Fried summit brake

[DRZmaui]

I’m writing to see if any of you might be of some help.
A friend of mine had just fried his brake assembly on his 2009 summit. How his assembly locks up is a mystery, possible left his parking brake on.
What I’m looking for is some information (photo’s) of repairing or replacing the disk and assembly. He has access to a shop manual, but were a bit confused by the directions. Additionally, there is a required Skidoo tool to pull the disk from the drive shaft.
Our questions are;
Does replacing the disk require removing the tunnel/slide?
Is this a job better for dealer?
Is there any alternative to the skidoo disk puller?

Thanks for taking the time for reading this post.
BTW, I have look at several forums, and all searches have come empty.
DRZmaui

 

[EMANAARON]

I’m writing to see if any of you might be of some help.
A friend of mine had just fried his brake assembly on his 2009 summit. How his assembly locks up is a mystery, possible left his parking brake on.
What I’m looking for is some information (photo’s) of repairing or replacing the disk and assembly. He has access to a shop manual, but were a bit confused by the directions. Additionally, there is a required Skidoo tool to pull the disk from the drive shaft.
Our questions are;
Does replacing the disk require removing the tunnel/slide?
Is this a job better for dealer?
Is there any alternative to the skidoo disk puller?

Thanks for taking the time for reading this post.
BTW, I have look at several forums, and all searches have come empty.
DRZmaui

It is an easy Job what you have to do is open up the Brake side Cover, you have to pullthe Caliper off of the DriveshaftThere should also be 4 or 5 allens holding it in place., can be done without the Brake Puller from Skidoo, but it is alot easier with the tool.
Should pop Right off.

 

[shoppingcart111]

Do you really live in Reno Nevada and have a sled? Seems like the wrong toy for the region, but anyways it is quite easy to do like emanarron said, just have to get creative. The engineers behind some of this stuff need to give their heads a shake, its great to fit all this stuff into a small package and make it light but its not user friendly to service.

 

[Warhawk]

in order for a engineer to become a ENGINEER the last project they need to accomplish is to put 10lbs of S#!t in a 2lbs box.

 

[badss]

in order for a engineer to become a ENGINEER the last project they need to accomplish is to put 10lbs of S#!t in a 2lbs box.

LMAO....I gotta remember that one!

 

[fat tire]

You mean imagineer !!! there are few that have my respect, the rest I just say wow now look at the big brain on ..........insert name here.........!!

 

[DRZmaui]

Hey guys,
Thanks for the response. I’ve found this site to be extremely helpful, and supportive to newbie like myself.
Yes, I do live in Reno, and there is excellent sledding nearby. Maybe not up to your standards, but still awesome riding to be had. The High Sierra’s are only a 25 miles away. An average year of snow is usually 300 inches.
Reno is on the leeward side of the mountains, so most of the weather is stopped by the mountains. The climate is typical high desert. There is an average 300 days of sunshine, our average January high temp is 7.5 C (45.5 degrees). Only a few times a year does it snow.
Just a couple of days ago, was cursing in 12 inches of deep power, and then came home that afternoon to shirt sleeve weather. I don’t think there are too many areas that can offer what we have. The older I get, the less I like being freezing cold. Hardly there is time that I go out that I get cold, it’s rare to get below 20 degrees here (-6C).
Were going thru some difficult times right now. Often were compared with Detroit as one of the worst places to live, but for me, I love living here.

 

[flabbajabba]

It is an easy Job what you have to do is open up the Brake side Cover, you have to pullthe Caliper off of the DriveshaftThere should also be 4 or 5 allens holding it in place., can be done without the Brake Puller from Skidoo, but it is alot easier with the tool.
Should pop Right off.

I have the puller and the only way I can get it on is to have the chain case cover off and remove the bottom gear(C-clip) so the drive shaft can move over enough for the puller to fit on the caliper. (I keep editing this I even think you need the skid out to get the drive shaft over?) Might be a little fun for someone that hasn't done much wrenching? But you can buy and grab some friends to help.

 

[bayman]

You might need to add a little heat to the three torx bolts that are keeping the caliper attached to the tunnel.

Not sure if the skid needs to come out. The only time I had mine off was to change the track and everything was out.

Make SURE you buy the caliper puller, people say you can pound the shaft out of the bearing but I tried and gave up and bought the puller. Took maybe 2 minutes with the right tool.

I don't think you need to pull the driveshaft, caliper should just pop off and then the rotor slides out of the splines.

On the inside of the tunnel, there is a plate with two tabs on it that locks into the tunnel, only fits one way. Just a little tap with a screwdriver to undo it. Becareful on re-install not to break the tabs when you tighten the caliper.(broke mine, but seems to be ok)

Alot easier with two sets of hands. Not that big a deal once you get into it. I could probably do it in less than a hour by myself with the puller.

 

[RGM]

A client toasted the brake on one of my XP rental sleds. I just took it to the dealer but he told me the brake line had also been overheated and the drive shaft bearing as well, so you better check yours carefully. Probably cheaper to change the bearing than have it go later on.