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Im sorry if this is old subject but Was there anything Cat has done about the rivets eating up the sides of the track both sides of mine are frayed.
Tunnel/Rivets rubbing on track
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A good chunk of the rivets that are tight clearance go from inside out. Really unless your track is loose or off center it should not be rubbing any rivets. As far as track where on the outside. Every track I have ever had, has that. Never really been an issue figure it is more from chewing on ice, logs, rocks and everything else.
But to answer your question, cat does not do much about tracks unless you have a complete failure and can show it was a direct failure not due to wear then you will not make it very far with them.
But to answer your question, cat does not do much about tracks unless you have a complete failure and can show it was a direct failure not due to wear then you will not make it very far with them.
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This is on a 2019 Alpha 154
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I could be wrong but I think the track fray comes from the scratchers rubbing on the track. Especially when you have to keep the scratchers down off trail. They rub more than you think. For years i thought the tunnel rivets were causing the fray but could never find any wear marks on any of the rivets etc. Just burn the frays off with a lighter or torch as needed.
I believe that some of the fray along with some damage on the outside lugs comes from the one place the Arctic Cats form ice. It seems to always want to form on the sides of the tunnel in the area by the rear suspension drop brackets on colder days.
How bad is the fraying? Is it in one spot or all over?
X2, seems like I have always had a certain amount of fraying on every sled that I have owned. Both on the outside edges and in the track windows. Doesn't seem to effect the long term durability of the track though, as I have never had any issues developed from it.
I've cut and burned it off in the past - no issues after that.
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I have had a couple strings on other tracks, but this seems to be a bit more than my M1000 or my M8000. Glad to see it is normal.
I will clip and burn..
I will clip and burn..
My buddies 18 MC had a very noticeable vibration especially on trail but enough you’d feel it when playing. Dealer couldn’t find anything,,, first time. Second time found a couple excessively long rivets. They replaced, no track damage somehow, and all was good.
