Water pump driveshaft Arctic Cat Ctec2 oil bath amount

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Kanedog 2015-2019, thanks for the good times S&M!
Did you have to change impeller? I know buddies 18 had a problem.
No impeller change was needed. I thought the engine was damaged cuz it was super hard to pull over. It felt like it was locked up with oil or fuel. I pulled the motor out to investigate. Turns out without a clutch on it, it does this. I like to learn the hard way.

In order to cause myself even more pain, one mistake led another. Out of curiosity, I took the little cover off near the bottom of the engine and oil started spilling out. Turns out the water pump shaft is in a oil bath. So now I have to put new oil in and I don’t know how much to fill it.

In addition to feeling dumb, at least I can now seal up the belly pan and make it all shiny.

I did disassemble all the steering assemblies and lubed the steering ball joints, replaced all the steering bushings. I can’t believe how tight the ball joints were. They was stiffy and sticky.

I also machined a hi-torque roller to replace the wimpy little plastic steering post bushing one and installed one where they didn’t have one. I hereby claim to have the most solidest Alpha steering of all Alphas.

I gotta go now. My engine needs to go back in! Bahahahaha the life of Kanedog!
 

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Looking for the the type of oil and the amount of oil for the H20 pump driveshaft and drive gear oil bath. 2019 Arctic Cat Alpha.
Thanks to yer face in advance.
C-tec 2 oil fill the cavity to the shoulder of the shaft with the engine tipped up.
 

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No impeller change was needed. I thought the engine was damaged cuz it was super hard to pull over. It felt like it was locked up with oil or fuel. I pulled the motor out to investigate. Turns out without a clutch on it, it does this. I like to learn the hard way.

In order to cause myself even more pain, one mistake led another. Out of curiosity, I took the little cover off near the bottom of the engine and oil started spilling out. Turns out the water pump shaft is in a oil bath. So now I have to put new oil in and I don’t know how much to fill it.

In addition to feeling dumb, at least I can now seal up the belly pan and make it all shiny.

I did disassemble all the steering assemblies and lubed the steering ball joints, replaced all the steering bushings. I can’t believe how tight the ball joints were. They was stiffy and sticky.

I also machined a hi-torque roller to replace the wimpy little plastic steering post bushing one and installed one where they didn’t have one. I hereby claim to have the most solidest Alpha steering of all Alphas.

I gotta go now. My engine needs to go back in! Bahahahaha the life of Kanedog!
Lets see the steering post tightness. I just got canada sled parts bushings but i still have a ton of steering slop rotational, not angular.
 

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Lets see the steering post tightness. I just got canada sled parts bushings but i still have a ton of steering slop rotational, not angular.

is the lower steering post nut loose?
 

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I had oil lite bushing turned for the bottom of my viper post did the billet/oil lite not the upper. Really stupid setup on the bottom as total disassembly required (unriveting)
 

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From what I see it’s just slop in the lower ball joint on the post. And then give in all the heim joints connections. Debating on going to lay down post. To get rid of as many connections as possible.
I have seen where the bell crank is moving up and down when you steer and that causes play also. You can shim it to remove the play.
 
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