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Center Shock Advice

cowwyy12

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Nov 29, 2014
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Age
30
Country
Canada
Snowmobile
2008 Yamaha Nytro 1000cc 4 Stroke
Getting my machine ready for the winter I noticed the sled wouldn't rebound back up by itself. I took the skid out of the track and found the center shock body was blown/split open. Should I look for something aftermarket? Is aftermarket much more money than factory? Any feedback is appreciated thanks guys

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The factory shock is $600. Got aftermarket if you can afford it. My local shock guy took a plain shock from a base model Yamaha and machined it to accept the piggy back. Cost me $250.
 
Call hygear. They have shock bodies and can rebuild them

They rebuild them with a body that is thicker where your's blew out. Once they're thru it will never happen again and it also will be a better than stock shock internally also. I know that custom body isn't cheap though.
 
Common occurrence on that shock/skid. If you don't heed the advice to upgrade the shock when having it rebuilt and or simply be a new one you'll be going thru it again for sure.
And its a failure that will very likely leave you walkin or ridin bitch, spoil a trip and poss destroy your track and other big ticket parts.

Rebuild that one with a new thicker shock body or buy a different/better shock period.
 


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