Driveshaft Twisted Off

hartscottidj

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Wondering what the difference is in 7 tooth and 8 tooth drivers. Had redone my driver shaft recently with 2.86 drivers coming from 3.00 due to a track change. Took a skidoo trip and twisted it all off 3 days in. Got chain case damaged on inside side as well. Also wondering if I need to change the gears any due to the change. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I dont really have any input besides, hf that looks gnarly man. I’ve never seen a driveshaft twisted off like that.

I do have stock drivers off my 20khaos 800 (came with 155 2.6 iirc), pm me if you need them
 

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Did not let off the throttle before you hit the ground when jumping would be my guess. Something has to give
 

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Could you have possibly smeared the shaft while pressing it out of the drivers when it passed through the press bed? I am just wondering if there could have been a previous imperfection that caused the catastrophic failure.

Typically the hydro formed shafts are tough as hell. If there was no sudden shock load then the only thing I can think of would be damage to the shaft prior to your 3 day trip.
 

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Wow that is the strong steel one too. I have seen this on the aluminum lightweight design. You should be able to use one from an older sled like the IQ chassis too so they are easy to find.
 
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