2013 Polaris Pro 800 Drive Shaft Re-Enforcement Piece $85/kit

[RKT]

RK Tek will be offering a "kit" to re-enforce the extruded drive shaft present on the 2013 PRO 600 & 800's.

We have seen evidence of failure in the glue bonding of the outer shaft to the inner shaft.

We have designed and build a simple 10-15 minute "bolt on" item that will re-enforce and help reduce the potential for failure in this area.

This kit will be offered in raw form (non-anodized) form and can be installed with everyday found shop tools with no special equipment or knowledge required.
Install, requires no disassembly.. a simple bolt on item.

Cost for this kit is $85 and 1 kit will do 1 drive shaft.

ALL kits will be sold via a phone call to RK Tek at 208-852-3221

Please call if interested in one of these kits.

 

[nuggetau]

Please provide photo's so we can what you are selling. Thanks

 

[go-on-two]

Definatly interested, but must see a pic please.....

 

[RKT]

Definatly interested, but must see a pic please.....

Got a few sent to me this evening..

 

[fassteddie]

vary pro active. good job........................

 

[nuggetau]

Got a few sent to me this evening..

Hmmmm, I can think of both pro's and con's. If the aluminum hex end is actually tearing out I guess it could help, but the imbalance it creates on the shaft could create a problem as well. Even a small imbalance at speed of 50-70 mph will eventually take it's toll on other parts, and I suppose the argument could be made that the additional vibration due to the imbalance could even accelerate the failure of the bond. I do realize that the out of balance would be small, so I'm not certain how much effect there would be?

I'm thinking I will just ride it stock and if it fails throw a steel shaft in, trouble is all this publicity has caused people to proactively buy all the available steel shafts so if I ever need one I may be SOL.

 

[RKT]

Hmmmm, I can think of both pro's and con's. If the aluminum hex end is actually tearing out I guess it could help, but the imbalance it creates on the shaft could create a problem as well. Even a small imbalance at speed of 50-70 mph will eventually take it's toll on other parts, and I suppose the argument could be made that the additional vibration due to the imbalance could even accelerate the failure of the bond. I do realize that the out of balance would be small, so I'm not certain how much effect there would be?

I'm thinking I will just ride it stock and if it fails throw a steel shaft in, trouble is all this publicity has caused people to proactively buy all the available steel shafts so if I ever need one I may be SOL.

The parts are very light and imbalance is not an issue..
Think about the drivers that are installed and the track rolling around not to mention the lower COG and belt.... They have no balance attached to them..
The shaft still remains true and this can not change

Also, with this shaft, check under there on a good riding day and see how much snow is attached to the shaft....
So, again,, balance is not a factor especially when BOTH ends of the shaft are solid..

 

[HOOCH256]

And what people don't understand with balancing is you can be out of balance and not even tell! Im no scientist so it's hard for me to explain but it has been explained to me before, and I think that's kinda what Kelsey is saying that the parts weight is insignificant


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[RKT]

Production costs turned out to be more than we expected.. So, the cost is going to have to go up a tad.
Sorry, this happened.. but the time and production costs were simply under-estimated...
I will honor ALL existing orders that have been taken, but after today, the new cost of each kit is going to be $99.00

Shipping to Canada is $28 and shipping to the US is $13.00

 

[smp747]

What they cost 10 dollars to make instead of 9? I wouldn't pay the shipping to Canada for that. I know a guys gotta make a living but a 100 bucks? Really??