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Went for a spin today (redneck riding style) and noticed a rubbing sound from rear suspension .... couldn't see anything broken / missing and sled continued run fine but track seems to have gotten tighter ... stopped later to reverse and it wouldn't engage ... figured that track tension is causing the reverse issue ... none of the usual bouncing / rocking / lifting options worked (will try the start cycle with throttle wide open) .... idle is about 1770 rpm ...
The rubbing seems to be coming from the drive nubs touching the bottom of the back cross axel for the rear shock .... Timbersled Mtn Tamer installed last Fall looks like it needs an extra set of idler wheels added next to the cross shaft as the slides have worn down quite a bit in 1000km .... but this should not increase track tension - rear shock at 130 and front shock at 75 - same as when installed.
Still can't figure out why track tension seems to have increased ... back axel hasn't moved / shifted adjusters are just loose as possible with only one thread exposed on lock nuts same as when installed - loose as possible. All of the swing arms, shocked, etc. seem to be fine / not bent / missing / loose / etc.
Will take pressure off of shocks to see what happens ... Any ideas?
The rubbing seems to be coming from the drive nubs touching the bottom of the back cross axel for the rear shock .... Timbersled Mtn Tamer installed last Fall looks like it needs an extra set of idler wheels added next to the cross shaft as the slides have worn down quite a bit in 1000km .... but this should not increase track tension - rear shock at 130 and front shock at 75 - same as when installed.
Still can't figure out why track tension seems to have increased ... back axel hasn't moved / shifted adjusters are just loose as possible with only one thread exposed on lock nuts same as when installed - loose as possible. All of the swing arms, shocked, etc. seem to be fine / not bent / missing / loose / etc.
Will take pressure off of shocks to see what happens ... Any ideas?
