More fun to do track maintenance in the spring...I know, as soon as the snow starts to leave we start getting the bikes ready that we should have done all winter..Never ending cycle. Thank you for posting the content!
same happen to my f7 around 9000 miles just put new parts on its cheaper than a new sled there was a riot at antigo yamaha a while back though lol! heading up to put sleds in the garage on wednesday gambling on the storm have a good one Ben
Getting season start here in Finland, and i found these exact same issues with my -07 F8 couple weeks ago 😂 Now my tracks is in pieces on worktable and waiting parts to arrive and shocks back from mainteance. All i want is just RIDE now😁
Springs are terrifying, lol. I was fixing an oven door once and one broke and flew right into my dome. Needed a break and beer after that one. I hope you're able to get the sled sorted soon man.
Just a little advice before you bolt the rear shock in the skid, if you haven't done it already. The long bolt that attaches the bottom of the rear shock also has 2 bogie wheels attached, if you don't put the bolt in the right way the nut will rub on one of the bogie wheels, it's tight in there :-) Just look at what side the bolt came out in this video.
While you have the skid out. Go through all the boogie wheel bearings. I’ve already just took the seal off the bearing pack some grease into it and put the seal back on.
I like that you tackle these jobs yourself on the videos. I’m not sure what that rear suspension costs, but it should be substantially less expensive than a new sled. The big issue it would seem is can you get it.
Should be able to have the shocks rebuilt for a few hundred. Then replace all the bushings etc. With all those new parts and a rebuild it will ride like a champ. The used sled market is insane and I'd hold off another year or two.
Oh that sucks I bought a 1997 670 mxz years ago. Broke a spring and when I started pulling it apart it got very expensive very quick. I ended up fixing it and sold it 2 weeks later. And bought a new one.
I had similar experience with the Nytro I bought with 7k miles. The suspension takes a beating, even if its a 4 stroke and the motor will keep going forever, suspension seems to still last 5-10k miles. If you can get it back together, it should be good for few more years at least.
Yeah I'm surprised they hold up as well as they do actually. On a four wheeler or truck you have the tires to help cushion the blows. The track isn't much help so your pretty much slapping the whole skid along on all the ice and rocks lol.
Hopefully parts are available for you. I just left a job at a Cat/KTM dealership and parts were absolutely impossible to get for a lot of stuff from Cat.
Now woumd be a good time to pull your swing arms off the skid and clean old grease out and re grease every shaft and pivot point. Check and grease the front end while your at it.
Remember yamaha viper uses same parts in skid if you cant find cat parts. Cat has issues having parts aometimes. Went through this last year. Ended up putting all yamaha viper parts in the skid. That lower shock bushing seems like it needs to be replaced yearly since its plastic
I just went through a 2009 dragon had to get hole that were oblong welded in redrilled some new bushings, bolts and bearings way less money than another sled won’t take you long
Haha, those springs have a little bit of tension on them. Well you survived anyway, lol. Yeah I have a guy going through my sled. I had considered buying a new one last year, but man am I glad I didn't after the horrible season we had last year. I'm not sure what I'd buy. If I were going brand new, I really like the Lynx. Land o Lakes rec is selling them. But idk, my old crossfire only has a couple thousand miles on it. Really I should just do some minor things to it and be happy with what I have.
Yeah same here, I want something faster and with a little longer track but with the amount of snow we get and the time I actually get to ride... Just doesn't make much sense. Would still be fun though!
@@SwankyCatProductions so when I said trails would be icy for the opening today... Just finished plowing and it's kind of hard to tell from the drifting, but it looks like we have around 8 inches or so in Arbor Vitae. So if you're able to ride during the week, trails are probably going to be pretty close to perfect.
Awesome video heads up looks like you’re spring bushings are worn out I don’t know if you realize that but they are cheap and not hard to replace I just did mine at start of season definitely god to replace them Though they will help with your suspension and you don’t want them digging into the bolt holding the bushing in place definitely don’t want those torsion springs to shot into your track
Dude my first ride wasn't eventful either did all my preseason crap went out with a buddy then I lost my dash and speedometer then my headlights. It turns out it's the vr and stator sucks lol
I don't remember if I ever checked the sag but that would have been a good idea lol. Pretty sure my front shocks are starting to go too... Time for a new sled I think haha.
make sure you check your tri hub (rear 2 wheels) that are mated together its a terrible design and will fail and cause track damage and stranded....the rest is pretty common for procross sled...not hard to fix...also check that front steel leading arm for broke welds...with the shock over extending like that its known to break that arm welds
@@SwankyCatProductions rear wheels have very crappy undersized bearings, make sure they arent going bad...because the wheels are tied together if one bearing goes it will destroy it all and strand you....bunch of companies make tri hub deletes...removes that and makes it stronger and more reliable
You should be rebuilding your shocks every or every-other year depending on the mileage you put on it a year. Oil needs to be changed just like the oil in your car.
Yeah... or you can just wait until they blow haha. I never put on enough miles, even after two years, so it gets old before it wears out. I'm not a good enough rider to know the difference until they actually blow haha. I know your right though, should be an annual or semiannual thing.
not sure if my fathers polaris dragon was designed or the previous owned did this but the idler wheels had 1 hole in them so you could take a shock out with ease.
Your fault dude for not cleaning, inspecting, and lubing your suspension at the end of the season. It makes it easy starting and getting out for the next season. IMHO 🤣
Nothing that wore out was a joint that could be lubricated. I certainly could have done some more inspecting that's for sure lol. But I always pump grease in all the fittings at the end of every season.
Just found your channel. You have some cool videos. IDK for 10,000 Mile pro-cross chassis it looks pretty good to me. I just posted a video on rebuilding Fox/ACT shocks check it out maybe helpful. everything would be the same except the ifp depth settings are measured from rod end of shock on the procross shocks. RINKY DINK MACHINE SHOP
