I'm completing my Fastrax drop and roll. It's my first one, and I thought I'd share some tips I learned and hopefully I can save someone else a little hassle.
1) timing hole: The directions say to tape off the holes on the mag side so debris doesn't get in. Great. I thought I did that. But, what I did not see, (it was blocked by my coolant hose) is the LARGE hole on top of the recoil housing with the timing mark. They probably wrote it in a way others would understand, but this rookie missed that detail. Perhaps my bad can save others the hassle of removing the cover to clean out junk. (not much, but better to check)
2) machine screws: on the right footwell, just behind the new rock guard, I think we are supposed to use rivets to attach all that stuff back together. I chose to use 3 nice machine screws and nuts with red loctite instead of rivets. When I went to put the rivets in, they didn't appear to have much bite. I feel more comfortable with screws at that location.
3) Brake rotor cut-out: I didn't like the idea of the opening around the brake rotor not being covered up. Maybe I'm a little conservative about this, but I wanted to reduce the amount of snow that could be pushed into the engine bay. I fabbed up a little hunk of aluminum, and riveted it in place, then used some RTV around the seam. Maybe it's not needed, but I feel better, and that's what really matters. I attached a pic. The first one is of the brake rotor cover.
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4) Jackshaft secondary side bearing cut-out: Similar to the above scenario, I didn't want snow pumped into my engine compartment, and in this case, I know it's a sealed bearing, but still, I feel better with it covered and sealed. I attached a pic, it's the second one.
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Overall, I think the kit is great! Curt and Justin have been fantastic to deal with on the phone, and I'm grateful for their help.
Anyone else have any suggestions or ideas?
PE
1) timing hole: The directions say to tape off the holes on the mag side so debris doesn't get in. Great. I thought I did that. But, what I did not see, (it was blocked by my coolant hose) is the LARGE hole on top of the recoil housing with the timing mark. They probably wrote it in a way others would understand, but this rookie missed that detail. Perhaps my bad can save others the hassle of removing the cover to clean out junk. (not much, but better to check)
2) machine screws: on the right footwell, just behind the new rock guard, I think we are supposed to use rivets to attach all that stuff back together. I chose to use 3 nice machine screws and nuts with red loctite instead of rivets. When I went to put the rivets in, they didn't appear to have much bite. I feel more comfortable with screws at that location.
3) Brake rotor cut-out: I didn't like the idea of the opening around the brake rotor not being covered up. Maybe I'm a little conservative about this, but I wanted to reduce the amount of snow that could be pushed into the engine bay. I fabbed up a little hunk of aluminum, and riveted it in place, then used some RTV around the seam. Maybe it's not needed, but I feel better, and that's what really matters. I attached a pic. The first one is of the brake rotor cover.
4) Jackshaft secondary side bearing cut-out: Similar to the above scenario, I didn't want snow pumped into my engine compartment, and in this case, I know it's a sealed bearing, but still, I feel better with it covered and sealed. I attached a pic, it's the second one.
Overall, I think the kit is great! Curt and Justin have been fantastic to deal with on the phone, and I'm grateful for their help.
Anyone else have any suggestions or ideas?
PE
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I have made exactly the same thing this summer!!
