Slider Problem

[Intrigued_440]

Well I put new sliders on in December of 2012. They were pretty thick, now there isnt much left. Are the kawi sliders really soft or something? It wears down really really fast.

[ChaChi]

Unless you found NOS Kawasaki sliders they're just aftermarket hyfax sliders...

My LTD still has the original ones with 4000 km on the odometer and I have never had a speedo cable connected on it

My drifter had just eaten through it's original white sliders when I got it 7 or 8 years ago, I put new sliders and it and have put a ton of miles on it and haven't noticed much wear from visual inspection...

If you are always riding it on decent snow, your track is too tight... If your riding a lot of gravel roads or sides of roads you could be over heating them... It's a good idea when you're riding beside a road, to take your sled over into decent snow every chance you can, sliders take a far amount of abuse and will heat up... Snow cools them and helps the track slide...

Also if the clips on your track are really badly rusted it can eat sliders...

They should last a top end or two I think, but it does depend a lot on where you ride and the machine they're on!

[Intrigued_440]

I'm not sure if there NOS or Aftermarket, But we did a combo of road running and in deep snow. We were in snow a little more, but my dad has not touched his sliders in two years and he hardly had any wear on his. I think I have a problem

[ChaChi]

Where did you get the sliders from? It's proabably better if they aren't 30 year old kawasaki sliders

My guess is ur track is too tight... are they wearing evenly or only on the curve of the skid frame?

You shouldn;t notice any wear on them in 2 days of riding...

My LTD has a ton of hours on the factory sliders, when I road ride though I am sure to stay in the snow as much as I possibly can! Sliders and wear bare are made to wear in low snow/no snow situations... If you ride on snow all the time, they last an insane amount of time with a properly adjusted track...

If you need to know how to adjust the track lemme know

[Intrigued_440]

Well I bought them new from a sled shop here in Chatham. Upfront there decent, but when it gets to that circular bend and goes to there back thats where the most wear is. There wearing the pretty same on each side. Like there is some curves here and there on the sliders

[Lloyd (ljm)]

 Can you post a pic of the sliders and the wear?

 Lloyd

[Intrigued_440]

 Can you post a pic of the sliders and the wear?

 Lloyd

Yep, hold on a sec

[Intrigued_440]

 Can you post a pic of the sliders and the wear?

 Lloyd

[ChaChi]

it's too tight man... should wear even not on that bend...

A track actually is made to run fairly loose..

Do you have a membership so you can use the online manuals? There is an adjustment procedure, also make sure you aren't missing any bogie wheels...

Also be sure the pick up your track and drop is hard before a ride when it's iced up like that...

[Intrigued_440]

it's too tight man... should wear even not on that bend...

A track actually is made to run fairly loose..

Do you have a membership so you can use the online manuals? There is an adjustment procedure, also make sure you aren't missing any bogie wheels...

Also be sure the pick up your track and drop is hard before a ride when it's iced up like that...

So from those pics its too tight?

[Lloyd (ljm)]

 plenty tight

 You are better to run them loose than tight. As long as it doesn't "rachet" on the drive sproket .

[Intrigued_440]

 plenty tight

 You are better to run them loose than tight. As long as it doesn't "rachet" on the drive sproket .

So how loose should I adjust it? And what do you mean ratchet around the drive sprocket?

[Lloyd (ljm)]

 it is hard to explain  but you will know if it happens. The drive sprokets turn in the track.  makes a clunking sound when you hammer it

[Intrigued_440]

 it is hard to explain  but you will know if it happens. The drive sprokets turn in the track.  makes a clunking sound when you hammer it

Ok, i think i know now. and what should the measurement be inbetween the track and the rails when its right?

[ChaChi]

Here bud

http://www.kawasakitrax.com/track.html