Clutch recall
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Good, one that they actually neededLooks like theres a clutch recall
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Not sure how Polaris will do this? If they replace the spider as I heard, then the clutches will be way out of balance, not that there where balanced before...Polaris can not balance the fixed sheave on the P22 and it is not balanced....I will mention again the secondaries on the P22 sleds are way out of balance, they removed the defection bolt and that clutch was designed and made for it!!! don't believe me look at your secondary it has 10-14 holes OPPOSITE of the missing deflection bolt!!!
I may offer a P22 package and provide P22 clutch puller (not the same as P85) with a 1/2 drive Torx for clutch bolt, small cup of Lapping compound to LAP the clutch to the crank!! I know old school, but the P22 has so much oil on the crank taper that I believe this is one of the issues for the clutch falling off!!!! Easy to do and takes 5 min!!! then provide a Norlock lock washer system for the clutch bolt...made just for vibrating bolts...(I found some that will fit) THEN Impact the clutch bolt back on with a 1/2 impact! 150-180 lbs, the new P22 clutch bolt is a Grade 8 bolt!!! I had one tested for Rockwell...it is 38 Rockwell...If I see enough interest I will put this package together so you can do it yourself and not deal with the dealer...
I may offer a P22 package and provide P22 clutch puller (not the same as P85) with a 1/2 drive Torx for clutch bolt, small cup of Lapping compound to LAP the clutch to the crank!! I know old school, but the P22 has so much oil on the crank taper that I believe this is one of the issues for the clutch falling off!!!! Easy to do and takes 5 min!!! then provide a Norlock lock washer system for the clutch bolt...made just for vibrating bolts...(I found some that will fit) THEN Impact the clutch bolt back on with a 1/2 impact! 150-180 lbs, the new P22 clutch bolt is a Grade 8 bolt!!! I had one tested for Rockwell...it is 38 Rockwell...If I see enough interest I will put this package together so you can do it yourself and not deal with the dealer...
I can’t believe you poo rides put up with this. I get that the poo chassis is a little bit better than doo, but the motor isn’t and the reliability definitely isn’t even though skidoos was sub par for 23. I tell everyone I ride with that I would have poos if I had a lot of money, but I would need 3 and still probably a skidoo.
I have had almost no issues with my Polaris sleds, with the exception of one motor on my 2012. I tried some Doos for a while because they're supposed to be more reliable, but I still lost a motor, broke a bulkhead, and had other issues that got me towed out a few times.
I've found that reliability on a sled is just luck of the draw, you either have issues or you don't, brand doesn't make a difference. So I'm going to ride the sled that's the best ride, most predictable, and most fun, and for me that's a Polaris. It's definitely more than "A little bit better."
The recalls don't phase me one bit, at least they're fixing the issues. By the way, my wife's Expert also has a recall on it right now for a fire hazard issue.
Received the "Stop Ride Notice" regarding the clutch bolt on my 9R Slash, this is my first Polaris in a long time and I have lost track of the recalls and stop ride notices. Really expected a better quality sled than what it has turned out to be.
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volcano buster
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I'm still on a waiting list for the stop ride on my '20/800 Khaos for the fuel tank thing. It didn't blow up or burn down last winter so I'll keep riding it.
i don't know that i would have expected better quality based on their recall/stop ride history prior to the 9Rrelease. it's ridiculous. sucks but hopefully it'll be ironed out before the season or the next recall.
I ride a NA850 and got the notice, .I wonder if Polaris had a different vendor build the P85s for the last little bit. I have only had 1 p85 break on me in 30 plus yrs of riding poo. never had an issue on my old mod sleds running PSI triples
My thoughts on this are slightly different. My theory is the reason the clutchs are falling off is the sleeve/bolt tolerance is tight and during normal shifting/use the clutch bolt head is contacting the sleeve it retains which is acting like an impact and slowly backing the bolt off. I checked bolt tq on my P22 every day and it took torque everyday. The P85 didnt have this issue as the bolt washer had some clearance to it and it could "walk" without contacting anything. I can see light marks on the inside of the sleeve where it appears the bolt head has touched. To me this theory also helps answer why some spiders are failing faster than others if the bolt is at all loose the spider is not being clamped in place properly.
Another thing that may have something to do with this is where these clutch's are manufactured. The P22 is a complete overseas unit. Team does not build any components for this clutch or do the final assembly.
All in all I will take the deflection screw and a P-85 over the current clutch's "advantage" of no deflection screw.
