stomper
TY 4 Stroke Master
Site looks great Travis. Easy to navigate and lots of info.
Austlor
Newbie
This is the first mod I will do to my Attak. I am always looking to improve the reliability of my machines, and this looks like a no brainer here. I wish I purchased my sled a month earlier, I could have saved some ca$h, as now you prices have went up. Thanks for donating $5 back to the site, that's very admirable of you and your company.
Caveman
VIP Member
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2012
- Messages
- 167
- Location
- New Hampshire
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- Yamaha, Polaris, SkiDoo.
Saved by the Saver Kit
I was greasing the Apex over the weekend and adjusting the toe. I noticed the front of the of the lower A-arm was pulled back 3/16" from the front of the spindle and the collar inside was pulled out. I tried to tighten it up but the collar wouldn't slide back into the spindle flush and allow the A-arm a tight fit against the bushing.
Seeing no evidence of any damage, bends or bulkhead issues, I thought it came from Yamaha that way and brought it to the dealer. Moms of NH has a really good mechanic, he pulled it apart and found the lower rear A arm bushing was somehow pulled into the spindle, holding the collar out and preventing a tight fit. Also, and it was very hard to see but the upper A Arm was cracked and bent. With a new upper A arm, thankfully in stock and a lower bushing, I was good to go. They're great there!!
I don't remember hitting anything or landing hard enough to do the damage, but the dealer said these arms aren't made out of Play-Dough and without the Bulkhead saver kit they saw I installed, the bulkhead tabs would have blown out to cause what I did and my $250 repair bill would have been more like $2,250 with no sled for the foot of snow coming tomorrow and the foot plus coming over the weekend. This kit saved my a$$ and the best riding of the season. Thank you!!!!
I was greasing the Apex over the weekend and adjusting the toe. I noticed the front of the of the lower A-arm was pulled back 3/16" from the front of the spindle and the collar inside was pulled out. I tried to tighten it up but the collar wouldn't slide back into the spindle flush and allow the A-arm a tight fit against the bushing.
Seeing no evidence of any damage, bends or bulkhead issues, I thought it came from Yamaha that way and brought it to the dealer. Moms of NH has a really good mechanic, he pulled it apart and found the lower rear A arm bushing was somehow pulled into the spindle, holding the collar out and preventing a tight fit. Also, and it was very hard to see but the upper A Arm was cracked and bent. With a new upper A arm, thankfully in stock and a lower bushing, I was good to go. They're great there!!
I don't remember hitting anything or landing hard enough to do the damage, but the dealer said these arms aren't made out of Play-Dough and without the Bulkhead saver kit they saw I installed, the bulkhead tabs would have blown out to cause what I did and my $250 repair bill would have been more like $2,250 with no sled for the foot of snow coming tomorrow and the foot plus coming over the weekend. This kit saved my a$$ and the best riding of the season. Thank you!!!!
