Ez ryder Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 8:22 AM, Zambroski said: I don't give two hot fucks about peeling warning labels off of shit. Now, removing foam from the inside of the panels...yuh...that's a shit project. I own Cat. So, I'm also "experienced". LOL I am trying to figure out how to keep my tunnel recycling sticker from coming off .it is my favorite part of the graphics package Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 18 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: I am trying to figure out how to keep my tunnel recycling sticker from coming off .it is my favorite part of the graphics package "Tunnel recycling sticker"? WTF? Is that a real thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Zambroski said: "Tunnel recycling sticker"? WTF? Is that a real thing? sad but true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: sad but true Holy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamgreen02 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: sad but true Forget about the tunnel, there is more aluminum in the braces you have to add to keep them straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 51 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Holy shit. now you know why I don't want to loose it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Ez ryder said: sad but true You probably already know this but that sticker means if you put anything on the tunnel it will snap off and you will be throwing it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas. Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) Well I had my ego bruised a little last weekend and I am hoping someone might have an idea of what happened. So I had a buddy visiting and he was using my 07 Arctic Cat 600 CFR with a 136" 1/4" ripsaw and I was on my 08 Polaris d7 switchback with a 144" 2" paddle track. We were racing in a little lake that had about 6" of crusty up top and sugar underneath with some packed paths from sleds. We take off. I get the holeshot by a good stretch. Then that CFR starts reeling me in. I look at the gauge and I am screaming 8250 rpms but my sled will not climb above 62 mph. My buddy passes me on the 600. So I start a GPS speed app on my phone and make another pass on the lake. 61 mph. This is the third IQ I have owned. Wtf. I know the gearing was changed but the previous owner gave me a bunch of paperwork and it shows the new gears he put in, which I have confirmed, and my top speed according to the chart should be 93 mph. I have owned a 07 600 and a 2010 d6 switchback and both of them were 100 mph on the dream-o-meter. The engine is reving out. New belt this year. It seems decent down on the bottom. Lots of low end grunt. Not hesitations. Anyone have a clue why it is such a turd up top? Edited January 27, 2019 by Tomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tomas. said: Well I had my ego bruised a little last weekend and I am hoping someone might have an idea of what happened. So I had a buddy visiting and he was using my 07 Arctic Cat 600 CFR with a 136" 1/4" ripsaw and I was on my 08 Polaris d7 switchback with a 144" 2" paddle track. We were racing in a little lake that had about 6" of crusty up top and sugar underneath with some packed paths from sleds. We take off. I get the holeshot by a good stretch. Then that CFR starts reeling me in. I look at the gauge and I am screaming 8250 rpms but my sled will not climb above 62 mph. My buddy passes me on the 600. So I start a GPS speed app on my phone and make another pass on the lake. 61 mph. This is the third IQ I have owned. Wtf. I know the gearing was changed but the previous owner gave me a bunch of paperwork and it shows the new gears he put in, which I have confirmed, and my top speed according to the chart should be 93 mph. I have owned a 07 600 and a 2010 d6 switchback and both of them were 100 mph on the dream-o-meter. The engine is reving out. New belt this year. It seems decent down on the bottom. Lots of low end grunt. Not hesitations. Anyone have a clue why it is such a turd up top? You have a clutch problem. One of them isn't shifting out. Look for flat rollers on the primary. Take the secondary apart and look inside for damaged rollers, a seized shaft bushing or a damaged helix. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, Tomas. said: Well I had my ego bruised a little last weekend and I am hoping someone might have an idea of what happened. So I had a buddy visiting and he was using my 07 Arctic Cat 600 CFR with a 136" 1/4" ripsaw and I was on my 08 Polaris d7 switchback with a 144" 2" paddle track. We were racing in a little lake that had about 6" of crusty up top and sugar underneath with some packed paths from sleds. We take off. I get the holeshot by a good stretch. Then that CFR starts reeling me in. I look at the gauge and I am screaming 8250 rpms but my sled will not climb above 62 mph. My buddy passes me on the 600. So I start a GPS speed app on my phone and make another pass on the lake. 61 mph. This is the third IQ I have owned. Wtf. I know the gearing was changed but the previous owner gave me a bunch of paperwork and it shows the new gears he put in, which I have confirmed, and my top speed according to the chart should be 93 mph. I have owned a 07 600 and a 2010 d6 switchback and both of them were 100 mph on the dream-o-meter. The engine is reving out. New belt this year. It seems decent down on the bottom. Lots of low end grunt. Not hesitations. Anyone have a clue why it is such a turd up top? One or both of your clutches need work. Could be either or both. Something is not allowing you to shift out fully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas. Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said: You have a clutch problem. One of them isn't shifting out. Look for flat rollers on the primary. Take the secondary apart and look inside for damaged rollers, a seized shaft bushing or a damaged helix. I was wondering if it was clutches some how. Sounds like something I shouldn't be riding until I get the clutches figured out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
