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I have three sleds, an 00' 700 RMK, 01' 800 RMK and an 03' 800 RMK. What kind of maintenance do you do to your sled and how often?
Sled Maintenance. What maintenance needs to be performed and how often?
- Thread starter Schwartz
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Brief overview:
Spring service-drain the gas, oil in the cyclinders, grease the chasis.
Fall service-everything else-both clutches(big subject), check all wheel bearings, bolts, ski alignment, track/tension alignment, clean exhaust valves, check Y pipe bolts, new spk. plugs, chain tension, change chain oil, check water pump belt, check engine compression, shocks, drive belt/deflection, starter recoil, wax the hood & clean the engine compartment. Look everything over carefully for wear, loose parts etc.
In season depends on mileage & other factors. Is your sled kept inside? Did you hit something? Easy riding or agressive banging the moguls. Grease often 300 miles or 30 days (lower drive shaft bearing more often) & watch track tension/alignment, ski alignment, chain tension & belt deflection.
Probably too brief and forgetting some things but that shoud get this topic started for you.
Spring service-drain the gas, oil in the cyclinders, grease the chasis.
Fall service-everything else-both clutches(big subject), check all wheel bearings, bolts, ski alignment, track/tension alignment, clean exhaust valves, check Y pipe bolts, new spk. plugs, chain tension, change chain oil, check water pump belt, check engine compression, shocks, drive belt/deflection, starter recoil, wax the hood & clean the engine compartment. Look everything over carefully for wear, loose parts etc.
In season depends on mileage & other factors. Is your sled kept inside? Did you hit something? Easy riding or agressive banging the moguls. Grease often 300 miles or 30 days (lower drive shaft bearing more often) & watch track tension/alignment, ski alignment, chain tension & belt deflection.
Probably too brief and forgetting some things but that shoud get this topic started for you.
J
just to add to the wax and cleaning part, I used to get alot of flak for this because i polish and clean the crap out of my sleds after each ride, not because i want to be the cleanest sled out there but it makes it alot easier to see things like cracks and breaks in welds ect. and it is alot nicer servicing a sled you can put your hands under the hood and have them be clean after your done your service work too..but too each his own.
R
Rebuild everything after every ride. These things are notoriously unreliable.
dumbazz
Go back to the Doo-doo section and rant there. Better yet, stfu!
Your :clock: will come.
Grease often as stated, tighten suspension bolts every 3-4 rides. Run clean fuel, it is a good idea to install a small Racor filter so water doesn't get into carbs.
Go back to the Doo-doo section and rant there. Better yet, stfu!
Your :clock: will come.
Grease often as stated, tighten suspension bolts every 3-4 rides. Run clean fuel, it is a good idea to install a small Racor filter so water doesn't get into carbs.
S
Add gas every ride
oil somtimes as long as you can afford it
put new belt on when the old one falls off
keep trunk full of empty beer cans
top up the parts as they break
and don't forget save your spare time for looking online about servicing rather than actually doing it
oil somtimes as long as you can afford it
put new belt on when the old one falls off
keep trunk full of empty beer cans
top up the parts as they break
and don't forget save your spare time for looking online about servicing rather than actually doing it
A
When you approach the 3,000 mile mark check your crank runout. Every 2,000 miles check your clutch rollers.
S
check piston return spring tension once a year and also grease the muffler bearings, lots of people forget to do that and the bearings blow apart and take out your motor
R
"Go back to the Doo-doo section and rant there. Better yet, stfu!
Your will come.
Grease often as stated, tighten suspension bolts every 3-4 rides. Run clean fuel, it is a good idea to install a small Racor filter so water doesn't get into carbs. " MARV1
Settle down buddy it's called humor and why would I go to the doo section when I ride a Polaris?
Your will come.
Grease often as stated, tighten suspension bolts every 3-4 rides. Run clean fuel, it is a good idea to install a small Racor filter so water doesn't get into carbs. " MARV1
Settle down buddy it's called humor and why would I go to the doo section when I ride a Polaris?
R
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