Skid alignment

tlrguy

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The sled in question is an 06 Attak. My front W arm on the Mono is tweaked a little more than 1/8 inch to the right. This results in my rails being ofset to the left in the front only. The track appears to run good with no binding that I can see. Attached are two pics taken just in front of the first set of idler wheels.

I need you to check you Mono and tell me if your alignment is dead nuts or is there room to play. If your alignment is off did you ever notice it (bad vibes or such?).

Thanks Guys. The snow is gonna fly and this has been killin me.
 

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copo427ss said:
play with your track adjustment and see if you can get it to straighten out

I should have mentioned that the track is adjusted properly. The only fix for this is a new W arm. I would like to know if others are misaligned with no problems.
 
My mono (before I replaced it) ran very ture from front to back.

Looking at yours as long as you don't run your track too loose, you should be okay. I say that because I have seen hyfax ripped down the middle from a poorly aligned track. The lose track shifts to the side when a lateral load is applied and the upright portion of the tack clip slices down the center of the hyfax...No serious damage, but a real pain the behind out on the trail.....Of course this is from a seriously misaligned and way too loose track...
If all the idler wheels are running in between the inside drive lugs, and nothing is rubbing, I would say run it. I would ride slow the first time out and put the suspension through its full range of motion to see if anything binds or hits..

Just my $.02


Mike
 
The idlers are all running where they need to be, on the track stand atleast. I fear as soon as I start side loading the track it's going to shift and be too far out of wack. Thanks for the reassuring post Mike. Guys, please check your skids for me.
 


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