need to be checked!
phaze5
TY 4 Stroke Guru
my buddy used a long threaded rod with nuts on it,
his name is gukrokit on here pm him he will tell ya what ya have to do
his name is gukrokit on here pm him he will tell ya what ya have to do
Thats what I do also.Helps to do it with someone close to your wieght sitting on sled also.Just get the toe right since you can adjust the bars separately.Everyman I check it its different so I wouldn't sweat the details to much.If its anywhere from 1/8in-1in out you are probably okay.
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This is a tip I got quite some time ago: Align the skis to the track, not the body of the sled. It is the track that the skis will be fighting. This way you are not dealing with bent subframes, a-arms etc. Align to the other item in contact with the ground/snow.
I took two long 2x4's (straight) and laid them along each side of the track so that they ran parallel with the skis. I did my measurements from the center line of the ski to the 2x4 towards the front of the ski and the back of the ski. This gave me a semi accurate measurement of how the skis were in alignment to the track.
I could make my adjustments from there. I was surprised to find little tweaks that made the ski look aligned to the body, but not the track on older sleds that had survived small accidents etc. The best part is how it felt on the snow as I was no longer fighting how they were aligned to the track, rather than the body or belly pan by just "eyeing" it up.
I took two long 2x4's (straight) and laid them along each side of the track so that they ran parallel with the skis. I did my measurements from the center line of the ski to the 2x4 towards the front of the ski and the back of the ski. This gave me a semi accurate measurement of how the skis were in alignment to the track.
I could make my adjustments from there. I was surprised to find little tweaks that made the ski look aligned to the body, but not the track on older sleds that had survived small accidents etc. The best part is how it felt on the snow as I was no longer fighting how they were aligned to the track, rather than the body or belly pan by just "eyeing" it up.
kodak
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
I'm not trying to jack your post but if you find the toe in is off how is best way to adjust it .
You take the boots off that tierods run through and then loosen the nuts at both ends.Straightedge along track is useful for figuring out if just one side is off so you would just adjust one side if thats the case.Otherwise if you dont want to center the handle bars adjust both sides equally.
