broken drive shaft

paulharris · Nov 4, 2012

FYI, the exhaust side of the driveshaft insert is steel to handle the torque and the PTO side insert is aluminum. this is a 3 piece driveshaft glued together. looks like it will be strong, however if the PTO side bearing wiggles on the shaft it will probably wear the aluminum down quickly. We'll see

flying frenchman · Nov 4, 2012

Maybe it snowed over night and my guess is his drive belt got some snow on it from the vent on the top on the side panel vent when he started it. It needs a pre-filter on it to cure this problem. Everyhing may me spinning but in real life it's just the primary spinning nothing else or it's something else is wrong. Time will tell.:face-icon-small-sho

dropitbuster · Nov 4, 2012

Chicken Little

The sky is falling!!!! The sky is falling!!!

JMO but why post this stuff before you really know what's going on? Snowmobilers are paranoid enough already about their new sleds breaking.

Going West · Nov 4, 2012

dropitbuster said:
The sky is falling!!!! The sky is falling!!!

JMO but why post this stuff before you really know what's going on? Snowmobilers are paranoid enough already about their new sleds breaking.

Dont you know thats the new thing. You got to post up every single problem you have right away.

dropitbuster · Nov 4, 2012

Going West said:
Dont you know thats the new thing. You got to post up every single problem you have right away.

Feelin ya. The tracks probably frozen to the ground but now there are a thousand guys out there ordering steel drive shafts and 'fix kits' for their brand new motors just in case.

suitcase · Nov 4, 2012

Check the track it may have exploded, I hear they are having trouble with that!!!

m8magicandmystery · Nov 4, 2012

maybe the first post in this thread isn't a "post"

maybe its just a hole in the ground for the "post" to go in..???

if this doesn't make sense then maybe the "post" won't..

snobyrd · Nov 4, 2012

I won't be able to post anything on the failure right now because the sled was brought back to the dealer yesterday before I got to see it.
I'm also courous because I've got a deposit on a pro 155 that is to arrive dec 1.
As soon as I know the facts I'll post it...

Teth-Air · Nov 4, 2012

I heard of this last week. A mod sled builder company claims that there have been several driveshaft failures. I reported a potential recall for another issue 2 years ago based on some false info I was given and looked like a turd so I did not want to report what I heard this time.

Time will tell but I have 2 of them sitting in my garage so I hope this one is just a hoax once again.

Bocephus · Nov 4, 2012

metallicat said:
I bet he blew the quickdrive belt! I heard they are know for that! :face-icon-small-win

:evil::evil:

snobyrd · Nov 5, 2012

I got a pict, how do I load it, or I can text it to somebody and they can upload it.
it's clearly broke of at the drive side of the axle just outside the tunell , looks like it necks down there just before the hex of the drive shaft

Bocephus · Nov 5, 2012

snobyrd said:
I got a pict, how do I load it, or I can text it to somebody and they can upload it.
it's clearly broke of at the drive side of the axle just outside the tunell , looks like it necks down there just before the hex of the drive shaft

http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=272493

dropitbuster · Nov 5, 2012

snobyrd said:
I got a pict, how do I load it, or I can text it to somebody and they can upload it.
it's clearly broke of at the drive side of the axle just outside the tunell , looks like it necks down there just before the hex of the drive shaft

Dammnn!! I was hoping you were just jumping the gun and it was something really minor. My bad. Hope this is a fairly isolated issue and Polaris deals with it immediately. I guess there is a fine line between lightest weight possible and strong enough.

I'd be ordering a back up steel drive shaft right now just for insurance.

Pro-8250 · Nov 5, 2012

Where do I get a Hunting License for Chicken Little?

If any of this is true, all I can say is.......
Low bidder strikes again.
Remember this the next time you get on an airplane. :face-icon-small-con

Thanks for posting snobyrd!

ak49er · Nov 5, 2012

Parking Brake?:face-icon-small-hap

Maybe I'm missing something, but how do you drive home, park and then not be able to motivate again? IT gave up the Ghost over night?

Teth-Air · Nov 5, 2012

Well maybe Polaris kept the brake on the top so the heat of it wouldn't melt the glue that holds the drive shaft together?

snobyrd · Nov 5, 2012

dealer said it broke right at the press fit, they said its thier first one since the dragon days, maybe we'll start calling these pros DRAGON2, cause were gonna be dragin these back to the truck....

snobyrd · Nov 5, 2012

if sombody wants to post this pict, pm me and I'll email it, cause I don't have the patience to figure how to up load Picts..
I sure don't hope this is gonna turn into a epidemic, iv got till dec to wait for my pro, or maybe I'll stay on the green team!!

skibreeze · Nov 5, 2012

If I can figure out opening a photobucket account, it can't be that hard.

snobyrd · Nov 5, 2012

Mountainhorse is gonna post the pict, I just emailed it to him...

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