Track Change out?

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Ron Boals

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Just swapped out original track on my 01 SXR with a inch and a quarter ripsaw. There has to be an easier way, but it appears that one has to remove the chaincase pop off the PTO side drive shaft bearing, after removing the suspension of course. To reinstall I ended up hoisting the rear of the machine about 4 feet off the ground, loosening the rear axle forcing it ahead as far as the adjusters would permit, loosening the transfer rods bottom bolts. I installed a couple of one inch square tubes, although broom sticks would have worked, between the track lugs and the hyfax so the suspension would slide in without snagging the lugs. I then lowered the sled down onto the suspension, then rolling the sled up on one side to install the bolt in the front suspension arm, rolling it back on the other to install the bolt one the other side of the front arm, then moving back and installing a bolt into the second through arm, the shock pivot arm I will call it. Then roll back on the other side, do the other side along with the back arm, then rolling once move for the final bolt. If there is a simpler way of doing this I would appreciate and tip you might have. Thanks, only a few skinned knuckles, Ron
 
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its not a fun thing to do takes a few hrs no matter what. one trick ive found is to pop teh rear wheel off on the nut side of teh rear wheela dn pot teh skid in with the missing wheel first in. also for takeing teh drive shaft out u dont need to take teh chain case off just teh clip ring that holds the lower baring in then u kinda have to realy have to slam it over to get the shaft to drop out. now if u had a 500 twin with only 2 drivers or just 2 anti ratchet drives u dont need to even take teh clip ring out cause the shaft witll move far enough to teh clucth side so taht it will drop out. back to the skid u pretty much did as much as u could. i dound it was easyer when ur by ur self to bolt it up when it was on its side. not the easyest but i found i can get teh 2 front ones pretty easy that way but im a 19 year old kid taht dont mind lieing down adn wraping my arm under neith the running boards. but lifting the rear is pretty easy. lossening up teh bottom bolts on the transfer rods were teh right thing to do its a SOAB to try to line up teh bolts if u dont do that. i had times where i had the tie downs 4 foot pry bars and 3 guys trying to get the bolt hols to line up. lossen thoes bolts at teh bottom and the holes line up almost with out having to push on them at all.
 
Make sure that when you put the drive shaft back in that you don't hatch the chain case seal. I did my track this year and ended up having to change that seal after I stabbed it putting the shaft back in. While your in the bearings. It's easy to do now that it's apart. Just a thought.
 
I did a track swap by myself this winter in an '02 viper, 1 hour 45 mins start to finish, from driving it in to driving it out of the shop. I didnt think that was too bad... :WayCool:
 
That is the way it is suppose to go. I had all kinds of problems starting with the collared clutch side bearing being seized on the shaft, then I stabbed the oil seal in the case when putting it back together..I should have pulled the case righ out but I got lazy. Your right though..it usually isn't a hard job. I was planning on a couple hours with beer breaks but it turned out to be about 5 in total once I got the right tools and parts.
 
yamaholic22 said:
I did a track swap by myself this winter in an '02 viper, 1 hour 45 mins start to finish, from driving it in to driving it out of the shop. I didnt think that was too bad... :WayCool:
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You had to have about 4 guys helping.
Impossible to do it that quick!
 
The bugger of it all is getting the suspension back in. I have had my supension out about 5 times now and I can get it in, in about 10 mins by myself. This is on a MM700 with the proaction 141. Knowing were to start and were to put the pressure to get things to line up really make the difference in making up time.
 
2ksrx is correct. My goal is 1hr 10 min or so, and have done it on a sled with reverse and electric start. 1 good yellow handed wrench helping me :)
 
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