doonali Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Left Maniwaki at 1:30 on Wed. 19th hit devils mountain and on to Mekoos for the night. Thur. up 53 to 33- 13 to 83 trails freshly groomed and fast. Saw five different Lynx on 53 pretty amazing! Lunch in Parent and onward across 83. Just before Windigos turn off we saw two moose.. What a day! Windigo for the night. Fri. 83 to Relais 22 faaaast! fuel and head down 73 -355 -360 -345 to Le Cabanon for the night. Overall trails held up good. Esp. 83-360. LaTuque was wet with water holes. Sat. 63 groomed to perfection after SMDS through the reserve. Half way through my buddy noticed a bearing race/ring on his foot board.. not good.. Inspection found it to be the jack shaft bearing.. 2017 Pro S Switchback.Decided to try to ride it out hopefully making it out to the west side at Red River a lot closer to our rig than heading back to SMDS luckily he made it to the RR grade and finally she let go shearing the jackshaft completely off!! Dropped a pin and left the sled and onward to Maniwaki on a mushy 53-local-324-63. 1.5 hr trip back up to retrieve sled and back in town by 7:30. Could have let go in a lot worse places. 830mi. 3 days and change. Edited January 28, 2017 by doonali im4snow, actionjack, Teet F8SP and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobeeler Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Nice Ride, we saw a Lynx in same area week before.Also saw a stuffed one at Le Fer Chavel, really cool. Teet F8SP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revct1 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 A nice ride until the breakdown. It could have been worse if it was only 1 1/2 hour by truck. Get it fixed and get back on the trail. Jack & Sandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teet F8SP Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Great loop!! Thanks for sharing, nice pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnc Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Ouch on the break down, but the rest of the trip sounds / looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Hi Doonali, Nice pics/run! 5 lynx and a moose is a super day. Those jack shaft bearing's can be a real bummer when they go (Clova). 1.5 hours not bad. Good to see you were able to finish your run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doonali Posted January 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 2 hours ago, GT Rider said: Hi Doonali, Nice pics/run! 5 lynx and a moose is a super day. Those jack shaft bearing's can be a real bummer when they go (Clova). 1.5 hours not bad. Good to see you were able to finish your run. Thank you, Yes I remember your incident very well. You adapted and overcame like a champ. I'm planning a 1100mi run west /northwest starting Feb 11th with the same guy and sled that let go! he's getting her all stitched up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobeeler Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 On a Polaris you can grease that bearing easily. Just pop off the driven clutch, pull the outer seal with a small screwdriver. push the grease in with finger and replace seal, & Clutch. Its not failsafe but does give me a little piece of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHodas Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 It's a 2017, sounds like someone forgot the grease...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnc Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Snobeeler said: On a Polaris you can grease that bearing easily. Just pop off the driven clutch, pull the outer seal with a small screwdriver. push the grease in with finger and replace seal, & Clutch. Its not failsafe but does give me a little piece of mind. Two of my older Polaris have a grease nipple on the jack shaft bearing and a sticker on the air box reminding you to grease it. My Yammie doesn't, guessing it is a few bucks cheaper to manufacture with just a sealed bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doonali Posted January 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 1 hour ago, SHodas said: It's a 2017, sounds like someone forgot the grease...................... Def. or a faulty bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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