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Well as usual I was crawling up thru the trees when I came to a section where I couldn't stop, couldn't turn out. It was forward or over backwards.
At that exact time, my belt started to slip and I could smell that wonderful aroma of cooking belt. So I pinned it and hoped for the best.
Made it out, parked and changed the belt.
Then I noticed a little problem.
The primary wasn't releasing the belt. It was always engaged.
I stopped, checked it out. Belt deflection looked good, did all the checks and such. No clue. Loosened the belt deflection enough to put some extra slop into it and rode it out.
Found out that I had messed up the primary. Swelled something in there that wouldn't allow it to fully release.
Oh well, chit happens.
Now, I discovered this on a saturday night.
Figured I would just pick up a puller and send it off to Indy Dan to get rebuilt.
Now, in order to have a chance of getting it rebuilt and back before the weekend I had to have it to Indy Dan ASAP.
Did you know that there is only ONE polaris shop that is open on mondays in northern colorado? I finally got a chance to call em to see if they had a puller in stock. Of cource not.
The shop was only a short distance from where I work, but in order for me to get my sled and take it down there to have their shop pull it for me would put me past 5pm when the FedEx store closes. So, the search continued.
So I put a post up on here to see if anyone had any idea and got a Call Felkers responce. They only do Ski-doo, but they recomended a place called Tri-City. Called them at 3:30. Yep, they have one in the shop and If I bring the sled down they will pull it for me. I had already stripped everything else off the sled.
Of cource the wife had the truck at her work (it is after all her truck). Jump in the car, drive the 15 minutes to get the truck and drive home. Load the trailer and leave.
It's now 4:10.
Get to tri-city and the mech. comes out and pops the clutch off pretty quick. Tells me to buy him a soda and he'll call it even. I toss him a 10 and hall azz.
It's now 4:35.
I do that weave thru the traffic hallin azz to get back to the FedEx store by 5.
I get to Johnstown.
It's 4:55.
I whip into the parking lot, grab the clutch, dive out of the truck and run up to the door.
They close at 6.
So now you do that calm, cool, collected walk in trying to look all laid back and relaxed as you try to ignore the fact you parked like you were on drugs with your eyes closed.
Yep, that was a fun afternoon.
At that exact time, my belt started to slip and I could smell that wonderful aroma of cooking belt. So I pinned it and hoped for the best.
Made it out, parked and changed the belt.
Then I noticed a little problem.
The primary wasn't releasing the belt. It was always engaged.
I stopped, checked it out. Belt deflection looked good, did all the checks and such. No clue. Loosened the belt deflection enough to put some extra slop into it and rode it out.
Found out that I had messed up the primary. Swelled something in there that wouldn't allow it to fully release.
Oh well, chit happens.
Now, I discovered this on a saturday night.
Figured I would just pick up a puller and send it off to Indy Dan to get rebuilt.
Now, in order to have a chance of getting it rebuilt and back before the weekend I had to have it to Indy Dan ASAP.
Did you know that there is only ONE polaris shop that is open on mondays in northern colorado? I finally got a chance to call em to see if they had a puller in stock. Of cource not.
The shop was only a short distance from where I work, but in order for me to get my sled and take it down there to have their shop pull it for me would put me past 5pm when the FedEx store closes. So, the search continued.
So I put a post up on here to see if anyone had any idea and got a Call Felkers responce. They only do Ski-doo, but they recomended a place called Tri-City. Called them at 3:30. Yep, they have one in the shop and If I bring the sled down they will pull it for me. I had already stripped everything else off the sled.
Of cource the wife had the truck at her work (it is after all her truck). Jump in the car, drive the 15 minutes to get the truck and drive home. Load the trailer and leave.
It's now 4:10.
Get to tri-city and the mech. comes out and pops the clutch off pretty quick. Tells me to buy him a soda and he'll call it even. I toss him a 10 and hall azz.
It's now 4:35.
I do that weave thru the traffic hallin azz to get back to the FedEx store by 5.
I get to Johnstown.
It's 4:55.
I whip into the parking lot, grab the clutch, dive out of the truck and run up to the door.
They close at 6.
So now you do that calm, cool, collected walk in trying to look all laid back and relaxed as you try to ignore the fact you parked like you were on drugs with your eyes closed.
Yep, that was a fun afternoon.
