JakeKo

Went up to park city on Saturday and I was climbing a hill and this happened.
I was told that the engine needs to pulled. Yes? No? Can't be that difficult to do. I think me and a couple buddies can get it done on a Saturday.

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kccats

Hard to tell from the pic, but you might be able to weld it back on?

fryedaddy

stick a small pipe inside and weld it make sure the welder now how to weld
i had mine welded it lasted the life of the sled

BC_Dan

ouch. I'm betting that makes it hard to steer

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RJ Gleason

Pull that plate off and then you can weld it up easily. as mentioned above, put a piece of rod inside it and weld that down first. That will reinforce that part.

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JakeKo

Who would weld next to a gas tank? That person might be hard to find.

gbousum

is that a yamaha srx? Mine snapped too in the exact same place while while loading it into the back of a pickup. I had to pull the engine to replace it, wasnt too hard to do. . You can weld near the gas tank, they will lay some fire-proof cloth over it before welding. That sled blew up last year so I in fact have two if those steering stems. One is from a newer Viper and has beefy reinforcements where the plate connects to the stem, the other is a standard SRX one with low miles. Both are for sale on ebay right now but I'll cut u a nice deal if you want either one.

JakeKo

I already bought a brand new steering column, but I'm thinking I'm going to take it back and have someone weld it and reinforce it with another pipe. Just slide it in the existing broken column. Gotta be cheaper and it'll be a better fit/stronger.


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gbousum

Check out the viper stem, it already has a beefy reinforced stem at the top. here is the ebay item # 270706301106
I will give it to u for $30 shipped if u want it.

DoubleClutch

If you have some one weld it take something that wont catch fire like fiber glass insulation and stuff it down the neck stem to stop hot slag and sparks from going down it. I have a friend that tried welding his steering column and burnt down the sled cause the sludge under the engine caught fire.
I was looking for the photo but cant find it.

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yamadad4

if you do any welding on the sled, remove the cdi box!

as for the fix, if you do install a pipe inside, be sure and drill the stock column for a couple of spot welds between the column and the insert. some strategically located triangular gussets add strength.

be sure you get it on straight and flat.

JakeKo

Decided that I'm going to replace the steering column. Welding it and reinforcing it would be more expensive than replacing the column itself. Will be tackling that this Saturday and will be taking pics. Also will be putting rail extensions and a new track on. I figure it's as good of time as any to just do it all. Hope to be done before Sunday.

Yamadad, may be asking for some help haha. Hopefully it goes smoothly.

yamadad4

however you plan to access the lower portion of the steering stem, keep in mind that anytime you unbolt the motor mounts and rock the engine in any way you need to consider your clutch alignment and center to center. doesnt take more than a fraction of an inch to ruin your performance.

think wet/dry shop vac and panty hose if you crack the coolant hoses open.

JheLrey

What sled is this on?

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JakeKo

Holyyyy......CRAP! Replacing a steering column is no fun on this model. Took about 7 hours to do, but it's in. Everything worked out perfectly. Runs great, but idle is a little high. Luckily I know where the idler is now . Started working on rail extensions and a longer track after that. Wish I would have saved that for another day. I got about halfway done. Have the cog drivers back in and the new track, but need to install rail extensions and put the skid back in. Will be ripping Tuesday hopefully! Here are a couple pictures from the removal and replacement of the column.


Sorry, they might be sideways.

Just happy that steering column is done. Weather is looking good. 4 day storm here I come!


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BC_Dan

They sure don't make it easy, do they! Nice work

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yamadad4

make sure you used loctite(blue) on all the fasteners for the bulkhead along with the torque limiter.

what took you so long? ha

JakeKo

Uh oh! Yamadad has jokes! Hahaha. Took me a long time cause we didnt have a hoist or a clutch alignment tool. Also ran into this if you guys can tell what happened. Bearing on lower chain case is bad. Here's a pic.

Can't do anything until tomorrow because everyone is closed on Sunday's in Utah. Should be ready to ride tuesday though.

And I used loctite(blue) on all bolts I could.


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yamadad4

if you had help, you had a hoist. one on the mag side, one on the clutch side and walk it out the front. alignment tools to help. glad to hear on the loctite. i do have a sense of humor albeit most times dry!

i would guess at one time something passed around inside the chaincase, the seal may have failed on the backside, or worn out from lack of maintenance and neglect prior to you getting it.

roll the driveshaft on a flat surface to rule out and deviation and check the clutch side bearing as well. look at your gears and the chain closely.

hope you have a good dealer in your area that actually stocks parts. most dont and its a waiting game. pay attention and note the orientation of the bearing as well as the seal behind it so you wont be asking in a day or two which way to put it in.

those are a pain and a bearing installer along with a press will ease the job. sometimes in the wrong hands its easy to damage the new parts. if you have a good shop, its worth some extra $$$ to have it done correctly. most under $20 for peace of mind.

good luck. hows the rest of the conversion coming?