I came back from my second ride on my 20 Alpha HC last night. Sled ran great, I'm pretty excited for the season as long as the motor and rail hold up - however, I was alarmed when I took my clutch side panel off in my garage and noticed half of a broken exhaust spring laying in the seam between my side panel and lower belly pan. I assume it bounced around a bit in the clutches, but I haven't found any noticeable damage yet. Anyone else have issues with exhaust springs breaking? My dealer said there were some issues with these on the 19's but Cat was supposed to have stronger ones in the 20's. Not sure if they actually switched or not, but beware because apparently they're still weak - I'll be checking them every ride from now on and getting some RTV on all of the springs before next ride.
Also, the sled is bone stock, second ride, odo now reads ~ 65 miles. I haven't found the other half of the spring yet if it's still in the sled, will have to shake the sled out when I have some more time to see if it's still in there.
One other thing that annoyed me was I noticed some discoloration on my y pipe during my spring inspection. Wiped my finger across it and the paint just flaked off. Not sure what kind of coating Cat is putting on these, but it doesn't hold up and I've got paint flakes laying all over. Do I need to worry about trying to coat it again?
Also, the sled is bone stock, second ride, odo now reads ~ 65 miles. I haven't found the other half of the spring yet if it's still in the sled, will have to shake the sled out when I have some more time to see if it's still in there.
One other thing that annoyed me was I noticed some discoloration on my y pipe during my spring inspection. Wiped my finger across it and the paint just flaked off. Not sure what kind of coating Cat is putting on these, but it doesn't hold up and I've got paint flakes laying all over. Do I need to worry about trying to coat it again?