Yamidude59
New member
I have my sled in storage with the track loosened from the dealership, and the track is up in the air, and i was wondering if i could just go out to the garage and take the shocks off easily without taking the whole skid out... is it easier to just pull the skid out while the track is loose? i want to send my shocks out to pioneer for the long travel kit......
thanks
thanks
ExpertXViper
New member
Save yourself the stress and pull the entire skid out. 6 bolts is the only thing stopping you from pulling it out and be sure your track tension I let loose and itll pull out nice and ez. Having an extra hand around also makes the job easier.
Yamaouch08
VIP Member
^^^ I agree,I tried it with the suspension in one time,I will never do it again. Also as stated above,its nice to have an extra hand to help
Rambunctious
New member
a trick someone told me and save many headaches and frustration:
lay the sled on it's side
you no longer fight the weight of the skid as you try to get past the rubber lugs
I fought for 2 hrs tryign to ge tteh skid back in. tipped sled on it's side and when right in and lined the bolts up no problem !!!
Ramb
lay the sled on it's side
you no longer fight the weight of the skid as you try to get past the rubber lugs
I fought for 2 hrs tryign to ge tteh skid back in. tipped sled on it's side and when right in and lined the bolts up no problem !!!
Ramb
Thumper1
New member
a thin wide hard pieice of flexible plastic wedged in between the skid frame and the drive lugs on the tracks solves a lot of the headache.
Yamidude59
New member
track is loose.... I am mechanically inclined but don't know sh!t about snowmobiles...... what does the hard piece of plastic make easier in the removal? what is involved in getting the skid aligned correctly when i put it back in the sled?
Yamidude59
New member
i wish i knew how to do all of this confidently, but i don't wanna F*** anything up! i was reading how i can take the first two bolts on each side, then loosen the limiter straps and loosen the T-rods till they are almost out and take the shocks out that way..... i don't know which way to go about removing it....
xsivhp
Active member
You can get you shocks in and out without removing the skid, but it's a horse apiece IMO. Either process is easier with a second set of hands. Take the skid out and check the w arm for cracks and check all the bushings too. Good maintenance practice really.
To take my shocks out for service, I loosened the track, removed the two bolts in the transfer rods and raised the rear track so that it was hanging in the air.
Call a friend to help and remove the shocks and remember how you took it apart. The reverse is the same to put it back together. It was really tight to do but it can be done. I took out the front shock then the rear.
When you put in the rear you will have your friend push up under the track below the rear shock, this will help you to align the shock in the hole.
Call a friend to help and remove the shocks and remember how you took it apart. The reverse is the same to put it back together. It was really tight to do but it can be done. I took out the front shock then the rear.
When you put in the rear you will have your friend push up under the track below the rear shock, this will help you to align the shock in the hole.
jr_amsoil
New member
take the whole skid off. harder than hell gettin wrenches in there
DHSRX
New member
I would remove the suspension...really the best way to remove the shocks and look everything over for other possible damage.
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