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Motorcycle Forum / General / Snowmobiles / September 2008New rider got questions
Greetings All!! I have a 1998 Arctic Cat ZR 600, I only rode a few times last season. The speedometer dint work and the odometer didn't turn. The tack does work. Could anyone tell me where to start looking? I looked for the obvious, wires unhooked, but didn't find anything. I also just picked up a Ski-Doo MXZ 700. I cant seem to find any information about this sled. I was able to look up the R.A.V.E technology, that looks to be quite impressive. Interested in opinions, information, pictures, what to dos and what not to dos with both my sleds. Thanks in advance!! Look forward to reading this forum!! Tim To the first question, look at the cable coming from the bottom of the chaincase up to the speedometer. You will have to remove the secondary clutch to get at it. Your speedo is driven directly off of the front driver of the track. Disconnect the cable from the speedo and fire up the sled while the track is lifted, get it spinning and check to see if the end of the cable is spinning. If not, probably a broken cable, or worse, the bearing in the chaincase where the drive shaft comes through may be toast. The chaincase cover is easily removed to inspect the bearings and chain. The oil in there should be changed regularly anyway. Hope this helps. As to the second question, the RAVE valves work very well, but do need to be cleaned often. If you are running cheap oil, they will clog up faster. Synthetic brands are best as they burn cleaner, leaving less deposits on the valves. > Greetings All!! > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tim Dave, Thanks for the information!!! How would I clean the valves and begin with a fresh start if the previous owner wasn't using a Synthetic brands. What is the best oil to be using in either sled? I also have a title concern. I also have 2 open titles. Which means the previous owner has signed as the seller to me and I have not transferred into my name yet. I live in PA. Where should I register the sleds? If I register in PA can ride in NY? Do or should I carry insurance in order to register? Can title be in one state and registration be in another? Thanks a million!! Tim > To the first question, look at the cable coming from the bottom of the > chaincase up to the speedometer. You will have to remove the secondary [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> >> Tim Most of your title questions seem to be answered here: http://www.pagreenways.org/forestry/snowmobile/registration.aspx . New York requires all snowmobiles operated there to register in that state. > Dave, > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >>> >>> Tim On the speedo thing. What typically happens is some breakage in the speedo drive adapter, like Dave was talking about. The speedo cable does not go the chaincase, the chaincase is on the other side of the sled, opposite to the side with the clutches. The speedo is driven off the end of the drive shaft and here is a flexible key that makes a 90 degree bend from the end of the drive shaft to the end of the speedo cable. This flexible key has a tendency to break when maintenance on the drive shaft bearing and speedo drive has been ignored. The speedo quiting is often an indicator that the drive shaft bearing has failed, or soon will fail. With an older sled that is new to you I would suggest you consider replacing all four driveline bearings to give you the comfort and confidence that they are in good shape and make sure you grease the speedo adapter, and all other grease points on a regular basis. Wes 94 ZR580 > Dave, > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >>> >>> Tim I stand corrected. Yes, the speedo head is on the opposite side of the chaincase, behind the secondary clutch. What was I thinking??? > On the speedo thing. What typically happens is some breakage in the speedo > drive adapter, like Dave was talking about. The speedo cable does not go [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] >>>> >>>> Tim Those must be orthopedic shoes, hey Dave? lol ;-) > I stand corrected. Yes, the speedo head is on the opposite side of the > chaincase, behind the secondary clutch. What was I thinking??? [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Tim |
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