man im half way!! hahaha if it breaks i hope it destroys everything and makes my sled catch on fire so i can get a new one! hahhaah, jk but i hope it lasts!
2010/2011 Clutch Spider Breakage Poll
- Thread starter Coldfinger
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man im half way!! hahaha if it breaks i hope it destroys everything and makes my sled catch on fire so i can get a new one! hahhaah, jk but i hope it lasts!
My helix exploded but not my spider on my 10 M8.
2 2010 crossfire 800 sp up here in manitoba have had the same issue. 1100 miles and 2200 on the other.
2010 m8 sp 162
Spider not gone but lost a roller 1000 mi cat wont cover it so I had to buy a new clutch and weights Im an arctic cat guy but their on thin ice w me thats not worth losing a customer over IMO polaris has their sled out A/C doesnt and Im going to be buying screwing me on a warranty isnt going to help me stay on a cat!
Spider not gone but lost a roller 1000 mi cat wont cover it so I had to buy a new clutch and weights Im an arctic cat guy but their on thin ice w me thats not worth losing a customer over IMO polaris has their sled out A/C doesnt and Im going to be buying screwing me on a warranty isnt going to help me stay on a cat!
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GangGreen
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Go here ,(Arctic Cat page 9) Fett bros. has a billet spider. It is cheaper than a oem one and I hope it lasts longer. I have broken a spider on every cat i have owned since 98.
http://fettbrosperformance.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fett_Brothers_Catalog_2010.pdf
http://fettbrosperformance.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fett_Brothers_Catalog_2010.pdf
Good find, who can report on their reliability?
I work at a Cat dealer and so far this season...
I have only seen one spider crack on a 2010 and one on a 2009 as well. The 2010 had 1600 miles and the 2009 had over 3000 miles.
I have seen the rollers go bad quite often. Especially on the M7s.
I have not seen any 2011s go down yet.
Also, Fasttrax is also cutting Polaris clutches to Arctic Cat tapers. I'd be interested to see the results.
I have only seen one spider crack on a 2010 and one on a 2009 as well. The 2010 had 1600 miles and the 2009 had over 3000 miles.
I have seen the rollers go bad quite often. Especially on the M7s.
I have not seen any 2011s go down yet.
Also, Fasttrax is also cutting Polaris clutches to Arctic Cat tapers. I'd be interested to see the results.
It’s not only the 2010 and 2011 M8s. I have an 07 and an 09. I have had two cracked spiders and 2 bad rollers. last clutch wasn’t even a season old. Cat would not replace it even though it was less than a year old. This is getting very expensive. Arctic cat clutches are JUNK imo. Local dealer said cat will not recognize it’s a problem even though they know it is.
I bought a Billet spider from Serpreme tool inc. It’s a rebuild able spider. Rollers can be replaced. Kind of costly but cheaper then replacing clutches. First ride with it yesterday. so far good
if the Billit spider from FBP comes with rollers it will be a lot cheaper than the one from Serpreme tool inc. If not about the same price because the one from Serpreme comes with rollers
I bought a Billet spider from Serpreme tool inc. It’s a rebuild able spider. Rollers can be replaced. Kind of costly but cheaper then replacing clutches. First ride with it yesterday. so far good
if the Billit spider from FBP comes with rollers it will be a lot cheaper than the one from Serpreme tool inc. If not about the same price because the one from Serpreme comes with rollers
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time for a new dealer.
If you dealer can not warranty that for you time to find a dealer that will take care of you. That's just plain laziness .
If you dealer can not warranty that for you time to find a dealer that will take care of you. That's just plain laziness .
With parts flying around and the fact that when it breaks it locks on to the belt and keeps pulling the sled forward until rpm drops down would make you think cat would want to fix this before they get someone hurt or even killed. This is complete b.s. that we as consumers should have to put up with this. We would not accept this from Gm or Ford.
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powerstroke 350700
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After I took mine off to put on the new clutch my spider was cracked so the cat clutch was going to gernade soon
i am with MM too. it is the dealer that fights for warrantee coverages. cat is just the final we are giving you the parts, mfg/supplier. it appears the dealer you have chosen has decided that you are not worth their time to go to bat for. plain lazy.
time for a new dealer. protest with your pocketbook. believe it or not it does work.
i also believe if you open this up to other years, and have people put mileage down you would be suprized on the amount of these failures.
this is a mfg defect, poor design, cheap casting and assembly. the excuse is put off on the consumer. personally i lost 2 clutches on 2009 m8's both with less than 1400 miles. first one went at about 900, second went at approx 1400. i check, clean clutches EVERY TRIP.
THIS IS NOT LACK OF MAINTAINENCE OR EXPERIENCE ON MY PART. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE.
CAT if you are keeping tabs on this... 21 failures so far, in a poll of 60 responses (to date). this is not a one off issue. this is A PROBLEM! and it should be rectified at YOUR COST, NOT THE CONSUMER. ski
time for a new dealer. protest with your pocketbook. believe it or not it does work.
i also believe if you open this up to other years, and have people put mileage down you would be suprized on the amount of these failures.
this is a mfg defect, poor design, cheap casting and assembly. the excuse is put off on the consumer. personally i lost 2 clutches on 2009 m8's both with less than 1400 miles. first one went at about 900, second went at approx 1400. i check, clean clutches EVERY TRIP.
THIS IS NOT LACK OF MAINTAINENCE OR EXPERIENCE ON MY PART. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE.
CAT if you are keeping tabs on this... 21 failures so far, in a poll of 60 responses (to date). this is not a one off issue. this is A PROBLEM! and it should be rectified at YOUR COST, NOT THE CONSUMER. ski
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i have no experience with the newer sleds but theres 4 '06 m7's in my group and all of them have lost the primary all between 1500-2200 miles. mine cracked the spider to where it would just spin on the threads and the other three lost rollers. we replaced the spider on one that lost a roller and the very next ride the moveable sheave cracked from the outside edge all the way to the center of the clutch. the other three we replaced with '08 m8 clutches and so far so good but i'm nearing the 1500 mile mark again on that clutch so i guess we'll see what happens.
oh $hit
2010 snow pro broken spider, engine mount bad,dd bearing gone south, code 17 flashing now. got every thing replaced under waranty. waranty ran out last week!! 500 miles on sled!!!! cant wait to see the fine machine they come out with next
2010 snow pro broken spider, engine mount bad,dd bearing gone south, code 17 flashing now. got every thing replaced under waranty. waranty ran out last week!! 500 miles on sled!!!! cant wait to see the fine machine they come out with next
2011 HCR with about 500-600 miles with a broken spyder, must be some what of a issue still. Hope they get it figured out.
