Was laying a tight carve and my ski and shaft fell off

[ken_climb]

......yah laid a to tight of a carve and kind of fell off. My sled was sitting there sideways in the snow,looked down at the side that was in the air and noticed my shaft just barely hanging there attached to my ski but slid almost all out of the spindle.Managed to get it back up in place,but is that upper clamp all that holds the shaft from coming out?You'd think there'd be a keeper or something! I did'nt have chance to look at it again here at home,It also could have had something maybe to do with me hitting a rock last week and breaking that ski.

 

[RX1 Yooper]

Unless something broke, or someone didn't tighten the bolt, that can't happen. It's a nylock nut.

 

[STAIN]

I heard of this happining on an 03, the spindle came right out over a knoll and the guy wrecked the sled upon landing!!! It wasn't even his sled!!!

 

[Snow Fever]

Ken, when mine came off in the avalanche the bolt on that arm that is on top of the spindle was still very tight. I guess if there hit just right they pull the spindle right through that arm?

 

[DaveyBoy]

I was backing my 03 outta the trailer 2 weeks agao and the same thing happened Its aweful dangerous i didnt know it until i was trying to turn and it wouldnt stopped ;looked and said what the hell. Its the bolt that u tighten to close spline on spindl;e shaft crazy i will be checking them often

 

[snappy]

same problem .pulled into a gas station right after going 80-100 down some trails.couldnt stear looked down and what the ?loosened the bolt put it back together cranked it up tight no more problem.i did hit a rock or ice chunk HARD with that ski earlier that day.may have stretched the bolt or clamp just enough to slip by.there is not allot of surface area holding that deal together.

 

[DaveyBoy]

Hey snappy where r u in mass pm me

 

[snowbank]

i thought it was just mine, i was loading my 03 on the trailer and caught my carbide on the ramp it turned my ski from 12:00 to a 10:00 position. i dropped the shaft out (no damage?) put it back in and still riding fine.

 

[DaveyBoy]

Yep same here was unloading couldnt believe it It is really a dangerous i hope other guys checkem

 

[sledheadgeorge]

MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN POST SOME PICS FOR ALL TO SEE SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT TO LOOK FOR. :shock: