Stud through cooler

[jaydaniels]

Well I put a stud through my cooler. The front cooler by drive axle. Is that a changeable part?

 

[hibshman25]

Yes it's replaceable. Much easier to pull track and have a good weld shop tig weld it. Will save you a ton of labor!

 

[WVTurboLTX]

What Travis said. I did this last year. Pulled the rear suspension and track. Threw it in the trailer and took it to a local welder since I got rid of my AC tig machine a few years ago. 20 minutes later back in the trailer and off I went. Only charged me 60 bucks.

 

[jaydaniels]

Ok maybe I’ll try that. Mine has a pretty large hole in it. Wonder if that matters? It’s about 1/4” wide and 2” long.

 

[jonlafon1]

Ok maybe I’ll try that. Mine has a pretty large hole in it. Wonder if that matters? It’s about 1/4” wide and 2” long.

Wow that’s a hole!

 

[jaydaniels]

Wow that’s a hole!

Yeah it’s a bad one. I’m guessing the backer stayed attached and actually hit the cooler.

 

[J & J Racing]

If it is really big I would consider replacing the cooler
The reason would be for when you sell it. People may shy away if they see that???
Maybe not a concern
Just throwing that out there

 

[jaydaniels]

If it is really big I would consider replacing the cooler
The reason would be for when you sell it. People may shy away if they see that???
Maybe not a concern
Just throwing that out there

That’s a good point. Ill decide once I get a price on having it welded.

 

[jonlafon1]

Let us know what the final outcome is. Thanks
Jon

 

[jaydaniels]

So, I decided to try the welding. Much cheaper and a lot less labour intensive. I hope to put the sled together this weekend. Hopefully I have no leaks. I’ll keep you posted. I also needed a new track and decided to go with the Storm 150.

 

[jaydaniels]

Here’s a pic of my cooler.

 

[jaydaniels]

My track

 

[possessed]

My track

Ouch that sucks I ran a 1.6 track didn’t like it great in deep snow but not a good track for groomed hard trails spun to much and lost a lot of top end !!!Im now running a 1.22 ice track a lot more traction!! Just my two sense!! Good luck !!

 

[Crossfire12]

That sucks

 

[KnappAttack]

Weld it.

Exactly why I don't use long studs or tall nuts. I'd rather the stud bend than rip out if you catch something.
Also the reason I prefer double backers, exactly twice the holding power and ability to stay in the track.