yankeeslover
New member
phew, October, soon to be November.. you guys have helped me in the past... 2000 sxr 700.. I always bring my sleds to local mechanic to get ready for season.. unfortuntly I can not afford that this year due to being slow at work.. im not much of a mechanic but my buddy is... he has a small garage and lots of tools..LOL...
I do know how to clean carbs due to the help on this board.. other then cleaning my carbs this fall what else needs to be looked at and cleaned? I drained and replaced my chaincase oil last fall, but I can probably do again this season, and I know how to grease the shocks... I don't know how to clean my clutches though.. how is this done? and I also know that my slides need replacing.. .how hard is it for a non mechanic to replace slides? are there any websites or videos showing this anywhere? I just hate to spend $200.00 to a local mechanic to do this if I can do myself...
I also have a 2012 Polaris rush that needs to get ready for the season, but im not sure what needs to be done on a fuel injected motor.. im assuming just clean the clutches and chain case oil and clean the power valves in the rush... all stuff that I can try to figure out myself... just hate to keep paying every year if I can figure out myself... am I missing anything? thanks...
I do know how to clean carbs due to the help on this board.. other then cleaning my carbs this fall what else needs to be looked at and cleaned? I drained and replaced my chaincase oil last fall, but I can probably do again this season, and I know how to grease the shocks... I don't know how to clean my clutches though.. how is this done? and I also know that my slides need replacing.. .how hard is it for a non mechanic to replace slides? are there any websites or videos showing this anywhere? I just hate to spend $200.00 to a local mechanic to do this if I can do myself...
I also have a 2012 Polaris rush that needs to get ready for the season, but im not sure what needs to be done on a fuel injected motor.. im assuming just clean the clutches and chain case oil and clean the power valves in the rush... all stuff that I can try to figure out myself... just hate to keep paying every year if I can figure out myself... am I missing anything? thanks...
Backwoods M Max
New member
Your on the right track. Clean carbs, chain case oil, grease skid, check track tension and alignment. Changing slides is up to you. I prefer to pull the skid, some like to pull them through the track window. For me its less agrivation to pull the skid and do it on the floor. Then you can inspect all you idlers and check the bushings in the suspension, and grease everything while its easy to get to.
Vmaxin
New member
Yea so to change your sliders just loosen off your track after marking where your track tensioning bolts were set. Lift up the rear of the sled and pop out the 6 bolts that hold your skid in. 2 will be through little holes in the side of the belly pan the rest will be along the tunnel. Pull the skid out pull out the one screw at the front of the rails and either slide or pry off the old sliders and slide the new ones on. Another good idea is a compression test. This will let you know what kind of shape your engine is in for the upcoming season. Others than that I think everything you've got is pretty spot on.
roudyroy1
Active member
Carbs, plugs, grease, slids, look at carbides, some armoral, wax and your good to go!
yankeeslover
New member
what about shocks? how do I know when shocks need replacing? are these rebuildable? its oem shocks still