Sled: Arctic Cat

I AM CHANGING A TRACK ON  A F7 WITH DIAMOND DRIVE.  I NEVER DID IT BEFORE WITH DD.  WHERE TO START, ANY TIPS, ANYTHING TO WATCH FOR...........OR JUST TEAR APART AND REMEMBER HOW IT CAME APART.

BTW, CUSTOMER WANTS TO SELL HIS STOCK SNO PRO TRACK, STUDDED(WOODYS) WITH LARGE WOODYS BACKERS, AND LARGE ALUMINUM NUTS. NO TEARS, TRACK IN PERFECT CONDITION.

THANKS

PHIL

i hope this helps. remove brake caliper   remove large nut retianing the brake rotor

remove brake rotor . there may be a support plate you have to remove also

drive slides of the gear case ( you do not have to mess with the gear case to

change the track  . hope that helps ya

thats the type of info i was looking for,thanks

so, i did not have to take the "cover" off the diamond drive- brake handle side of the sled?

so what you are saying once i free up the "throttle" side, the whole shaft will slide to the throttle side an clear the other side and come out??

that "retainer" nut/collar...what is the recommended way to take that off?

thanks again

Phil

Yes, that is right. there is a special socket to hold that nut. or you can beat it around with a punch/chissel.

I do it backasswards though and leave the brake caliper and bracket intact.  I Remove that big nut, then the bolts holding the entire Ddrive case to the chassis (leave the cover bolts alone) and pull the case out of the sled, slide the shaft out that way. there is also a bolt Inside the center of the shaft, look in there. it holds the shaft to teh lower gear. you need to remove that either way. loosen that and the big nut before you loosen the track or skid.

stronger800 wrote:

Yes, that is right. there is a special socket to hold that nut. or you can beat it around with a punch/chissel. I do it backasswards though and leave the brake caliper and bracket intact.  I Remove that big nut, then the bolts holding the entire Ddrive case to the chassis (leave the cover bolts alone) and pull the case out of the sled, slide the shaft out that way. there is also a bolt Inside the center of the shaft, look in there. it holds the shaft to teh lower gear. you need to remove that either way. loosen that and the big nut before you loosen the track or skid.

just make sure it goes back together the same way that it came apart but better  lol

dw

I KNEW YOU WOULD FIND THIS!!