So when I crest a lump going uphill or something like that and put a lot of pressure on the track at full throttle my track ratchets terribly. Got a friend that says he's running his track a little tighter than recommended and he never has this problem. Heard a few other people might be havig this problem. any solutions?
2012 Assault track ratcheting
- Thread starter ridealaska
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Yes, read your owners manual and follow the directions. It clearly states the spec. for how tight it should be. This will need to be regularly checked as the track stretches.
Now, it is possible that since you neglected it in the first place that you could have possibly torn the internal lugs to the point that it can no longer hold the drivers no matter how tight you make it, this is caused by improper maintenance and nothing else.
Now, it is possible that since you neglected it in the first place that you could have possibly torn the internal lugs to the point that it can no longer hold the drivers no matter how tight you make it, this is caused by improper maintenance and nothing else.
okay thanks for the help. hope its not too late and i caught it before i tore everything up
yeah i was reading the manual and if i remember right that was the spec
Actually 3/8"-1/2" at 10lbs. Thats straight out of the manual. Supposed to check at 150 miles so I'm a bit overdue haha
Most of the specs I've seen is 3/8" to 1/2" of sag with 10# at 16" forward of the center of the axle. FWIW, I adjust mine to have 1/2" w/o the 10#. The days of running track loose are gone. These tracks like to be tight to perform.
Good, now that you found your manual, hopefully you will read the rest of it. Sorry to bag on you, but alot of good info is in the manual and IMO, everybody should have a factory service manual and read it cover to cover from time to time as well. Knowing this type of info can come in very handy when you are 10 or 20 miles in the backcountry with mechanical problems.
Let's be fair here. With how long it takes you southerners to get snow I was probably 9 by time you picked it up 
Jesus ski breeze take it down a notch. I got the help I needed and thanked for the post so thanks. Fyi I've got a shop manual and read the owners manual when i bought the sled 5 months ago. Sorry I haven't been in the sport for 20 years like you probably have so I don't have all the experience you do. I wasn't sure what my problem was that was causing the ratcheting and I don't have access to my sled to check the track tension (i was going to later this week) so I thought maybe I'd post a thread since I read some other people having this problem but didn't see any posted answers.
Rant over. Ride on and have a safe season
You might also check for icing on the center driver if this persists. If it does, you may want to consider carefully cutting the center driver off without damaging the driveshaft. Extroverts have their place but they need to have clearance on both sides to let the snow fall away so it doesn't pack in the wrong place. With Polaris's center driver design; they didn't give enough room for the snow to evacuate under certain conditions. Like our wet coastal snow.
tighten it up a few threads at a time until it stops ratching!!
i rather my track as loose as i can get it!!
i put 300miles on mine then backed it right off, and tightened it until it stopped ratching
i rather my track as loose as i can get it!!
i put 300miles on mine then backed it right off, and tightened it until it stopped ratching
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mynewuseddoo
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Ho lee friggin sheeeet, ski. I'm surprised you didn't send him for a timeout to think about what he'd done. lol! Or not done. I don't think I'd wanna see you with a ruler in your hand.
lol
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mynewuseddoo
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Also just buying a bunch of hop up parts and diving in head first is a great learning method, just ask my buddy! He learned that I knew more about his mods than him and how to tune them lol! That silly goose
We got it worked out.