bent bulk head

[dooryder]

well noticed more broken parts AHH FML, and now my engine light is on looks like my season will be ending early time to start fixing i guess

 

[maxwell]

you guys are incorrect. that is not your nun that is your bulkhead. on the rev series machines the bulkhead is one peice with the tunnel. therefor that can not be fixed. you can only put a bandaid on it. chances are you will need a nun aswell or at least the a-arm braces.

brp factory nun is 330$

brp factory tunnel and bulkhead is 2100$ and is roughly 20 shop hour job. or a good weekend for yourself. the bulkhead and tunnel can not be seperated ( they can to replace the tunnel with cutting ) but since your bulkhead is toast you cant order just the bulkead. your best bet is to straighten it out as best you can. replace anything broken that you can and reinforce the part you straightened. it will never be perfect but you will be able to use it just fine.

heres a photo of a brand new tunnel so you can see what i mean.



make sure and check over your nun. there are brackets that hold the a-arm on that tend to let go with that kind of impact.

to replace the nun the motor does NOT need to come out. only the bottom pan and some plastics and steering bracing

 

[dooryder]

thanks maxwell, i was thinking it was part of the tunnle FML, me and dad are gunna try and pull it strait then do a bunch of bracing on both sides, un less some one has a bare bones summit for sale,

 

[maxwell]

i have a used tunnel and bulkhead but i wouldnt sell it to you. its not in good enough shape to waste your time swapping EVERYTHING


i wouldnt "pull" on anything

just use a large hammer and a peice of wood and hit the bent spot. it will come straight.......straight....ish.. LOL

 

[blastoff]

I have been involved in some straightening of these. Take off parts that are in the way to properly assess the damage. Thouroughly think out the repair procedure before hammering away. Take your time & hopefuly it works out for you Brad...

 

[Summitric]

Hey donut...... Send a pm to kobe on the site here..... He has repaired/straightened several revs now, and i'm sure he'd give ya some advise. I bet he hasn't seen this thread yet.

 

[boots]

i am going to have to check over mine carefully .... i thought it was the nun for that is what martin farm told me thats what that part was.... 2100 for tunnel bulkhead ummm maybe have to go with a aftermarket tunnel and bulkhead... what do aftermarket ones go for... or design one my self and get it bent up and made but i am thing that would cost more

 

[sledslut]

Hey, try strightning it, but we have one in the shop as we speek, and he did the same thing.. strightened it bracked it him self and he couldnt figure why he was blowing belts. well after doing an alignment on the clutches there were OUT alot. and couldnt
get the motor to align so his only option was to replace the tunnel..

it suxs but in order to do it right. like Maxwell said your looking depending on the shop. 2000 for tunnel and about 2700 in labor. 20hrs is pushing it but i dono could just be our princess mechanics. lol...

 

[Summitric]

20hrs is pushing it but i dono could just be our princess mechanics. lol...

HMMMMM, GOTTA BE THE PRINCESS SERVICE MANAGER.........

LOL:d

 

[boots]

so to buy just a tunnel and bulkhead who do i talk too , i will do the work my self

 

[sledslut]

HMMMMM, GOTTA BE THE PRINCESS SERVICE MANAGER.........

LOL:d

lol.. i dono the tunnel job is quite a pain in the A$$ especially if parts brake or you dont have the tools..

just courious how lol was that last tunnel job in the garage take?:d

Have a Merry Christmas "summitric" you as well DOORYDER

 

[Summitric]

so to buy just a tunnel and bulkhead who do i talk too , i will do the work my self

you might send a pm to sledslut, as he works at a doo dealership and might be able to get you a bit of a deal????

 

[sledslut]

so to buy just a tunnel and bulkhead who do i talk too , i will do the work my self

a skidoo dealer. or an aftermarket tunnel.

its 1919.99 for a stock tunnel. and that comes assembled. and cheaper then aftermarket.

 

[boots]

no aftermarket tunnels ... who are all the makers around edmonton, or in alberta ... or maybe i will save my money and buy a hair dryer and really wreck my sled hahaha

 

[Modman]

Most body shops will put some tension on a bent piece (using a chain - like you mentioned) and then also hit it with a hammer once there is tension on it (kind of a combination approach with what has been suggested here). Just hitting it with the hammer will only try and force it back into position, and just pulling will only try and pull it back into position - you should use both methods - that's the proper way to do it.

I don't know what kind of bracing you're planning on using, but you may want to completely disassemble the sled and use some heat to help get the bent piece back into place. If it was me, I would disassemble the front it anyway, for the simple fact that once you straighten it, you might need some pretty intricate bracing in there, meaning that you will probably have to take most of the pieces off anyway to add the bracing.

Do a good job the first time, because a crappy job will only mean you'll be doing it a 2nd....3rd.....4th time(s). Riding is already screwed for the next couple weekends, do a good job or you will wreck a lot more weekends with a buggered up sled.

As blastoff said - really think out the repair procedure. The biggest thing will be the bracing you add. Keep in mind that any parts you reinforce and make super strong, will no longer bend if you hit them with enough force, they will transmit that force onto the next weakest component. Don't make the the nun/bulkhead so strong that if you hit something, the force will bend the tunnel instead. You're better off to keep replacing $300 nuns than replacing a whole $2,000 tunnel.

 

[Modman]

no aftermarket tunnels ... who are all the makers around edmonton, or in alberta ... or maybe i will save my money and buy a hair dryer and really wreck my sled hahaha

You can get a racer's edge CNC bent tunnel for $450 or Mountain Magic has them for $600.

This is just the raw tunnel. You'd have to rivet it to the bulkhead and rivet your cooler and mudflap on as well.

 

[boots]

i have my old nun i will have to look at it see maybe straighten it and put it back in... just keep swapping the two everytime i smack something cause i know it will happen again

 

[maxwell]

boots you can not buy an aftermarket tunnel and bulkhead

you can buy an aftermarket tunnel

if your bulkhead is wacked you need to buy the complete assembely from brp

or

find a wrecked ( somehow straight) sled and cut the bulkhead off and mate it to an aftermarket tunnel. i wish brp would have stayed with a 2 peice frame this causes alot of problems for people. a 5000$ job that should be about 500.

 

[boots]

boots you can not buy an aftermarket tunnel and bulkhead

you can buy an aftermarket tunnel

if your bulkhead is wacked you need to buy the complete assembely from brp

or

find a wrecked ( somehow straight) sled and cut the bulkhead off and mate it to an aftermarket tunnel. i wish brp would have stayed with a 2 peice frame this causes alot of problems for people. a 5000$ job that should be about 500.

i dont think my bulkhead is bent.... just the nun

 

[boots]

hey maxwell you want to take a drive to my place and ahve a look at my sled it would be easyer to talk to you scine you know what your doing