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gcmci
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Yes we have done it if the motors coming out less work to put the front cooler in but still requires drivers and chaincase to be removed and stock can back on and oil doesn't matter
11' PRO engine sieze? any ideas?
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Yes we have done it if the motors coming out less work to put the front cooler in but still requires drivers and chaincase to be removed and stock can back on and oil doesn't matter
....so besides the shocks, a stock Rmk sounds like a better way of going. Besides the shocks, cooler, and wheels, are there any other differances?
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Well you dont get the hollow cross shaft or cross drilled lightweight rotor. Things like that are rotating mass so you might see a little drop in performance. And if you can live with not having pro tapers then thats about it.
...any idea how much weight savings there are in those items? And the pro tapers are a non issue...
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...and is there considerable more strenght in the solid shaft?
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Aussie Niko
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Looks like I may have heat issues with my Assault once it comes downunder as we don't get deep snow....
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dmkhnr
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The assault has the front cooler, and ice scratchers. It shouldn't be a problem.
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Aussie Niko
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front cooler? really? Didn't know that.. That will help for sure 
My guess crank bearing heard from a little bird last year there was a few that went out the door with some crank bearing problems, after my buddies crank bearing went at 700 miles last year!!
That little birdie says a lot doesn't he?
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elvis1280
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true most of the time. I just went to steamboat powersports with him and as some of you guys said it was the crank bearing, he shut it down in time and nothing else went bad. The guys down there at the dealership are kicking butt and got his parts coming on friday. All waranty good and They are giving him new rings and obviously the new crank. He will be back on the snow on Tuesday.
good thing cause I got to see how my 12' cat hangs compared to your guys pro rmks. I first hand saw him kick my face in on my 10' M8 in highmarking. So i am hoping our cats this year will keep up much better.
Thanks for all the responses, I am going back to my forum now!
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gcmci
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That's funny because the 2 I have for sale here do not have them and the 09-10 ones didn't either Maybe the Assault Switchback does
The Gizmo by what was? Redneck Racing is what you're talking about. Those that ran them found the sled does run 15 degrees or so hotter than a non-bypassed sled, but the temp swings at startup are less. The bypass avoids a cold shot within 5 sec of restart purported to cause the piston scuff on the 08-10's. Less/non issue with the 11's as time proved out last year, despite smaller coolers. Don't know if they were really on to something, at least for the CFI4's. They made some marketing noise here last year, avoided tough questions, then dropped out of sight early in the season. Product is still around, but I think the co. organized differently.
Since the drive shaft is mainly only dealing with a torsional force, being hollow does not affect the total strength much. If there were a shearing load on the shaft it would be considerably weaker, but we don't have to worry about that.
So in short, no, the solid shaft is not considerably stronger.
This is not a shock.
Don't take this wrong, But by the sound of what happened IMO this is 100% operator error.
As said in another post, Its a purpose built sled to be the best at basicly one thing........... Mountain riding. They build sleds also that are designed to tow & haul things. The PRO is not one of them.
Not hauling x-mas tree down the trial.
Not hauling 2 people.
Not towing another sled.
Deep snow only and if you have to trail ride to get to the snow you better be watching the guages.
I have 6 - 800 small blocks in the shop right now and they all have exactly the same problem ( broken front lower sleeves. ) Its design a problem, and Polaris has not addressed it. In IMO they are not going to. They have a 1 year warranty and most will make it that long and then the extended warranty is on to a outside insurance company. They will not be in business long if they plan on putting a long warranty on these motors.
In stock form the motor is a disposeable pile of junk at best. I would not own one without a warranty.
If your going to trial ride one of these you better use your head.
Dan
Don't take this wrong, But by the sound of what happened IMO this is 100% operator error.
As said in another post, Its a purpose built sled to be the best at basicly one thing........... Mountain riding. They build sleds also that are designed to tow & haul things. The PRO is not one of them.
Not hauling x-mas tree down the trial.
Not hauling 2 people.
Not towing another sled.
Deep snow only and if you have to trail ride to get to the snow you better be watching the guages.
I have 6 - 800 small blocks in the shop right now and they all have exactly the same problem ( broken front lower sleeves. ) Its design a problem, and Polaris has not addressed it. In IMO they are not going to. They have a 1 year warranty and most will make it that long and then the extended warranty is on to a outside insurance company. They will not be in business long if they plan on putting a long warranty on these motors.
In stock form the motor is a disposeable pile of junk at best. I would not own one without a warranty.
If your going to trial ride one of these you better use your head.
Dan
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qbeam
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I love it when people b$tch about people who post questions already answered months, or even years ago. If it bugs you so much that they asked the question why not ignore the post instead of wasting our time reading your complaint about someone not searching before they ask a question.
This is the purpose of a forum, to ask questions. So what if it has already been answered. Maybe we don't all have a bunch of spare time to search for an answer that can be quickly had by posting instead of searching. Maybe he was on a smartphone and couldn't search through all the posts. Or maybe he values his time.
what is this design problem & what is a front lower "sleeve"?
how can you modify the stock motor to be non-disposable?
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