Track/drive system sounds like crap

Anyone else's Axys sound like it has a wasted bearing? At slow speed it rumbles along like there are marbles in the chain case (mine is ‘18 w/3” track). My two other buddies one with an ‘18 2.6 other with ‘16 2.6 both have the same crap. All sleds have now approximately 250 miles on them.

Wish I would have taken a picture but while inspecting my buddies ‘18 the track was in the perfect spot to see the hyfax essentially stabbing the windows of the track, especially where there is no clip on the previous lug/window. I thought then that an anti stab kit is the answer but frustrating than this a factory flaw. His track didn’t seem to have any wear on the windows like many have reported. I then inspected my track today and while I didn’t have time to place it perfectly and take a picture to show exactly what I’m saying I have the same situation but have wear and need to clip the track before it gets any worse.

Have others experienced this rumble sound/vibration and have you noticed it change or go away with fully clipping the track and/or adding an anti stab kit that has wheels large enough to guide the track away from the leading edge of the hyfax. To me this seems to be the cause of both the rumble and the track wear. Every time the window will hit the end of the hyfax and grind away at it but the softer rubber looses. Maybe the fully clipped tracks are wearing the guide at the end of the hyfax now? Polaris lowered the skid but didn’t account for the angle. If they had tipped the rails a little more for the steeper angle or punched the skid back a little this wouldn’t be an issue.

My plan is to clip the track and add an Ice age anti stab kit with I think the 3” wheels to hopefully solve the track wear AND the rumble.

Any feedback? If this is old news (the coordination between the rumble/hyfax leading edge stabbing the track/track wear) please point me in the right direction. I have searched and obviously found info on clipping the track and anti stab kits. Other threads I found on clipping the track and track wear point more toward the load of the lugs on the hyfax and having no clip which I agree with also but see this interference equally as an issue.

If there are other causes for this rumble please let me know as well. Sorry for the long post, thanks for any info.

I will get some pictures this evening. Yes track is adjusted properly but will recheck and doubt it will have any effect on this as it is more improper geometry between the skid rails and the drivers

See the attached pictures of what I am attempting to describe. Yes it it minor but have no other ideas of what the rumble could be.

Each time the hyfax hits a clip the track has to move away about 1/8” about double the thickness of the clip.

diamonddave said:

Surprised you didn't understand his description. Your comprehension is usually outstanding. I don't think he's worried about a conventional stabbing of the track with the Ice Age anti-stab. He's hoping the anti-stab won't allow the windows to stab the rail/hyfax and prematurely wear out his track.

I do have to wonder if a limiter adjustment would help this phenomenon??

I am not a fan of the Axys rail profile at all. I have seen exactly what the OP is seeing. I have also seen this at the rear of the rail as well. Rail/hyfax is too short at the rear.

I am currently helping a guy with this issue right now and have told him to call Ice Age for some custom rails that are more like the Pro Profile. We'll see.

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Yes you are correct. Thank you. Am interested to see what you find on the other sled you’re working on.

I haven’t removed the shocks or adjusted them to accommodate this problem but can say that with my roller dolly on the back of the skid the pressure or stabbing of the rail tips to the track increases. This makes sense as the skid will pivot off the front shock and put more pressure on the tips of the skid to the track, same as when the weight transfers back.. I haven’t notices the rumble/vibration when riding and weight transfers back. Only on decents or moving slowly.