Sand is what is hard on them...during UTV takeover I think 6 RZR'S blew belts..on one ride
Printable View
Sand is what is hard on them...during UTV takeover I think 6 RZR'S blew belts..on one ride
I think a lot of it has to do with how people treat them. Also I think leaving the belt cover off in the sand to help keep the belt cool is eating the belts up ,just my opinion !!Quote:
Originally Posted by BLR
Well I guess mine saved me some misery today.
It is in the shop parked for winter, or until I take it to Ben in Feb. I had just slid the garage door down and turned to walk away before the door botttomed out.
I heard a big bang, and went to the floor, I heard a big thump at the left rear tire.
The tubular shaft that runs across the header beam that has the two springs on it failed. Actually, a bearing at the very end of the shaft had seized up. Over a period of years it sawed through the shaft. It finished sawing today. When it cut through it instantly released the spring tension on the failed side, and doubled it on the other. The cable that raises and lowers the door came loose, and whipped across the room like a martial arts device. The thump I heard was the cable smacking the tire. The door wound up with one side on the floor, and the other side 3 inches off the floor. In a genuine bound up tight position.
$300 later it is all fixed.
Glad I had the Rzr parked there.
If this garage door arrangement sounds familiar take a bottle of WD-40 or 3in1 oil and locate those bearings and lubricate them once a year or so. They are at either end of the shaft the springs are on, in a sheet metal bracket that supports the spring shaft assembly, right next to the pulleys the lifting cables run on.
This door assembly is 30 years old, I have never lubed those bearings before.
I won't do that again.
With the turbo do you have better belt cooling?.. That was one of the big differences in the MavericksQuote:
Originally Posted by EPL
We had that kinda happen to ours but not that bad...we caught it before it sent a flying torpedoQuote:
Originally Posted by FBT
I'm not 100% sure if they made the cooling better ,but they did put a thicker belt on it !!Quote:
Originally Posted by BLR
I've been letting mine run a little , and rev it up a bit before I turn it off, to cool the clutch down some so the belt isn't stopped on the hot shives.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Doing 2 things letting the belt and also the turbo cool... I see so many people just shut the machine down especially after a good run...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike621
Tranny bearing upgrade & new clutch.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...edf46bbee8.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4dfaaa0c27.jpg
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That's gittin after it...looks like your on a roll now!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipelayer
Are you doing it yourself Jeff ??
No sir, Ben is doing it,RSR Performance.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipelayer
What are you doing to the trans ?
Upgrading the bearings from the Chinese bearings. Just preventative maintenance on parts that have been known to fail.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[emoji106] good time of the year to get it done. How long is the down time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipelayer
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Good timing Bro, Ben will dial you in
Yeah, I like that he takes it out and drives it first to check out what the problem is. He should have my belt issues al straitened out. When I get it back, I'll put a new set of tires on it and I'll be ready for the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by gridman
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Just did 27x9x12 Dirt Commanders, a Gates carbon belt (OEM belt is now the spare), Reno Cycles rear rack and the break-in service.
Idk, maybe a couple of weeks. Bens squeezing it in between a couple turbo builds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike621
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Put proof of insurance in RZR today
may-be I should have Ben install some of those China bearings in my tranny
You DON'T want the Chinese bearings Leo. When Ben chimes in, he may say your 800 tranny bearing are better than these used lately....thought I heard 800s were better quality bearing and were fine......someone know for sure??Quote:
Originally Posted by Beach Leo
Lance, from what he told me was that when they move their mfg to Mexico, they started using the cheap bearings. Idk what year it was, but before 2014. The ones made in the states don't have them. Please Chime in Ben if I got it wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by LBR
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipelayer
My 2011 XP 900 had the Chinese bearings !!
I looked it up and it said 2010 they moved their assembly plant to mexico
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
They would assemble them there but where are the transmissions made at ?
They try like hell to keep it a secret where all there stuff is made at
They feel if you knew where it is made at that could affect sales
You can pretty much rest assured that it is not made in the usa anymore
I'm not so sure anything is going to affect Polaris sales .Quote:
Originally Posted by Beach Leo
Surely not, nor should it. I like mine and wouldn't trade it for anything out there, right now. I plan on keeping it for a long time and believe that doing this is going to make my car more reliable, given the remote places that we go. When the trans case gets blown apart, it locks everything up and makes it very difficult to retrieve the car. It also means a new trans at 2600.00. I was told that there have been 8 cars in this area that this has happened to. Right or wrong, I needed to have this work done for my own piece of mindQuote:
Originally Posted by Fuzzy
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well I don't know what I have been told, but something must be affecting there sales
There stock took a shit, about 50% down the last few months was $155 in June Now around $80
Sales are falling just like there stock is what we see
I got a call from one of my buddies today, stuck out in the beautiful Oregon dunes another big hole in the tranny anybody that was one of these junkers needs to change these POS things out
I have Mc Donald's that my mother in law gave my kids . As bad as everything you see that Mc Donald's is going down, the stock keeps going up !! I think Polaris will be the same !! There still isn't anyone out there to compete with them !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Beach Leo
There are people that have no idea and never seen this problem with the trans , I'm here to tell you it is true from my own experience !!! My XP 900 went bad but I was lucky and got it before it distroyed my trans. I'm getting ready to do my Xp1000 and XP Turbo , better save them sorry !!Quote:
Originally Posted by gridman
They must be selling them because the local dealer in my area just doubled in size and has a new showroom.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...e5782f98a3.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...ecbd943c88.jpg installed new Polaris side mirrors bought a spare belt and order tender springs for the rear shocks.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1b0123c193.jpg
Getting her tore down to send suspension out for powder coat. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...570c9441d6.jpgReplacing a few plastic body parts scratched up then putting her up for sale http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...596db91c0f.jpg also rebuilding the Primary & Secondary. Whoever buys it when I'm done will have a ready to go bad ass RZR!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
So, this is something I should plan on doing (sooner or later) with my Trail? Which trans oil are you guys using?Quote:
Originally Posted by EPL
Spent hours cleaning it .
Walked by it today and kicked a tire....dirt and dust settled to the shop floor.
I use Polaris AGL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Desert900
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
x2 !!Quote:
Originally Posted by pipelayer