favoritos Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Checking the rollers on the primary is quick and easy. Start there and verify the weights too. Bad rollers and worn weights seem to work together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted January 27, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Tomas. said: I was wondering if it was clutches some how. Sounds like something I shouldn't be riding until I get the clutches figured out? If I was to guess your secondary ( driven ) clutch isn't opening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildboer Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Sitting around in Old Forge itching to ride tomorrow... the boredom is real. Now I like the way my G4 XRS has handled so far, but I've got a set of USI X2 Triple Threats laying around the garage collecting dust. Should I try to fix something that ain't broke or stick to the stockers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 i was never a fan of 5.7's in anything besides hardpack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildboer Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: i was never a fan of 5.7's in anything besides hardpack They were fantastic in hardpack, definitely still good but not quite as good in the softer conditions last week and it looks like this weekend is gonna be a lot of fresh snow riding, on past sleds the increased steering effort was a real pain in the ass though so I'm still going back and forth on whether or not it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 6.9's would be a better choice for soft snow that still will turn easy I have run DS2's for my last 15k miles and they are overall good, prior to that i put about the same on Slydogs which steered a bit harder but not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildboer Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: 6.9's would be a better choice for soft snow that still will turn easy I have run DS2's for my last 15k miles and they are overall good, prior to that i put about the same on Slydogs which steered a bit harder but not much. The 5.7's are definitely good enough that I'm not going and buying skis, but the USI's are just sitting there begging to be put on a sled again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Wildboer said: The 5.7's are definitely good enough that I'm not going and buying skis, but the USI's are just sitting there begging to be put on a sled again. You have a set of USI's and they aren't on a sled? And I'm the weirdo... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildboer Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: You have a set of USI's and they aren't on a sled? And I'm the weirdo... We have 2 sets actually... I was in the garage debating whether I'd put on the all black pair or the grey pair with black loops. You haven't noticed a huge increase in steering effort? They were pretty rough on the XP chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas. Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Before I make any bad decisions, does anyone know how to tear apart a team secondary clutch for a 2008 Polaris IQ? Do I need special tools? I can't find hardly any information or vids online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) You can remove the helix with any special tools but will need a clutch compression tool to remove the spring. make sure you have the correct torx for the helix screws,,heat them slightly to loosen the loctite.The secondary springs are minimum 100lbs+ so don't try it by hand. Edited February 1, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas. Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, HSR said: You can remove the helix with any special tools but will need a clutch compression tool to remove the spring. make sure you have the correct torx for the helix screws,,heat them slightly to loosen the loctite.The secondary springs are minimum 100lbs+ so don't try it by hand. Thank you. The torx are proving difficult. I already broke one torx and I have one left. Unfortunately I do not have heat. So l am a little stuck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Tomas. said: Thank you. The torx are proving difficult. I already broke one torx and I have one left. Unfortunately I do not have heat. So l am a little stuck lol you don't have a mapp/propane torch for plumbing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas. Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: you don't have a mapp/propane torch for plumbing? I have not needed to buy one yet. All the plumbing jobs I have done I used shark bite fittings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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