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Thread: Maggot snowmobile thread
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11-30-2018, 09:17 PM #2626Registered User
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12-01-2018, 07:01 AM #2627
5 pulls and running after 6 months of resting. Good old work horse Now some more snow please!
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12-02-2018, 09:08 AM #2628
The first outing of the season went great for me too, both started and ran on two or three pulls! I couldn’t believe it... but I didn’t question it
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12-02-2018, 09:31 AM #2629
Still waiting for snow here. Wintering in Kimberley this year and it is a slow start. Although it doesn’t seem much better in Whistler. Once things get rolling will need to hookup with some new people to ride as well as ski. Will be riding here, near Creston and probably Fernie area. Might trip down to Montana as well.
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12-02-2018, 10:36 AM #2630Registered User
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Gotta get high to find snow
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12-02-2018, 03:57 PM #2631
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-snowmobile/c...ationFlag=true
awesome sled skiing unit. Wider running boards and heavy duty welds throughout. Top of the line KYB piggyback shocks thru out for you and your tandem buddys fat arse.
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12-05-2018, 10:07 PM #2632
Okay, this is getting frustrating. How hard can it be to install new skis? Got the new axles (I still think of it as an axle sleeve) today while near the sled shop. They are identical to the ones I had, except not fused together. Excellent news. So, tonight I got to install the skis. And, another issue crops up. The axle (part 8 - see above post for part number references) is almost 1/4" longer than the length of the spindle knuckle (part 12) + spacer (part 14) lengths. Length of the axle is exactly the same as the ones I just took out - 72mm. The spindle is 45mm. The spacer is ~21.5mm. Gives a grand difference of ~5.5mm. The parts I'm replacing are the exact same dimensions. WTF is going on here? There isn't a gap/space on the fiancee's sled which is the exact same as mine was (see photo in above post). Am I missing something here? Who knew a re/re could be so damn hard with so few components.
Photo illustrating the gap (on the right) with rubber removed from beneath spindle for ease of demonstration. That being said, how does one get the axle bolt inside the axle sleeve with the rubber there? I can't seem to compress the rubber enough to get the holes to mate up.
"...if you're not doing a double flip cork something, skiing spines in Haines, or doing double flip cork somethings off spines in Haines, you're pretty much just gaping."
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12-05-2018, 11:01 PM #2633Registered User
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I usually use a pry bar under the ski and when it's close smack it with a hammer. i do remember it being frustrating though.
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12-06-2018, 01:41 AM #2634Registered User
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There's something wrong with your setup there. The spindle should have two bushings, one each side, that appear to be missing in your pic. This site has pics of the missing bushings in the Ski-Doo parts blowup (item 13 - i'd get them from the dealer): https://goldplug.com/wp-content/uplo...SkiDoo-Ski.png. The missing bushings have external faces that butt up to the spindle and take up the space between the spindle and the ski as well. Don't ride it like that or you will ruin the spindle. The bushings were probably missing on the parts you replaced, due to being totally blown out over time (it's a wear part that eventually disintegrates if you don't replace it). To get the bolt in put the sled on the ground (on it's full weight) and put your foot on the top of the spindle to add weight if you need to push it down further. And grease the crap out of everything when you install it.
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12-06-2018, 09:06 AM #2635
Maggot snowmobile thread
^ oh, so part 13 isn’t part of the ski? I thought it was part of the bushing on the ski. Is part 2 the bushing in the ski? Or is that an additional part as well? Thanks for the heads up. That’ll make life easier.
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12-06-2018, 09:35 AM #2636
Maggot snowmobile thread
And there’s the bushing sleeve fused into the spindle. So that’s the other part of the disintegrated “washers” I found - lovely. Soak that in pb blaster today and tonight and see if I can get them out tomorrow. Otherwise I guess it’s new spindle arms. Ah, $ledding.
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"...if you're not doing a double flip cork something, skiing spines in Haines, or doing double flip cork somethings off spines in Haines, you're pretty much just gaping."
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12-06-2018, 12:53 PM #2637Registered User
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I had the same thing happen to me once on one of my XPs, which is how I became such an "expert" on the topic. You can get that sleeve out of your spindle using penetrating oil and a drift punch. Changing out the spindle is expensive and a hassle. Try to avoid it.
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12-06-2018, 01:38 PM #2638
^ Figured there had to be someone who had been here before.
Did you remove the spindle to use the drift punch on it or just do it while it is still on the sled? That's a large drift fill that diameter - did you punch it inwards and then, once loose, push it out from the other side? Or did you work your way around the perimeter using a smaller drift?"...if you're not doing a double flip cork something, skiing spines in Haines, or doing double flip cork somethings off spines in Haines, you're pretty much just gaping."
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12-06-2018, 06:07 PM #2639Registered User
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Dont wait too long after your speedo fails to change the bearing! Picture 1 you'll see the speedo side of the driveshaft where the driveshaft pulled through the frame it looks like. When the drive shaft dropped, the bearing in the chaincase twisted, cracked the retainer ring (picture 2), and then the driveshaft gear gear slammed into the chaincase housing and blew a huge chunk out of it (picture 3).
Pretty sure the sled is totalled if the frame around the bearing got ripped out and there aren't any fastener holes left for the bearing/speedo. Or at least way more to fix than the sled is worth.
2004 Mountain Cat 900 with only 500 miles on it. Had to tow 3 people including myself 7 miles out over heinous trail bumps because my buddy didn't fill his sled up with enough gas to make it out. Heard the worst noise and she died half a mile from the car. Was trying to sell it too
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12-06-2018, 08:43 PM #2640
^ makes my ski and ski arm issues seem relatively minor.
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12-06-2018, 09:04 PM #2641
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12-06-2018, 09:37 PM #2642
Brutal dead sled
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12-07-2018, 10:31 PM #2643Registered User
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wow. speedo cable? man...
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12-07-2018, 10:47 PM #2644Registered User
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anyone been up chalk creek below the big switchback past freemont mine heading towards leadville, on a sled? always see sledders there and maybe a hut back up there? the parking lot and initial trail looks private tho.
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12-08-2018, 11:18 AM #2645
Anyone know Polaris drive belt sizes or where to look em up.
I am responsible for this beast
Better view (before modification)
I believe it is a 2002 RMK 800 156 vertical edge.
At the very end of last season one of my co workers killed the spare drive belt, he'd already killed the regular one by not freeing up the track and just trying to get the frozen beast moving by throttle alone!
My problem is not just no belt. The sled is in Japan (where I am headed in a week) and I am in France. I'd like to order one from the USA and have it shipped so I don't have to wait too long. Tks TomKnowledge is Powder
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12-08-2018, 11:30 AM #2646Registered User
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12-08-2018, 01:46 PM #2647
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12-08-2018, 02:04 PM #2648Registered User
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https://recreationsupply.co/ this catakique should have it listed.
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12-09-2018, 04:14 AM #2649
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12-13-2018, 12:04 AM #2650
anyone else have one of these back in the 70's ??
Bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste goood.
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