Broken suspension bolt, how to remove?

So that's what I get for letting my brother in law drive my sled... Kidding, wasn't his fault. Anyway, long story short the front right bolt that holds the suspension to the tunnel sheared off mid ride. So now I've got a few problems to figure out.

1: is it possible to get the broken bolt out without having to remove the entire suspension, or is everything far simpler by just pulling it out.

2: how do I stop the bar that the bolts thread through from rotating as I try and turn the bolt. I remember this being a problem on a different sled with a sheared bolt. We had to take the suspension out anyway so drastic measures weren't a problem, but we ended up having to cut of the bolt head on the other side and pry the tunnel open to get the front of the suspension out.

3: This is the big one, when the bolt broke, something under the sled immediately began cluncking around every quarter to half turn of the track. Am I to assume that this is caused by the suspension being loose on the front and catching the track, and that it will correct itself when the new bolt goes in? Or, is there something else I should be worried about?

Thanks for the input guys and gals.

Broken suspension bolt, how to remove?

Arctic Cat Reverse Case Cover

Hi everyone,

I am currently trying to put the case cover on my 2006 370 panther and i'm not sure how to place the forks. If i place the forks over top of the reverse gear in what looks like the grove it doesn't seem to want to move. Very minimal travel. If I just place the forks down it still doesn't seem to work. Just not sure which way it's suppose to go on. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Arctic Cat Reverse Case Cover

1987 Exciter + parts sled for sale near me...Good Deal???

Hello all,

There is a guy trying to sell a 1987 Yamaha Exciter not far from me. The pictures of this sled make it look great cosmetically. Not a tear in the seat or a scuff on the hood to be found. He also is throwing in the skeleton of a parts sled (No motor, exhaust, seat, or skis). He is asking $300 for both and might even deliver to me... the caveat? The Exciter has compression of 127 on the clutch side cylinder and 50 in the other cylinder.

One of my friends back in the day had one of these and it was a blast to ride. I don't know what the dry weight is, but I remember it being pretty lightweight too. My question for you guys is whether this is worth trying to fix up or not...or worth the $300. I am fairly new to working on snowmobiles in general (and I have primarily only worked on Polaris Indy's) and I'm not really sure what I might be getting myself into with this older Yamaha. Thoughts/Advice??? :dunno:

1987 Exciter + parts sled for sale near me...Good Deal???

2000 Phazer Carbs.

The Phazer has Mikuni carbs. These are the kind with "butter fly" throttle and the round float bowl. It is stamped 8DJ1 001 but I think that is first few digits of the Yamaha part number. Does any know the Mikuni carb type or series? The local Yamaha dealers are worthless and expensive. If I could find a generic rebuild kit of that would be best. Its faster and cheaper to order the parts over the Interweb.

Thanks
John

2000 Phazer Carbs.

Ilion NY winter drags

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Skis on 2009 F8 Sno Pro

Hi AC sledders, I'm in the market for upgrading my sled. I have an RX1 and looking at the 2009 F8 Sno Pro. Everything I read about the F8 it sounds like the sled for me. Aggressive trail rider. In my research it does say the 2010 is a better model to get than the 2009(my price range). True? I can't find any 2010 near me. I here the skiis are a major difference on the 10' from the 09'. Can someone tell me if its possible to put the 2010 skiis on that 09' sled? As you can tell I'm new to sledding so excuse the ignorance. Appreciate any feedback.

Skis on 2009 F8 Sno Pro

30 mm clutch vs 33 mm clutch

The center seals on my 03 Mountain Cat 900 started leaking, I found a crank on ebay for $300 and after I got it put in I found out the crank from ebay has a 30 mm shaft. My old crank had a 33 mm shaft. My question is, can I just put a 30 mm primary on and go? The 33 mm shaft has a lot longer mating surface for the primary, I was wondering if this was to accommodate the extra torque from the 900 vs the 800 that the 30 mm crank came from.

30 mm clutch vs 33 mm clutch