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You were RIGHT ON BC Dan!
Hey everyone...
Take Dan's advice above to get your bottom shaft clutch-side bearings checked out if the speedo breaks.
My '96 Panther's speedo broke at the beginning of the month halfway through my trip in Grayling, MI area. I continued to drive it another 100 miles, and could NOT detect anything else wrong with the sled at all (other than the bad speedo).
I started Googling the topic when I got home and came across Dan's post. I just ran this sled down to my mechanic who quickly pulled the clutch and the gear adapter and showed me that the bearing on the shaft behind the gear adapter was shot.
HOPEFULLY my drive shaft is okay. Those alone are around $200 brand new he told me. 440 Panther drive shafts are harder to find on Ebay, etc. due to the lower number of lower powered sleds out there that used this style of shaft. He thinks it should be okay, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyways!
In any case, DON'T IGNORE a broken speedometer when it happens. If you HAVE to keep riding, pull the gear adapter if you can, and check that bearing!
Thanks again Dan!!!!
-2P
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