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I bought some climbing line to replace the recoil rope in my 2004 Kingcat and I wanted to check if there are any tricks I should know? Can the rope be replaced with out removing the recoil spring?
KK recoil rope replacement
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the rope CAN be replaced but its much more of a pain in the azz than taking out the coil. check with 4Z here on the forum for rope. We all run the pink rope that you can get from them and it hasn't let us down yet...and our sleds arent exactly stock 
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I did mine this summer, you can replace the rope without removing spring, not too bad, you will only say poop a few times.
You can easily do it with out taking the recoil apart. Its not tough.
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I've never taken a recoil apart to put a rope on. Just feed it though the hole on the spool and out the housing eye. Pull a loop up between the spool and housing, alighn the rope with the notch on the spool and wind the spoop up until you have about a foot and half of rope left. Slowly let the spool rewind as you hold the rope.
If you want to not worry about breaking ropes anymore, and have your sled be easier to pull over, put the recoil from an M8 or M1000 on it. It's pretty easy to make an adapter plate.
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Would this also work on an 03 900 cat? Mine seems much harder to pull over than any of my buddies sleds, especially at sea level...I've gotten it down to a 10-15 minute process putting in a new rope.
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yes.
4z can get you some rope that will not break, or you can run 4.5mm ish spectra cord.....try and break it..ha!
I am running 5mm climbing rope, no problems since I changed to that.
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Try starting a cutler 1150 in minus 20 degree's. Go with climbing rope.
DO NOT take that recoil completely apart to replace the rope. Once you pull that nut off, your in for a bad day.
Take the recoil assy completely off. Tie a loop in the middle of the rope. Cut the handle off. Remove the assy from the sled. Pull the rope out until the hole in the spool is lined up so you can pull the old rope out throught the recoil side. Have someone hold the spool while the other guy pulls the old rope out (gonna have to take that loop out of the middle of the rope). Thread the new rope in and tie a good boyscout not in the end. Tie a big loop in the middle and your friend can now let go of the spool....his hands will be very tired at this point and he will require a beer. Be a good friend and get him a cold one. Youv'e made it this far, so I will stop explaining and boring you with the details.
Cheers!
--Chris
Take the recoil assy completely off. Tie a loop in the middle of the rope. Cut the handle off. Remove the assy from the sled. Pull the rope out until the hole in the spool is lined up so you can pull the old rope out throught the recoil side. Have someone hold the spool while the other guy pulls the old rope out (gonna have to take that loop out of the middle of the rope). Thread the new rope in and tie a good boyscout not in the end. Tie a big loop in the middle and your friend can now let go of the spool....his hands will be very tired at this point and he will require a beer. Be a good friend and get him a cold one. Youv'e made it this far, so I will stop explaining and boring you with the details.
Cheers!
--Chris
Yes, you could build an adapter for the M1000 recoil for pretty much any of the older sleds. We haven't had any problems with them, even starting our 975s and the 1500 triple.
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I broke 3 ropes on my 2003 900 1M and then I purchased the rope guide tube for a 2005 King Cat and installed a stock rope which came oil impregnated. I have been running the same rope since 2005 and the sled had a 14.8:1 RKT head on it and it has never been an issue. It was a bear to pull over but the rope still looks good to this day. Just make sure the starter is engaged before you haul off and yank on it and it will extend the life of the rope and the starter...
Heavy's right. I did the same. Guide + heavy duty oil impregnated AC replacement rope. No problems in 3 years. I do have a 4z rope in my pack for replacement on the hill if needed.
--Chris
--Chris
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yea....I forgot to mention that I cary 2 spares just incase. I could always use the rope for something else in a pinch too. The guide tube is the key to keeping your rope in one piece as it distributes the force evenly inside the tube instead of across the little guide wire that was on there stock.
