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anybody out there that can help?
Re-enfoceing steering post on gen 2
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If it's the stock one I took a 3/8" drive extention amd drove it down the center of the post, it worked good for a while, now I have a wildchild post its the only way to really fix it.
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yeah i was planning on doing the exact same thing by driving a steel rod into the post...
thanks
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1/2" stock down the center of the post only helps support it above the first bend. An upper post support cured all weak post problems. Used an old AC post mount, made a L bracket, longer bolts and spacers. It was cheap and I didnt need to remove the motor.
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thanks i like this idea better cause the motor doesnt need to come out and its cheap. you would happen to have more pics tho?
and whats an ac post mount?
thanks again.
and whats an ac post mount?
thanks again.
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AC=Arcticcat. There are plastic bushings between the alum halfs. I can take more pics but downloading is a prob. My puter suffers from blue screen of death.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995...wmobile_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5d2698bc09
http://www.arcticcatpartshouse.net/pages/parts/viewbybrand/3/ArcticCat.aspx
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995...wmobile_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5d2698bc09
http://www.arcticcatpartshouse.net/pages/parts/viewbybrand/3/ArcticCat.aspx
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I really like your cheap and easy articulating post that you made nice idea. What year sled is the AC post support from? More details needed!
do the wildchild post and be done with it. you can install it w/o pulling the motor if you have small hands or nimble fingers.
I agree with a wildchild post, I have 3 of them.
Been here done this.
Get a chromoly post.
Driving a rod down the post, filling the post with epoxy, welding re-inforcing plates on, etc.
All any of it does is move the weak point. The gen II posts were just weak.
I decided to go cheap and not worry about it. when my steering post snapped off the sled took out an 8" tree. So I saved a hundred bucks up front so I could spend 800 dollars in parts later to put it back together.
Just bite the bullet and get a chromoly post.
I went with a Wildchild post and never had another problem. Sold my sled with 6,000 mountain miles, 5000 of those with wildchild's post.
Get a chromoly post.
Driving a rod down the post, filling the post with epoxy, welding re-inforcing plates on, etc.
All any of it does is move the weak point. The gen II posts were just weak.
I decided to go cheap and not worry about it. when my steering post snapped off the sled took out an 8" tree. So I saved a hundred bucks up front so I could spend 800 dollars in parts later to put it back together.
Just bite the bullet and get a chromoly post.
I went with a Wildchild post and never had another problem. Sold my sled with 6,000 mountain miles, 5000 of those with wildchild's post.
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my steering post moves quite a bit... it even seems to "flex" the bar that the steering post is mounted to, the bar that kinda wraps around the very front of the gas tank... ill post some pics of what i did to try and re-enforce it. see what you guys think.
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this it what i came up with to help support the overall steering.... im trying to support the bar that the post is mounted to because it seemed to be moving. what do you guys think?
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Great idea on supporting the hoop. I'll have to look at mine to see if I need to do something like that.
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I installed a WSM Upper Support Bushing on my 01 RMK 800 last year and it seemed to help a lot. I bought mine through SLP (Starting Line Products). Here is the link:
http://www.startinglineproducts.com/catalog.cfm?pageID=detail&catalogID=3&catID=25&productID=60
http://www.startinglineproducts.com/catalog.cfm?pageID=detail&catalogID=3&catID=25&productID=60
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Fastraxx might still have a couple tall pyramid/Tyson style steering hoops as I picked one up for a friend this last summer.
