TKI drive shaft fix kit

[snochuk]

I get what you are saying, but there are different forces on a snowmobile drive shaft, vs a trophy trucks front axle drive shaft. When the trophy trucks suspension cycles that spline is designed to move in and out with the suspension travel.
A snowmobile rear suspension and track, is alot like a dirt bikes rear swing arm. As the suspension compresses, the track gets tighter, same as the chain on a dirt bike.
The spline on the doo drive shaft is seeing that cyclical side loading alot in the bumps. Too tight of a track will make that worse. The only thing holding that coupling and bearing in the chain case true, is the bearing fit, and a circlip.

It does work yep, excellent idea for guys who change tracks alot racing, is the two piece shaft a problem? Remains to be seen IMO, but what I did notice when on the trail was a new noise in the drivetrain, a growling like something was rubbing on the tunnel but nothing was, no ice build up.
I have not heard that noise yet with the one piece shaft. According to my dealer, lots of guys last year complained about that exact noise. Time will tell.


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Exactly!

 

[greenthumb]

I wasn't aware S&M was home to such an extensive expert engineering faculty!
Any of you guys do freelance work? Funds are a little tight, so I can only afford to pay in bud light though.

 

[lilduke]

I wasn't aware S&M was home to such an extensive expert engineering faculty!
Any of you guys do freelance work? Funds are a little tight, so I can only afford to pay in bud light though.

Now you know.

 

[Stg2Suby]

You've got your 4 fundamental forces - Radial, Axial, Torsional and Doolaide

 

[snochuk]

You've got your 4 fundamental forces - Radial, Axial, Torsional and Doolaide

And only one of those can twist and distort anything........

 

[lilduke]

 

[+SLEDWRECKS+]

Hmmm....less expensive huh

 

[lilduke]

If you're paying someone by the hour to change it for you. Should be quicker so hopefully that equals a smaller bill, but probably not

 

[bobsledder]

And only one of those can twist and distort anything........

yes you can

 

[Caper11]

Not sure why this is hard to understand.





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[lilduke]

Skidoo kept it the same for 2024, no stop ride orders..... So must not be causing too many issues for them.

 

[gedakbx]

That coupler should have had another bearing for support on the chain case cover side

 

[ctd]

If you're paying someone by the hour to change it for you. Should be quicker so hopefully that equals a smaller bill, but probably not

Probably not is the correct answer......... the brake caliper will pretty much seize to the track drive bearing brake side....after the first year. The previous G4 design the clip holding the gear would let you easily sneak, pry & some heat get the caliper off the bearing. With the whizzy new design they have a failed fancy POS tool to pull the caliper off the bearing....it truly is a fumble POS tool.....time saved is gone. The you've done it now DIY group trying save a few bucks will probably have to buy the POS tool on top of a new track.

The price of that POS track far exceeds the 3.5 or 4.5 hours for a track change. The G4 guys get clean oil & a no guess proper chain adjustment.

It's a terrible solution to solve a bad track issue......only BRP can over complicate like this.

 

[Dazzler]

I wasn't aware S&M was home to such an extensive expert engineering faculty!
Any of you guys do freelance work? Funds are a little tight, so I can only afford to pay in bud light though.

You just never can tell who’s hiding behind a key board.. lol
And you drink Bud light

 

[bobsledder]

In this one he even supplies a bottle of his snake oil

 

[maxwell]

you could put peanut butter in that chaincase and get 10,000k out of it

 

[lilduke]

https://www.geartechnology.com/ext/resources/issues/0514x/spline-joints.pdf

 

[snoflake]

Hmmm....less expensive huh

You shush. I have seen your quick change track program.

 

[snoflake]

Probably not is the correct answer......... the brake caliper will pretty much seize to the track drive bearing brake side....after the first year. The previous G4 design the clip holding the gear would let you easily sneak, pry & some heat get the caliper off the bearing. With the whizzy new design they have a failed fancy POS tool to pull the caliper off the bearing....it truly is a fumble POS tool.....time saved is gone. The you've done it now DIY group trying save a few bucks will probably have to buy the POS tool on top of a new track.

The price of that POS track far exceeds the 3.5 or 4.5 hours for a track change. The G4 guys get clean oil & a no guess proper chain adjustment.

It's a terrible solution to solve a bad track issue......only BRP can over complicate like this.

The POS track? Is that the track that all the polaris guys are loving? Asking for a friend.

 

[+SLEDWRECKS+]

You shush. I have seen your quick change track program.

Ya, nothing quick or cheap about it. I'm just trying to keep this economy going.