2007 800r HIT A LOG. FIXED AND SKI IS OFF SET FROM OTHER SKI

GOSTRIDER · Dec 26, 2007

Has any body hit a somethink and had the dealer tell you that you will have a 4500 doller bill to fix it. that sucks!!!! bad design by ski doo
i repaired the parts that were bent and the right ski is obout 1 1/2 shorter
i would like to know if anybody has tried a come a long to try to pull it back out

H20SKE · Dec 26, 2007

Apparently you did not get it all fixed then--The nun is still not right--bent. You can buy the pieces and fix it yourself and get the ski back where it belongs. Something has to bend when you hit something hard--it is how they designed the sled.

H20SKE...

Powderhound · Dec 26, 2007

when you say you repaired the parts? I am guessing the a-arms. Did you check your bulkhead, or the tunne? My guess is something else is bent that you are not seeing

Teth-Air · Dec 26, 2007

GOSTRIDER said:
Has any body hit a somethink and had the dealer tell you that you will have a 4500 doller bill to fix it. that sucks!!!! bad design by ski doo
i repaired the parts that were bent and the right ski is obout 1 1/2 shorter
i would like to know if anybody has tried a come a long to try to pull it back out

you could try a shorter ski!:beer;

winter brew · Dec 26, 2007

All the bulkhead parts and fasteners to replace everything back to the engine is about $300 and 8 hours in the shop if you do it yourself. If you pay a dealer it will likely be an insurance total if you have insurance.

Pit Crew · Dec 26, 2007

1.5" back isnt too bad, give it a little pull with the come along and you will probably get close, then just ride it, it doesnt really affect powder performance.

milehighassassin · Dec 26, 2007

GOSTRIDER said:
Has any body hit a somethink and had the dealer tell you that you will have a 4500 doller bill to fix it. that sucks!!!! bad design by ski doo

BAD DESIGN?

I am like 99.99% sure that Ski Doo did NOT design these sleds to hit trees/logs.

So to be b1tching and moaning about bad design is pretty $hitty. It sucks to hit something but it is part of the game we play.

You might snap some pics so we can see what you are talking about.

GOSTRIDER · Dec 26, 2007

I guess my ***** is yea the are not made to hit logs but let the a arm bend let the shock bend. but to have the tunnel give like that it just not right I was going about 15mph on the flats. The A arm did not bend! on the new xp they made the a arms bend like they are suppose to polaris and arctic cat dont bend the tunnel on miner hits it is a bad design

sledin · Dec 26, 2007

milehighassassin said:
BAD DESIGN?

I am like 99.99% sure that Ski Doo did NOT design these sleds to hit trees/logs.

So to be b1tching and moaning about bad design is pretty $hitty. It sucks to hit something but it is part of the game we play.

You might snap some pics so we can see what you are talking about.

AMEN TO THAT Milehighassasin!!

bluepilot · Dec 27, 2007

The nun is designed to bend first before anything else and the dealer who is charging you 4500.00 is raping you! One day job 300.00 in parts but bottom line is it needs a nun.

tahoeshredder · Dec 27, 2007

i hit a rock last year and bent nun and a arm all to hell.....1000 bones at dealer and new a arm and new nun and 6 hour labor charge..good as new. 4500? go to different dealer!

snowrdr · Dec 27, 2007

Hit a tree in mid air last year and replaced my "NUN" for about $300.00 and about 7 hours of work (I am not the most mechanicaly inclined individual) That offset really does point to it bending. Did bend my fox shock, but those A-arms were as true as they could be. Followed the NUN replacement up with a Holz front end and we were good to go.

BigRed118 · Dec 28, 2007

Wow, the dealer is always the bad guy. We are not getting all of the info here. Bad design, then the tunnel. A dealer will give you an estimate to get it back to original condition. If you choose not to do that,it is your choice.

GOSTRIDER · Dec 28, 2007

thanks Guys i will do me a nun and be done

skippyh2o · Dec 28, 2007

Here's what you do, son.

GOSTRIDER said:
Has any body hit a somethink and had the dealer tell you that you will have a 4500 doller bill to fix it. that sucks!!!! bad design by ski doo
i repaired the parts that were bent and the right ski is obout 1 1/2 shorter
i would like to know if anybody has tried a come a long to try to pull it back out

If you have to replace the "cross member" (AKA-bulkhead) you need to replace the flat support in front of the motor also. if it is tweaked at all it will put the bulkhead in a offset position and you will never track straight again.....

It is called the "front pan" and dont forget the two nut inserts for the sway bar on the right side (pass). BRP # 293450166 QTY=2. Happy riveting, buy a pnuematic riveter, it will be so much easier.

Crasher · Dec 28, 2007

1 1/2 inches is nothing. Tie the ski leg with a long chain to the nearest tree and put that bad boy in reverse. A few quik tugs and it will be good to go. I am pretty sure that is why Doo has reverse on the rev.
Mine was off about 10 inches and was a total. I bought it in that condition from a wrecking yard and installed a new nun and some small parts for around 500 bones.

Crasher

Crasher · Dec 28, 2007

Installing new NUN and fixing tunnel.

Crasher

rpmbci · Dec 28, 2007

In all seriousness Gostrider you need to look very closely at the upright portion of the tunnel along each side of the motor. The PTO side does not usually bend as readily as the MAG side due to the placement of the steel motor mount against the tunnel upright. Now the MAG side behind the silencer is another story. It may not be just the nun bent but part of the tunnel/bulkhead also. Remember, if any of the bulkhead is bent it will transfer into motor/clutch alignment issues or track alignment issues or both. I wound up making a plate for the 06 that went in behind the silencer, only after totaling the 07 and discovering the weak spot in the tunnel upright. Not bashing design, I really like our Ski-doos. The 07 will get a CF Tunnel shortly thanks to Carbondaddy.

GOSTRIDER · Dec 28, 2007

Crasher said:
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Installing new NUN and fixing tunnel.

Crasher

where did you get this sled?? it looks like the sled i wrecked and totaled last year was the nose cone ripped over to the right side and the right ski was set back about 10'

milehighassassin · Dec 28, 2007

GOSTRIDER said:
where did you get this sled?? it looks like the sled i wrecked and totaled last year was the nose cone ripped over to the right side and the right ski was set back about 10'

10 feet?

That is a long ways.

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