annual pre snow maintinance

madzx2

madzx2

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so i pulled my skid out to install my new slides and i got the first one on and screwed in no prob. the other side went on but i ended up stripping the hole in the rail. looks like ill have to drill through and use a longer bolt and nut. no biggie.

i started to then grease all the wheel bearings but i cant get the carrier wheels off. i know there is snap rings on the smaller wheels but after removing then i still couldnt remove them.

so i gave up on greasing the bearings to look at the bushings. they are all shot. does anyone make a better stronger bushing. like one made out of delrin. ive read beethevipers post on it but i dont really understand it.

and to top it off my w arm is cracked. is there any aftermarket replacements, anyone made one out of strong aluminum, or should i sandblast weld and re-powdercoat mine?
 
For the W, there is a thread about gussets you can add.
Also you can add some zerks to your skid too from the BTV thread.
 
Where can i locate my W arm to see if its cracked. Seems to be a common problem.
Also what makes them crack?
 
the W arm is located where the front shock to the rear suspension is hooked up,, most common cause to breakage is from jumping...
 
Jumping and all the bushings being worn out puts stress on the skid{ rails rock up and down independent of each other)

What is being suggested in that thread is to jam small lenths of metal the same width as the groove in the plastic that has been worn out.

The bushing replacment kit can be had from yamaha .

There is good threads on repairing your w arm just keep the heat low when welding.
 
I have had to weld my W bar three or four times before I replaced it with a new one. The new one was a little beefer where the shaft ran thru with better looking welds.

I made some delrin bushings about a year after I bought my sled. The stock nylon ones where shot after 2000 miles. The delrin ones are as tuff as a pig snout and will actually where the aluminum shafts down over a couple of years.

As far as bearings go you get what you pay for.
 
i got all my bearings greased. i had to use a puller to get them off. now just to find someone to weld up my w arm or buy another one.
 
just got my w arm back from being welded. i cant upload the pics but i think it should hold up.
 
I got tired of having all the slop in the front and rear suspension due to the cheap plastic bushings. Last year I made repleced every plastic bushing in the front and rear suspensions with oil-lite (pressed powder metal bushings impregnated with oil) bushings. I made all of the small shafts out of stainless steel. I put stainless steel sleeves on the large dia. aluminum shafts in the areas where they contact the bushings. I also added grease fittings at almost every bushing point. I put 1500 miles on this sled last year and will take the suspension apart this weekend to see how well this fix has held up. If they held up, I need to make two more sets for my other SRX and RX-1.
 
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