I put a 3 inch from day one on my 13 xm ( first gen 3") 5100 KM's and no missing paddles. I road that thing in every conditions and no paddles missing. Those tracks we're know for lugs missing and that's when they brought out the new 3". I don't know how you could be missing 5 paddles on that...
No one should be behind a sled while on a stand at WOT, and that would be up to you to make sure the safety of by standers not Camoplast. 5 missing lugs already? Seems like early season riding with a 3" spinning out on willows and rocks. Maybe I should go check mine lol
Its not the steering post it's the clamps that go around the steering post to your riser. They have newer clamps this year and some came from factory without the right ones ( not all of them). The steering post have bigger gussettes so the clamps were being interfered by them so they have cut...
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went back today, snow definatly settled a bunch which is good. Didn't get much new snow since Wednesday but it snowed lots down lower while riding and not so much up top. Still need more snow
They were decent sleds. One thing always have a good charged battery for those things and don't buy cheap battery's either. Also I'd pull the intake boots and reeds out and clean them. If they haven't been cleaned they will be very gummed up engine slobber and belt dust. As for crank bearings...
The nipples on the oil pump are aluminum now not plastic, Maybe it's just coming from the o-ring of the pump that inserts into the tank? Would be surprised if it was a nipple.
Like mentioned above either primary coil wire or the red wire from voltage regulator shorted to the chassis. Most likely the voltage regulator wire. Just use a screwdriver and you can pry the wire away from the chassis and pull it over and see if yiu have spark. If it is then you can fix it...
I ran a arctic cat goggle bag on the cvt cover before BRP brought there's out, it worked well except the bag only lasted two years and it started to come apart. Then I got the BRP one and I find you have to leave it half zipped up
Short windshield looks best. The carbon wrap looks like the stuff you can get at canadain tire, nice ans thick and wraps on anything. Did my sled deck with it