Track Tension and Ratcheting

[LazyBastard]

Are you certain that you haven't broken your W-arm? Having a bad W-arm can make it ratchet crazy.

 

[VT_BluYamaha54]

Well I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but with over 2,200 miles on the Warrior, it continues to ratchet. I've got the limiter straps pulled up about a 1/4 inch, and have the control rods opened up somewhat. FRA on soft, shock 2 clicks stiffer. No studs in the track and I've tightened it numerous times (weekly) to the manuals reccomendations. It seems to not ratchet for the first 60-80 miles, but then is back. It happens mostly on good hard pack when the track hooks up. Stutter bumps increase the problem. It's turned into a regular maintenance issue, my concern is messing up the drive lugs one of these days.

Hmmm, are you sure you are actually ratcheting? Look at the drive lugs near the tops: are any clipped or very shiny? Could the noise you are associating with ratcheting be something else? All of us Warrior owners have the "clunking" at low/medium speeds over bumps that many thought was ratcheting. Have you looked around your skid to see if a bolt came out of something or there are broken parts?

Something doesn't seem right. Mine never ratchets and it is studded running loose - about 1.25" sag w/o pushing on it.

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