I'm sure most of you know this already but just thought I'd give a heads up! I went to loosen the jam nut (just like in the bikeman video) And when I did the oil pump screw loosened too, so I actually turned down my oil pump. I noticed the screw moved to I used a screw driver to hold the screw and a wrench to loosen the night then I tightened the screw in!
Heads up to those turnining the oil pump up
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being a mechanic now you have me thinking. I did mine last spring and now cant remember all the details. Im checking mine tomorrow. Thank you man!
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Oregonsledder
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IMHO these are basic mechanic skills. If a guy can't see what's going on when a jam nut is losened up, then the guy should leave his wrenches in the drawer. I'm not saying this is a bad post, but it's kind of like saying you need to hold a primary clutch from turning to be able to torque the bolt.
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i see your point, but i think the whole point of the thread was just kind of a friendly heads up for the experienced as well as unexperienced. To me this is kind of one of those things where its better to look like a baboon and admit it than risk the possibility of lessing the life span of a very vital and expensive piece of equiptment. Not being a d weed, just sayin.
OS and MM.... I agree with both of you.
At different times in my life I have made my living as a mechanic-- including working in Motogp (motorcycle Roadracing world championship) as a mechanic.
I would say I have more experience than the average owner, but I would also say that there are others on this forum who have far more experience than me.
MM-- it is a good heads up to people. With as much wrenching as I have done over the years I've probably committed most f'ups at some time in my life-- I've never seen the best mechanics not make a mistake at some time. Especially when tired and trying to rush for that pow day or next trip.
Not everyone on here is a mechanic, but everyone on here wants to see their engine last as long as possible.
Good thread. Good tip.
At different times in my life I have made my living as a mechanic-- including working in Motogp (motorcycle Roadracing world championship) as a mechanic.
I would say I have more experience than the average owner, but I would also say that there are others on this forum who have far more experience than me.
MM-- it is a good heads up to people. With as much wrenching as I have done over the years I've probably committed most f'ups at some time in my life-- I've never seen the best mechanics not make a mistake at some time. Especially when tired and trying to rush for that pow day or next trip.
Not everyone on here is a mechanic, but everyone on here wants to see their engine last as long as possible.
Good thread. Good tip.
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sledneck_03
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if you do yours with a long extension and screw driver yeah. I noticed it turned out with the nut the 1/4 turn. then i put the screw driver into the screw and spun the nut with my finger, turned the screw in the turns and then noticed it turned a 1/4 turn from finger tight to wrench tight.
Did mine last night and had the same results. Jam nut broke free and when I started loosening it the screw was turning also. Had to get both hands in there and hold the screw with a screwdriver and slowly backed out the nut. Also, you can do it without removing all the stuff BMP did in the video, but it is hard to get your hands in there!
Braaap, I think this is a good post. For certain this is basic mechanics stuff but there are lots of people who are certainly not mechanics that use this site to get info to work on their own sleds which is great. The better you know the ins and outs of any type of motorized vehicle the more you enjoy it IMHO. Simple things like mentioned are the things that often get overlooked. Always nice to have somebody looking out for us.
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polarisboyc
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I tried doing mine and i couldnt get the nut to bust loose. It actually bent the arm that its mounted too. I straightened the arm back out and gave up but when i started the sled it was idling high, so i took it in and all they did was adjust the throttle cable up by the bars. Do you guys think i may have a bigger problem down where that arm got bent? Thanks!
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Trenchmaster
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Not to sure about the Bikeman video, but when I adjusted the setting on my 2011 the arm holding the adjustment screw wanted to bend. I ended up removing the air box so that I could get in there to hold the arm with a needle nose pliers to break it free!!
I'm no stranger to tools and I know its basic mechanical skills but I'm brand new to polaris this year after running cats my entire sled career(which has only been about 4 years haha) so I was following the video step by step. Just figured it might be helpful to newbies like me!!! Thanks guys
And that is was. This forum can be a very usefull tool if we would all use it for all the right reasons. You can never learn too much. I for one say thanks the heads up!
Not true. You can torque the bolt with the clutch turning. You just have to hold on real tight to the torque wrench and be really fast when you start it.
Hmm, this has me a bit worried, I just used a long extension to turn mine up so I wouldn't have been able to see the post turning if it did. I did make note of which way the paint mark was facing and it didn't move after loosening the jamb nut so I think I'm good. Does anyone know how many turns out from all the way in it should be to verify?
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gman086
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There is NO set rule for how many turns you need anyway (I can't imagine they're all exactly the same to start with!). There ARE alignment marks on the arm peeps! You need to get them aligned which, for me, was 2.5 turns and gives proper oil ratios for longer motor life (use one of those small mirrors on an extension to view). Thanks to mountainhorse for the pic below:
Have FUN!
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Have FUN!
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