Ok. I have had my sled in storage all summer. It was on a stand. The gas had stabil. I started it up periodically all summer. So yesterday I started it up. The problem is that the track will not move. I rev it up and the track just makes a small budge, but will not move when I rev it up. Any ideas what the problem is?

This is an 06 SB.

When you started it previously, did you just let it idle, or did you engage the clutches?
If it turned the track when it was warm, you may want to check the chaincase for ice maybe.

I had it up on a track stand and let the track role so it engaged the clutches.

Could it be that it is not getting enough RPMs to engage the clutch? I don't know how that would be possible, but I don't know for sure.

Thanks,

Brake lock on?

no.

Is the jack shaft turning?

How do I tell?

Secondary clutch = Jackshaft .... take the belt off and see if you can turn it by hand!

Mike

I put it back up the stand and gave it some good rpms. The track moved great on the stand. I then put it down and I was able to get it to run. It seems ok now. We need more snow before I take it out. Man I can not wait! Hopefuly we will get some more lake effect tomorrow night. They are calling for it.

Oh did I say, I don't know shit about how sleds work. I have no idea why it would just sit and not engage the track.

Maybe you got the hyfax to hot and it got stuck to the track. Once you put it on the stand and engaged it it broke itself free.

I had water in the chaincase on my 99 xc, to get the track to turn I often had to take off the belt and wiggle/turn on the secondary to break loose the ice.

I agree with Ivar...

But to go farther than he did, check your chain case oil.

1. Open the hood.

2. It is located below the recoil which is on the right side of the sled (sitting on the seat).

3. It has a dip stick just like a car and it should be yellow in color.

4. If the oil is whiteish looking it has water in it.

5. If you are not comfortable changing it your self take it to your dealer.

6. If you are comfortable the plug is on the bottom and you access it thru the bottom of the sled.

7. The oil required is available from your dealer.

8. It is special chain case oil.

9. One gt is more than enough and the dealer can tell you the exact amount you need.

Just a note... I really belive this is your problem as the temps are cold enough to freeze watery oil.

Good luck!!

FST,
the oil in my sled was actually looking ok, looked like it didn't mix with the water. It was probably not chaincase oil that were used when it was serviced.

yoopertoo

Here are some very important things to remember:
If you have already used this sled you need to get the manual out and grease every fitting including cog drive axle on the speedo side (below the secondary clutch) Leaving water in those bearings will cause lots of trouble so be sure they all get greased driving the water out each spring, in warm weather before put up.

Next if you got water in the chain case it will lock things up when the temps go down cold again. Drain the oil in the summer when it is warm and that will be sure to get all the water out. Add more chain case lube usually 12 oz is sufficient.

If you put the sled up on a rack or jack the rear and gun the track with NO lubrication from snow on the slides (plastic strips the track actually rides on over the track but under the skid you will literally melt the plastic and she will grab your track hard. If you must run it off the ground in the summer, get out the hose and let water trickle on the track so it can do a decent job of cooling and lubricating this plastic stripping. No doubt you got it hot the last time playing around and you cooked the strips, aka hyfax.

Get out the manual one night and leave the TV off. Pull up a chair and read the manual and get an education about the important things that you should be watching for on your sled. An ounce of prevention is worth 40 pounds of cure. Once you read the manual you will have come a long way in understanding how your sled works....and how to keep it working right.

one can also pull the exhaust pipe/silencer, and flip the sled over on its left side. Then take off the chaincase cover to inspect whats in there, eventually clean out the crud and ice.

Kinda sounds like mine last year, the clutch was stuck but nothin a screwdriver and wd-40 couldnt fix.

So he started the sled periodically over the summer (running very rich) and now it won’t spin the track with the sled on the ground. But if the sled is on a stand it will spin. That tells me it doesn’t have enough power to move the sled.

I bet it has a fouled spark plug. Any takers?