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My sled has horrible steering slop compared to the other 5 Polaris sleds in my shop, 2 being older with double the miles. I have pulled my air box and throttle bodies to discover that the metal plate connected to the bottom of the steering shaft is moving back and forth while the threaded shaft with lock nut is staying still.
I was able to get a stubby 14mm wrench onto the nut but it just continues to spin along with the shaft. I reached down with two hands to put upward pressure on the plate connected to the steering post while trying to tighten the nut but the shaft and nut still moved together.
It seams as if i would just be able to tighten this nut it would eliminate all slop. I felt underneath the threaded shaft to see if there was an allen head that needed to be held so the shaft didn't spin but was unable to feel anything. I was thinking the shaft may be splined or tapered but cant tell from my view. I hope that the hole on the tear drop shaped plate on the bottom of the steering post isn't ovalized from being loose over time.
Can anyone shed some insight on what i need to do to get this tightened?
Thanks
I was able to get a stubby 14mm wrench onto the nut but it just continues to spin along with the shaft. I reached down with two hands to put upward pressure on the plate connected to the steering post while trying to tighten the nut but the shaft and nut still moved together.
It seams as if i would just be able to tighten this nut it would eliminate all slop. I felt underneath the threaded shaft to see if there was an allen head that needed to be held so the shaft didn't spin but was unable to feel anything. I was thinking the shaft may be splined or tapered but cant tell from my view. I hope that the hole on the tear drop shaped plate on the bottom of the steering post isn't ovalized from being loose over time.
Can anyone shed some insight on what i need to do to get this tightened?
Thanks
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