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17 miles? Man, that's savage.Like maybe to tighten the primary clutch bolt? 17 miles on a new Renny....
17 miles? Man, that's savage.
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The owner should have been able to hear that thing flopping like a fish outta water and caught it before destroying the engine, clutch, and sled. IMO
Not to mention it running like a 340 fanner with all the wasted motion and slipping.
Yrs ago a buddy forgot to tighten bolt on his race sled. Made it 3 miles from truck before clutch below apart, but within those moles there was zero signs /noises something was wrong. Just saying it's easy to speculate if it never happened to you.
Anyone have any good suggestions for holding the primary? I'm not too keen on sticking a pry bar into a clutch I'm not totally familiar with yet.
Put a strap wrench on it.
Ok, here is the latest: Friend asked for another sled or his money back. Dealer approached BRP and dealer stated they laughed at his request. True, false, or otherwise, we will never know. 17 FREAKING MILES ON THE SLED!!!! It was confirmed that it was an assembly line issue at the factory. Boys, check your primary bolt!
So... the dealer, SK Northwest, says it is warranty and a new bottom end for the motor. That obviously means some underpaid shop monkey has to disassemble the brand new motor. Dunno about you folks, but I have NEVER let a shop work on my sleds. I know there are a lot of great techs out there, but there are plenty of bad as well. I would at least demand a new crate motor- complete.
Any bets on when he will get back on the snow? My bet is for February at the earliest. Maybe we should start a pool for this?
I won't throw SK under the bus too far yet, but they haven't offered a demo sled or anything. In my opinion, in this case, with only 17 miles on the machine, the dealer needs to buy it back. If he doesn't he is a total dickwad.
I will keep all posted on the outcome here.
This is what I found visually when I took a look at mine. Currently at 40 miles (one little break-in ride before snow turned to crap).
If that's a torque stripe it looks like mine has backed off some. Putting a socket on it and doing what I could just holding the primary with my hands it's not "loose".
Anyone have any good suggestions for holding the primary? I'm not too keen on sticking a pry bar into a clutch I'm not totally familiar with yet.
Also, does anyone know where the torque stripe is applied? Factory I assume. Does the dealer typically remove primary? I know the belt is not installed for shipping but is the dealer expected to do any with the primary?