Issue with skid pivot shaft

[Daring]

I have a 2020 Pro Rmk 800 163 2.6. I am in the process of going through the wheel on my skid. I took out the rear upper pivot shatf.



This is what I found. The sled has about 800 miles.

I was wondering if this is normal. This is my first pokaris.

 

[kanedog]

Not nermal. Post a pic inside and outside of the tube it came out of. Sumpin’ be digging the alunimum

 

[volcano buster]

It's possibly where the grease zerk sits in the outer tube. I have seen that on mine in the past.
Not much you can do to clean it up that far into the tube. I usually just clean up the shaft and grease them up good.

 

[outlaw700]

Grease zerk or a little weld bubble rubbing. If its a threaded zerk, remove it, file a little off the end or shim it with a washer if it protruding inside. Grease the entire shaft when you reinstall, don't rely on the zerk getting the grease end to end.

 

[Daring]

 

[Daring]

I looked inside the tube. I could see the hole were the zert is at but could not see the zert itself.

 

[kanedog]

I’m thinking some of the welds burned through as well as the zerk. Maybe remove grease zerk, wrap a long drill bit in sandpaper and kinda smooth\ hone it out.

 

[outlaw700]

By the looks of the thickness of the welded bung that the zerk threads into I don't think the threaded end would reach the aluminum shaft. More than likely a bump of weld that burnt through to the inside.

 

[couch]

Assuming it's not bent and just a little welding slag / filings from zerk ...take a long dowel or piece of pipe of smaller diameter with a bit of sandpaper and dress it up .. if It's bent then a little persuasion in a press might resolve it

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