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Tech Information => General Help => Topic started by: F500-92 on January 04, 2018, 07:48:12 PM

Title: Steering arm play
Post by: F500-92 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.

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: Interceptor398 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.

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: F500-92 on January 04, 2018, 09:02:15 PM

apparently.  1-1/4" of it.

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: Interceptor398 on January 05, 2018, 11:02:28 AM

1 1/4 inch measured where?

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: F500-92 on January 05, 2018, 11:52:18 AM

the ski's just forward of the leaf spring.

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: Interceptor398 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.

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: mswyka 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.

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: F500-92 on January 07, 2018, 11:45:12 AM

Most of the play is on the left side in the splines.

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: Lloyd (ljm) on January 09, 2018, 10:17:18 AM

I have seen that before.  I got a better spindle and steering arm.  Helped a lot

Title: Re: Steering arm play
Post by: F500-92 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.  :)