I’m bringing back this post from wayyyy back….  I remember reading this and thought I’d give it a try , well I’m at that point where I need to remove a stuck shaft.  It’s the longer 18” shaft in the front arm, I drilled as much as I could with a 1/2” drill bit and soaked in one gallon for 24 hours, it only removed about 6 inches of the drilled sections. 

How long did you soak it before the acid quit working? 

Hi mswyka,

I bought the sled in January of this year with just over 1800.0 miles on it for $400.00. I was told by the previous owner that he was riding it and it lost spark. I thought, well no problem I can fix that, but when I got it into my shop it had spark so I decided to  do a compression test and found 80 psi pto, and 110 on mag side. Obviously at that point it meant tear down.

Thanks for all of your experienced help, I have read a lot of good posts by you and others on this site.

JB

Thanks Guys for your response,

I think I might bring it into a re builder to have them look at it. Not only am I worried about the bearing chatter but the connecting rod bearing on the pto side looks very dry and seems a little loose. I'll let you know what they respond with.

Thanks again.

JB

That is an impressive melt down!   If the crank roles free and smooth I would use it as is.  If you can feel or hear anything other than smooth and quiet it would be time for new bearings.  I do think those bearings are very dependable if not abused.

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