Well, this is how you do it if they're brand new. If they're really on there - hammer and chisel in between the slider and rail tip to get them started. Spray penetrating oil on both sides of the rail. Air hammer with a wide dull chisel through the track windows, following the slider out to get it going down the rail. Vise grips work great at the end. Two piece rails you start with the rear rail and then do the front. Those retaining screws are honestly sometimes the toughest part. If they're seized or stripped, use a sawzall and wire cutters to cut the slider off behind the screw, then come back and pry the piece off from around the screw, and vice grip it out of there, or drill it out. Happy trails
Big Kid Powersports vid shows one additional nice tip, and that's the use of a slide hammer to get it started off, and he doesn't even have to take off the track tension.
That's the only way I've ever done it. Just lift the back end, loosen track, take out front screws, wd40, hammer, old screws driver and channel locks to pull them off at the end. Piece of cake.
Best time RUclips you're the first one I've seen that has let just connected the spring and let it hang down that's the way I do it keep them coming Big Al Michigan
I do it even easier. Just drive the slide back until it just starts through the track window. I start the sled and put it in reverse. Just enough throttle to roll the track and the slide peels right off. Takes less than 30 seconds. Been using this method for 25 yrs. :-)
FYI, it takes a little longer than 5 minutes. But can be done that way. These guys always cut the hard parts out. Just did mine, took about an hour start to finish, and a lot of swearing. Lol.
lol well it depends on the sled and how long the sliders have been sitting on it - ive had them where ive spent longer than your hour hacking them off. these came off easy because I change them often. thanks for watching!
i really should get a 2 post hoist..really makes it easier to work on the sled, i have the sled lifts that lift up on either side of the running board and its a pain to do that, i did it once but i had to take the skid out anyway because the other slider didn't want to budge.
I just did mine, I didn't sled them off like you did, I pealed them off with the vise grips, from the side. But I put them on through the window in the track like you did. Mine wore out really fast, looks like there's porosity in the plastic? 150 miles, brand new sled?
Will it Blow up hey I can probly help you! So it could be frozen? Do u have a belt on? Have u picked up the back end and gave it throttle? Have u picked up the back end and seen if u have a bit of slack on your track, sometimes your track can be too tight. If u did all those maybe your chain case gears or chain could be messed up. Good luck
i was always under the impression this guy knew his shit but this video was very amateurish. 0:14 who the hell removes the skid to change sliders? 1:00 using wd 40 as a lubricant and 1:43 not chamfering the ends?
Well, this is how you do it if they're brand new. If they're really on there - hammer and chisel in between the slider and rail tip to get them started. Spray penetrating oil on both sides of the rail. Air hammer with a wide dull chisel through the track windows, following the slider out to get it going down the rail. Vise grips work great at the end.
Two piece rails you start with the rear rail and then do the front.
Those retaining screws are honestly sometimes the toughest part. If they're seized or stripped, use a sawzall and wire cutters to cut the slider off behind the screw, then come back and pry the piece off from around the screw, and vice grip it out of there, or drill it out. Happy trails
Big Kid Powersports vid shows one additional nice tip, and that's the use of a slide hammer to get it started off, and he doesn't even have to take off the track tension.
That's the only way I've ever done it. Just lift the back end, loosen track, take out front screws, wd40, hammer, old screws driver and channel locks to pull them off at the end. Piece of cake.
Best time RUclips you're the first one I've seen that has let just connected the spring and let it hang down that's the way I do it keep them coming Big Al Michigan
I do it even easier. Just drive the slide back until it just starts through the track
window. I start the sled and put it in reverse. Just enough throttle to roll the track
and the slide peels right off. Takes less than 30 seconds. Been using this method
for 25 yrs. :-)
i dont understand how putting the sled in reverse helps.
@@dirtrider88 it peels the slides right off the rail. Think about it :-)
Have you ever thought of attaching a slide hammer to the back of the vice grips? We have had to do that. They don't all come out that easy.
FYI, it takes a little longer than 5 minutes. But can be done that way. These guys always cut the hard parts out. Just did mine, took about an hour start to finish, and a lot of swearing. Lol.
lol well it depends on the sled and how long the sliders have been sitting on it - ive had them where ive spent longer than your hour hacking them off. these came off easy because I change them often. thanks for watching!
PowerModz: Understood. Just sayin. Thanks for the video.
i really should get a 2 post hoist..really makes it easier to work on the sled, i have the sled lifts that lift up on either side of the running board and its a pain to do that, i did it once but i had to take the skid out anyway because the other slider didn't want to budge.
Nice, that's how I do it, no farting around with the suspension.
I Just Sprayed Black Magic Silicon on them . Not sure if I harmed them but it makes things slide Nice.
my sliders just broke apart today. 22years and 14000km later not bad
I just did mine, I didn't sled them off like you did, I pealed them off with the vise grips, from the side. But I put them on through the window in the track like you did. Mine wore out really fast, looks like there's porosity in the plastic? 150 miles, brand new sled?
ive put on 400 km on my sliders this year. they arent showing signs of wear yet.. you may have some problems. best of luck my friend!
by hand>WD 40>hammer>vise grips. That is the engineering way
Nice job buddy
Your were so much calmer 9years ago, lol.
lol
will you ride in chic chocs??? or in the parc forion??
next time you have to do this try it with an air hammer that's how I did it in my zx rev and rev xp
did this with my Zx skidoo i have this year alot easier than ripping everything out.
hey man I picked up a 02 , mxz, 800 In mint shape but the hand grips are to big can I get smaller ones so I don't brake my back
I have a 1975 arctic cat cheatah 440. And my track won't move. Plz help
Will it Blow up hey I can probly help you!
So it could be frozen? Do u have a belt on? Have u picked up the back end and gave it throttle? Have u picked up the back end and seen if u have a bit of slack on your track, sometimes your track can be too tight. If u did all those maybe your chain case gears or chain could be messed up. Good luck
Did you loosen the TRACK before pulling out the sliders?
no he just always runs the track that loose. seriously? you ever seen a track that loose?
Oh come on, no retaining screw has ever come out that easily!!!
I got lucky!
why would you want to remove the sliders? Im just curious im new at this
The Sliders wear after a while so you want to change them out
Automotive lift help!!!!!
only powermodz can replace sliders in 5 minutes
Because powermods always does work to the sled instead of letting it sit for years
i was always under the impression this guy knew his shit but this video was very amateurish. 0:14 who the hell removes the skid to change sliders? 1:00 using wd 40 as a lubricant and 1:43 not chamfering the ends?