Chai case/ ratcheting sounds

[Rdeleers131]

I have a buddy with a 2020 alpha sleds awesome and runs great however when we took of this morning it started ratcheting or felt and sounded like ratcheting.

We have been very vigilant at looking after the track tension but none the less we snugged it up. Then went for a little put around it got so worse so we played with loser and tighter tensions and no luck.

seems like there is no oil in the chain case and it seems to be where the sounds are coming from.... Anyone with any thoughts?

 

[Dam Dave]

you hit a rock and lost all oil in chain case and ruined chain?

 

[Rdeleers131]

Is there a way that it gets out of the case without a crack?

 

[Dam Dave]

drain plug, seal failure, gasket leak, Rock is most common

 

[Rdeleers131]

I am assuming it rapidly drains while your riding and you don’t notice it?

 

[Dam Dave]

possibilities are endless, was it full to start? cracks can be small and hard to see, and damage to plastic skid cover?

 

[Rdeleers131]

possibilities are endless, was it full to start? cracks can be small and hard to see, and damage to plastic skid cover?

Just got it in the shop, blew out the bottom of the chain case no oil everything is wrecked. I am sure this wont get warrantied lol

 

[Badv2]

Time for a belt drive

 

[Rdeleers131]

Time for a belt drive

I am pushing him toward a TKI any pros and cons. I am a Poo guy and TKI and Belt set ups are the way to go in my opinion.

 

[bgraff1]

pro: everything
con: initial cost

your already going to be into it for the cost of inner/outer halves, chain and gears plus the inner half is no small task. makes zero sense to go back to stock

 

[Rdeleers131]

pro: everything
con: initial cost

your already going to be into it for the cost of inner/outer halves, chain and gears plus the inner half is no small task. makes zero sense to go back to stock

How bad is the install, I’ll be doing it.

 

[boondocker97]

How bad is the install, I’ll be doing it.

It's fairly intensive. Check this out: https://www.snowest.com/forum/threads/broken-chaincase-2018-m6000es.452944/#post-4341715

 

[Rdeleers131]

It's fairly intensive. Check this out: https://www.snowest.com/forum/threads/broken-chaincase-2018-m6000es.452944/#post-4341715

I was referring to the TKI. On the Polaris it’s pretty simple and seems fairly straight forward from the instructions I was just wondering what guys thought from experience or if there were any things to look out for on the tki as far as install goes

 

[Rdeleers131]

So tki setup is up in running in my buddies alpha. First ride out a lot of fine blue fibers in there.... no wear on the belt or any misalignment... is this normal?

 

[Frostbite]

The blue is normal until the new belt wears in a bit. Just check the tension. Once the belt does it's initial stretch to its final size, he should be good for a long time. It should be a great addition!

 

[sledneksam]

We run the MVM belt drives on alphas and have had great luck. Easier to adjust than TKI

 

[Rdeleers131]

We run the MVM belt drives on alphas and have had great luck. Easier to adjust than TKI

Thanks for the imput but the deed is done... and kits installed

 

[goridedoo]

Blue dust is totally normal, if you havent already you will likely have to tighten the belt sometime in the first 100 miles, they stretch a fair amount.

 

[Rdeleers131]

Blue dust is totally normal, if you havent already you will likely have to tighten the belt sometime in the first 100 miles, they stretch a fair amount.

I had him stop every ten miles to check it so far no stretch but I am being very cautious of it.