Which year primary will work on T3

deaner · Nov 30, 2018

Well frick......I think I just screwed up the sliding half of my primary. Took the arms off to clean the pins and think I hydrauliced the bolt and put a dimple in the face of the clutch. Have done this a hundred times and never had that happen. Only thing I can think of is just got some new loctite and its not the real runny stuff, but kind of a paste.

Anyone have a clutch, or even just a sliding half they would sell? Could try and have them machined off but would probably cost just as much and would probably leave a weak spot (who knows how much material is left if it pushed out like that). Found a clutch off an 09 xp on kijiji that seems like a decent deal. Will that work on a T3?

pfi572 · Nov 30, 2018

Any TRA will work . A older one you might have to put a extra washer on the clutch bolt to get it to tighten up.

sledder325 · Nov 30, 2018

pfi572 said:
Any TRA will work . A older one you might have to put a extra washer on the clutch bolt to get it to tighten up.

I dont think any tra will work as i do believe the fixed half that goes on the crank may differ in certain years, the sliding half i am not quite sure, but you could look up the part number of the clutch (sliding half and fixed half) of the year of sled you have and any other one you plan on buying.

pfi572 · Nov 30, 2018

All years have worked on my sleds.

deaner · Nov 30, 2018

Talked to a local guy here who knows his stuff and he suggested I try sanding the dimples off. Worked like a charm. They werent as bad as I thought. Good as new again

Stg2Suby · Nov 30, 2018

Glad you got it sorted without needing a new clutch. So hydraulic pressure behind the pin locator bolts pushed dimples out on the sheave face? Good to know.

kanedog · Nov 30, 2018

Haha it's the one time "it'll buff out" comes true!

deaner · Nov 30, 2018

Stg2Suby said:
Glad you got it sorted without needing a new clutch. So hydraulic pressure behind the pin locator bolts pushed dimples out on the sheave face? Good to know.

Yeah, if nothing else this might stop someone else from making the same mistake. The only thing I can think of is the new loctite I have. Ive always used the watery stuff. Just got some that is more like a paste. That is the only thing that was different because I have done this same thing a hundred times without any issues.

tex78 · Nov 30, 2018

deaner said:
Yeah, if nothing else this might stop someone else from making the same mistake. The only thing I can think of is the new loctite I have. Ive always used the watery stuff. Just got some that is more like a paste. That is the only thing that was different because I have done this same thing a hundred times without any issues.

Did ya take a pic?? Not sure I understand where the dimple is, you mean from the two bolts that hold the arms in the sheave??

deaner · Dec 1, 2018

tex78 · Dec 1, 2018

deaner said:
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Well I'll be fawked, never seen that also

timmus · Jan 7, 2019

deaner said:
Talked to a local guy here who knows his stuff and he suggested I try sanding the dimples off. Worked like a charm. They werent as bad as I thought. Good as new again

What did u use to sand it down with

maxwell · Jan 7, 2019

Cool! Never seen that LOL

deaner · Jan 8, 2019

timmus said:
What did u use to sand it down with

Super fine autobody wet/dry sandpaper (cant remember the grit......3000 or something), and a little piece of scrap maple from my woodshop

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