[Bontz]

Guys,

I was going over my sled after the weekend trip, and was getting it ready for another trip this weekend. Well, a guy up in Ironwood made me a little nervous when he showed me a HOLE he had worn through his oil line under the secondary clutch.

I tried looking the oil line over just by taking my belt off, but I couldn't get my hand in good enough to check the line. Pulled out the 1/2" socket and pulled the secondary. Well wouldn't ya know ... I felt the line under the shaft of the secondary and SURE ENOUGH THERE'S A HOLE!

Called my dealer this morning, and dropped the sled off. They're gonna get it fixed, but it looks like a possible service bulletin issue.

Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up. Check your sled before riding any long distance! The guy I ran into up in Ironwood actually threw his belt because the oil leaked all over. I must have caught mine early enough, because I have just over 300 miles on mine, and didn't THINK I had any problems. <_<

Chris

 

[Bontz]

Nick ... no, that's not what I am referring to. You actually have to pull the secondary clutch off to see what I'm referring to. You MIGHT be able to see that same oil line if you can see between the secondary and the frame.

 

[Bontz]

I'll be picking it up tomorrow a.m. and am "supposed" to be leaving straight for the U.P. But I'll let you guys know what happens with the oil line (as well as the trip).

Chris

 

[Bontz]

Sorry for such a long delay in replying to you John ... I just got back from Hurley.

OK, here's the scoop. Sally Danger hit the nail on the head for a description of the problem. The rubbing occurred after the secondary shifted out. When I returned to the dealer they explained that it was routed from the back of the belly pan "too high". So my oil line was actually resting on the chasis instead of behind it. The dealer ended up drilling a small hole into the chasis, and then zip-tied the line so it now sits clear of the jackshaft.

That took care of it ... now I just need a new fuel pump :angry: (that's a whole different story)

 

[Bontz]

I'll see if I can get a picture taken of it ... but at the very least I can measure and let you know the specs.

As far as Hurley goes ... trails were not good. Not to mention I had to settle for my buddy's backup sled ('95 ZR440) while my F7 sat on the trailer. The trails really took a turn for the worse over the week with all the warm weather they had up there (not to mention the traffic). I think we put on a grand total of about 60 miles in 2 days, and that's just plain awful. :wub:

I think some people found some decent snow up there, but those guys were the ones who knew the firelanes pretty well. The trails themselves were bad in that they may have had SOME snow, but there were a LOT of rocks. And I mean BIG rocks ... anywhere from softball-sized to bowling ball-sized.

I hope the cold stuff comes back and Mother Nature can cooperate with us!