Yamatario Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 We were supposed to do a 3 day trip from Sudbury to Cochrane but did a 200km sled ride and then drove back home. My chain case blew after roller tension screws came loose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Sorry to hear about the sled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamatario Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 repairs cost covered by warranty but lost opportunity for trip. Hoping to get back up there next week with another sled as waiting for back order parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, Yamatario said: repairs cost covered by warranty but lost opportunity for trip. Hoping to get back up there next week with another sled as waiting for back order parts. Best of luck with everything. Sucks to be down a sled, especially this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 58 minutes ago, Yamatario said: repairs cost covered by warranty but lost opportunity for trip. Hoping to get back up there next week with another sled as waiting for back order parts. Is that a common/known problem with those? Sorry to hear about your lost opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha06 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Yamatario said: repairs cost covered by warranty but lost opportunity for trip. Hoping to get back up there next week with another sled as waiting for back order parts. Damn that sucks!! I haven't had any issues with my Sidewinder, but I have i put silicone around my sight glass and tacked the bolts on my chain tensioner as these seem to cause issues. I am hoping to get up to Cochrane area next weekend, was planning on heading up Thursday but weather is looking to be warm with rain, really hoping it changes as it will be my last ride for the season. Hopefully they can get you up and running, sorry to hear about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamatario Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Irv said: Is that a common/known problem with those? Sorry to hear about your lost opportunity. Seems to be more common a problem. A lot of guys are putting tack weld to prevent it. But they don't break down in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Pussy Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 My buddy had the chain case fail in North Bay this winter. It was his first riding trip on a new 2019 Sidewinder. On Sunday morning he reversed in the parking lot and seen the oil trail. Put it in the trailer and we drove home. Dealer fixed it but would not say what the problem was. I thought it was the top bearing that came apart, but if the tension roller fell down, that would blow out the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobills Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, Big Pussy said: My buddy had the chain case fail in North Bay this winter. It was his first riding trip on a new 2019 Sidewinder. On Sunday morning he reversed in the parking lot and seen the oil trail. Put it in the trailer and we drove home. Dealer fixed it but would not say what the problem was. I thought it was the top bearing that came apart, but if the tension roller fell down, that would blow out the case. Why are some dealers like that I wonder. If I bring something in to anyone for anything I want to know what the problem is or was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Yamatario said: Seems to be more common a problem. A lot of guys are putting tack weld to prevent it. But they don't break down in the garage. Back-ordered parts would indicate there is a higher than predicted demand for those parts. That would indicate an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Yamatario said: repairs cost covered by warranty but lost opportunity for trip. Hoping to get back up there next week with another sled as waiting for back order parts. Sadly a know problem for the past few months at least. Vipers I think also risk the same fate I have heard, as well as others I would suspect. Below is a link in detail the problem and a solution. https://ty4stroke.com/threads/cat-dna-strikes-again-chaincase-tensioner-roller-wheel-fail.156166/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamatario Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 5 hours ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: Back-ordered parts would indicate there is a higher than predicted demand for those parts. That would indicate an issue. The back ordered parts are the top gears. My top gears had play in them. The dealer thinks, can't prove it, but the top gear gets play in it then sets up vibration which then causes the screws to back out. Yes the vipers are the same but not the hp going through the gear, so maybe the gear is deteriorating faster on the Sidewinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Pussy Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I believe that Yamaha sells the bushing for the top gear as a separate part. I think I saw it on TY last year. That gets loose on the shaft but I don't know why since the only relative motion between the two is in reverse. I am going to TIG weld the screws to the bracket this summer. If the roller or bearing needs changing, get the bracket too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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