MTX hard turning issue, spring snow
- Thread starter ruffryder
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Where did you get the greasable replacements??
Danny Gueco at Eagle River Racing in Alaska, (907) 694-1600. I sent him my spindles to get welded also as he drills the spindles out and makes the bushings custom fit. It is an expensive route to go (~300) but I was only down for the week. Since the riding season is getting over, I would just take it to the dealer and let them work on it.
On another note, my dealer didn't know anything about the problem, till I brought them to him to punch out.... he was shocked with how bad those were...
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modsledr
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Hmmmm...what a shocker...a dealer who claims not to know about a problem that a LOT of owners are having!!! Same with the front subframe, and the reverse bolt in the chaincase. Many that I have spoken to said their dealer told them it was "the first we've heard about it" What a crock!!
I tell you, a good dealer if getting impossible to find.
Ruffy, glad you found a fix for the stock front end...did you go to a different heim joint from the sh!tty stockers?
Taken apart my chaincase a couple of times... bolt is still in there fine... and I beat the crap out of my reverse... wwwrrrrrrriiiiinnnnnnnggggg, clunk.. lol
Need a better definition than heim.. I think there are 3-4 different words for the joints on the spindle alone.
Are you talking about the top one on the spindle? I haven't noticed much play in that one and I had them machined 2.5 mm. I got the Oil-lite bushings sitting in the shed, and will check things out when they get installed. I guess I will get to see how much slop there still is... I know the spindle to ski junction has some slop as well, though what sled doesn't.
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modsledr
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....Need a better definition than heim.. I think there are 3-4 different words for the joints on the spindle alone.
Any of the ball joints are technically heim joints...just wondering if the one you had the grease fitting installed is also a stock joint?
The lower heim joint on the spindle was replaced with a different kind. I think it is only 30 bucks or so a piece, but it requires machining of the spindles and spacers to be made. I think it is an automotive or racing style. There are a couple of washers and other stuff that were needed to make it work. The lower heim has a ring machined around the outside to allow it to take grease.
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