Warrior ratcheting

[Charged RTX]

My brother in-law bought an 04 Warrior. He is coming off of a 03 RX-1 with antiratchets because of the problems they had with ratcheting. Does the Warrior have the same problem with the 136? We like to run the tracks very loose.

 

[JDMCRX]

I have a 04 warrior and the track tennsion is to spec, But with the new clutch when i launch on hard pack it rachets. Im gonna spend the cash and get the anti rachete devices.

 

[Charged RTX]

Thanks JD anyone else?

 

[NY_Nytro]

Tighten to spec and you should be OK. I used to run my Warrior a tad looser than spec and it was fine.

 

[nysrx01]

track

Depending on how much transfer I have it set at. It rachets at full transfer need to tighten up on the track.

 

[LazyBastard]

The main cause for ratcheting on all proaction skids is with regards to weight transfer. The problem is that when the control rods shift into high-transfer, they do so by slipping the rear of the skid up and forward, thus loosening the track. If the track is tightened within spec, this should not be a problem. If it is, the SECOND cause for ratcheting is a cracked W-arm, which allows the rails to pull forward when under power. Again, this allows the track to loosen.

Now as for track tension.. very loose is NOT a good thing. Loose is SLOW (contrary to popular opinion) because the track baloons out and increases wind resistance in the tunnel.

 

[BURMAD69]

Not so sure I agree with you LB,I have Whal bros. drivers and a loose track and I picked up 7 mph on the gun, tightened the track to yammys specs, slowed the old girl down by 5 mph. So I run it loose as I dare to and still keep the front cooler free of holes.

 

[WarriorBeads]

3 04 warriors in my family (well, 2 now cause my brother totalled his)....anyway, they ratchet like an SOB if the track is at all loose. If tightened up the track will still ratchet occasionally, but I can live with it like that. I'd go to extraverts, but I've got like 5000 miles on my track and it's still mint, so I can't justify the cost of a new track too (stock has every 3rd window closed).....Now if I lived in the US and a new ripsaw was only $399 instead of $700-$800 like here in the Great-White-North, then I'd consider it.......

 

[Riceburner]

My Experience.

Track a little looser than spec, max transfer, some ratcheting.

Track to spec, min transfer, no ratcheting.