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I have a new 2016 rmk 17.5 miles on it ( groomed trail) 163 2.6. Snapped all the way around on belt drive side. Has anybody else had this happen
Broken drive shafts?
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Pics? Does it have the band-aid collar on it?
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The 13-15 collar is slightly different than the 16 collar. The Happy Face 16 collar will solve the migrating issues of the low budget Polaris clamp. The next question is why is Polaris still putting Band-Aids on a known problem. Save yourself the grief with a little insurance and put a real collar on the drive shaft.
http://happyfacepp.com/polaris-pro-drive-shaft-collar/
http://happyfacepp.com/polaris-pro-drive-shaft-collar/
Dave... what is the diff in the 13-15 and the 16+ collars you make?
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The collars is identical except there is less room between the bearing area (Quick Drive Side) and the drive shaft than there used to be on the 13-15. We have to open the hole in the end of the collar up just a little bit to allow the collar to slide onto the shaft just a little bit further. It not a major thing. Just a minor adjustment.
Dave,
Just for clarification; the Drive shafts are the same, but the AXYS chassis casting supporting the lower bearing protrudes into the tunnel further?
Just for clarification; the Drive shafts are the same, but the AXYS chassis casting supporting the lower bearing protrudes into the tunnel further?
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Hope this is a Lone Ranger.. It makes for a real ulgy dragging them out of the bush..
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This is correct. Just a little bit.
Dave,
So are all the new collars Sam (HFPP) makes, to the newer spec? Or is he producing both? Thanks!
So are all the new collars Sam (HFPP) makes, to the newer spec? Or is he producing both? Thanks!
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If it works don't mess with it. We have had several that didn't fit correctly. Glad to hear yours worked fine.
The Happy Face Clamp will not allow separation!
I upgrade all mine with the Happy Face clamp, and glue it on as well. It is machined in such a fashion, that even with a glue joint failure the driveshaft can not separate like yours and leave your sled motionless and you snowshoeing out.
FWIW
I upgrade all mine with the Happy Face clamp, and glue it on as well. It is machined in such a fashion, that even with a glue joint failure the driveshaft can not separate like yours and leave your sled motionless and you snowshoeing out.
FWIW
Are you using the clamp on both ends? I have been hearing of the occasional PTO side stub failing as well in the Axys. Enough of them that I will be adding one to the left side.
I replace the PTO end with a splined end to facilitate a drive shaft mounted brake, but all my sleds are one off custom pieces ( don’t have any experience with a stock sled, I don’t use the heavy stamped steel bearing flange, which apparently interferes in a stock application). I don’t glue the clamp on that end in case I ever need to do a driver change, but yes it is clamped with a Happy Face clamp as well on my builds.
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I jump the stock clamp over to the PTO Side and use the Happy Face on the MAG side of the drive shaft.
Still plenty of clearance of the HFPP clamp, Use them on all my builds and clients QD sleds...
Can't get the HFPP clamp to clear the bearing housing on the PTO side- so retained the stock for additional support!!
Still plenty of clearance of the HFPP clamp, Use them on all my builds and clients QD sleds...
Can't get the HFPP clamp to clear the bearing housing on the PTO side- so retained the stock for additional support!!
Nice setup there Sage...
Thats exactly the way I did it on my 2016 as well, move polaris clamp to other side, and add new clamp :face-icon-small-coo:face-icon-small-coo
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Yep, I had my drive shaft snap on the clutch side too with 1 mile on it, I put 1 mile on it!!!!!! Haha was not a good first impression of my new snowchecked sled
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