Can a track be fixed

[danlori]

I was riding in deep powder this weekend and hit a road marker post and tore my track. Can it be fixed or do I need a new track?

 

[Frostbite]

Let's see how bad it is? Do you have a picture?

If it's not too bad you can repair it. I fixed mine three years ago and it's still going strong. I used Goop if I remember the name correctly. It's the over the counter verison (basically the same stuff in a small container) of their industrial adhesive.

Here's a link. I'm beginning to think that all the different varities of goop offered are all the same stuff just targeted to different audiences.

http://www.biosafe-inc.com/ag_adhesives.htm

 

[danlori]

Picture of Damage

 

[bobback]

Let's see how bad it is? Do you have a picture?

If it's not too bad you can repair it. I fixed mine three years ago and it's still going strong. I used Goop if I remember the name correctly. It's the over the counter verison (basically the same stuff in a small container) of their industrial adhesive.

Here's a link. I'm beginning to think that all the different varities of goop offered are all the same stuff just targeted to different audiences.

http://www.biosafe-inc.com/ag_adhesives.htm

That seems pretty impressive!

 

[Frostbite]

Here's my repair done with Goop.

I used duct tape (of course) to keep the Goop where it needed to be while the stuff was curing. You will need a warm place to allow the stuff to cure. You can see the texture of the outside edge of my repair resembles the composition of duct tape.

 

[danlori]

Broken Track

Thanks for the input, do you remember which Goop you used?

 

[ACMtnCat]

Stitch it back together with wire then cut that one paddle down to a 1" paddle to relieve stress on that area, then glue over the stitches with E6000.

E6000 is a Goop like glue that adheres to rubber and stays pliable even in cold temps.

Ran mine for 1500+ miles after gluing it. I have another one that has 400 miles and still holding.

 

[boondocker97]

These guys used to advertise track repairs all the time. They said they even spliced two 121 tracks together for somebody that was doing a custom project when I talked to them at West Yellowstone Expo one year.

http://www.carrolltech.com/index.html

 

[Frostbite]

Yes, I forgot the name but E6000 is the industrial version of Goop.

The repair shown by ACMNTCAT looks a lot like how I did mine.