13 replies to this topic

[sak1782]

Hey all,

How difficult is it to swap out a track. Im pretty mechanically inclined, but Ive never swapped a track out. Anything I need to know going into it?
Sled is a 2010 XRS 800R.

[x-treme]

Its not too bad for a mechanical guy. You may want to search on how to get the brake mechanism apart, there are a few simple tricks that make the job easier. There might be a "how to" on the subject. Others will chime in here shortly and will they have alot more info than I can provide.

[JOEL EVAN]

I find it very easy. I haven't done it on as new a sled as you have though, Done my VMAX twice and my ZX chassis four times.

[Yamadoo500]

Make sure you can contain the chaincase oil or you'll have a BIG mess, if you are pretty inclined it shouldn't take longer than a day. It's not too bad...

[x-treme]

I find it very easy. I haven't done it on as new a sled as you have though, Done my VMAX twice and my ZX chassis four times.

It takes a lot longer on an XP. the brake is down on the left side and has to come off, special tools are usually needed. If you have elec start which most of them do now then you have a battery and some electrical stuff in the way.

[SkiOn1]

My father-in-law and I are not very mechanically inclined; however, using these awesome directions(which were written for a REV and we were working on a F Chassis so there were some slight differences) we were able to accomplish the task in about 10 hours total. With these directions in hand if you are mechanically inclined you shouldn't have any problems. Good Luck!

[NASTY]

My father-in-law and I are not very mechanically inclined; however, using these awesome directions(which were written for a REV and we were working on a F Chassis so there were some slight differences) we were able to accomplish the task in about 10 hours total. With these directions in hand if you are mechanically inclined you shouldn't have any problems. Good Luck!

10 hours?

[DOODON]

It took me about 5 hrs. on a 2009xp. If I had to do it again, it would probably only take about 2.5 hrs. Be careful with torqing the bolts on the chaincase cover. I would recommend buying a service manual cd online for about $10.00. It is well worth it just for the pictures and torque specifiations. The hardest part was removing the bearing housing on the brake assembly side. I used a slotted puller with a couple of 1/4-20 threaded rods with a nut on the back of the bearing plate to pull it off. The rest is the same as other sleds.

[haanstar]

If you can hang it with straps 4-5ft off the ground it will be easier

[BAMJAM]

If you can hang it with straps 4-5ft off the ground it will be easier

X2! Take your time and try not to rush!

[akminer]

its really really very simple it doesn't take long at all... just gotta drop ur skid, remove battery if u have one, pull the muffler, pull the chaincase cover, loosen the chain a bit, n pull out the bottom gear its held in by a snap ring, also pull chain and wiggle out chain tensioner, then u can go over to the other side pop the caliper off n unlock the thingermabob from under the tunnel, the whole process is suuuuper easy and doesn't take very long at all, only special tools u need is the snap ring pliers, u can make do without a caliper puller but it might be easier with one if urs is stuck on tough... there's quite a bit of info for track swaps around if ya get stuck anywhere just ask but its really really quite simple, the service manual will be of some help but u don't gotta do everything it says in there, i found chris from c-tpowersports instructions were more helpful cuz he kept it simple n really wouldn't have even needed instructions, i didn't have to use a caliper puller on mine, but i'd imagine one would come in handy if yours was really stuck on...

[chris447]

i can do it in 2 hours by my self first take the chain case apart then loosen all skid bolts then take one side of the bolts out next flip sled on its chaincase side remove the rest of bolts then skid next swap your track then do it again in reverse but put the drive shaft bearing in first

[trippleZ800]

i can do it in 2 hours by my self first take the chain case apart then loosen all skid bolts then take one side of the bolts out next flip sled on its chaincase side remove the rest of bolts then skid next swap your track then do it again in reverse but put the drive shaft bearing in first

Tada!!!!!!!!!
That's all there is to it.

[tolman_paul]

Just make sure you put the chaincase parts back together in the correct order. I just finished rebuilding a 96 skandic that had the chaincase damaged due to a former owner that wasn't mechanically inclined. They put the oil shield on the drive shaft backwards (it's printed this side out) which means instead of the shield riding against the inside race of the bearing it was rubbing and grinding against the snapring. Then they didn't use locktite on the bolt on the drive shaft so it came loose and beat stuff up.

Taking some pictures while you're disassembling stuff never hurts, and ziplock bags are great to keep parts together.