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F500-92

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Steering arm play
« on: January 04, 2018, 07:48:12 PM »
Is there a quick and dirty fix out there for steering arm play?

Looks like alot of play in the splines.
https://youtu.be/ZPs9PzNi_2c

Our annual cheap sled challenge is coming up and the circuit race is my event and the sled doesn't turn left very well at the moment.
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Interceptor398

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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2018, 08:45:25 PM »
There is a fair amount of play built into the steering system new from the factory.  Looks like you have all of it.
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F500-92

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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2018, 09:02:15 PM »
apparently.  1-1/4" of it.
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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2018, 11:02:28 AM »
1 1/4 inch measured where?
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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2018, 11:52:18 AM »
the ski's just forward of the leaf spring.
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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2018, 04:31:16 PM »
My first guess is the bushings in the ski saddle.  It does not take much wear to make them too loose.
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mswyka

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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2018, 05:49:58 PM »
Is the play in the spindle? or between the handle bars and the spindle?  On the 78 & 79 sleds, the lower steering shaft bracket has a tendency to wiggle a bit and can get sloppy.

Last year we lost one of the steering spindle bushings resulting in sloppy steering.
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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2018, 11:45:12 AM »
Most of the play is on the left side in the splines.
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Lloyd (ljm)

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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2018, 10:17:18 AM »
I have seen that before.  I got a better spindle and steering arm.  Helped a lot
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Re: Steering arm play
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2018, 12:45:28 PM »
I pulled the skis off to install spreaders.   lots of play in the spindle sleeves too.  MIssed on gixxers replacements.  looks like they're getting 10mm bolts instead of 3/8.  :)
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