Posts by chavey2

  • Lets see those dogs!!! And cats or whatever pets you have

    Just to be clear, I am 100% sure that my dogs were behind my fence barking at someone else walking their dogs and stopping to pee on my light pole (the dog pee-ing, not the person, although I can't be sure). I just happen to have a street light pole at the front of my driveway in my grass and everyone stops there. Even when I let my dogs out, that's the 1st place they run to answer pee-mail and then come right back in.


  • Noise from Rear Tire - Cyclic Rubbing or Crunching (with Video)

    Quote from FunCycle

    I would replace the needle bearing, that loose stuff is the seal from either the back or the front side. Unless you cleaned before the pictures there is very little grease in or on the needle bearing. The 2015-2016 has no spacer. I just looked at my spare bearings to be sure what I was looking at. The double ball bearing on the other side you can also add new grease to. Just take your time and pack some grease between the two ball bearings. There is space between them to do this. Do not pack it full. I have never used any lock- tit on the axle nuts. Take my advice and replace that needle bearing, you do not want a problem when you are on a vacation away from home. The reason that I keep spare bearings was back in 2015 someone lost the needle bearing while in Maggie Valley, it took them like 4 - 5 months to get a replacement. I was putting more than 20,000 miles on Sling I a year.

    I agree with you. Cheap insurance and since I now have the tools to do it. But I definitely don't need every single piece - Axle, Spacer, Race, Nuts, etc. F'n stealership. Makes we wonder if the angle drive was really bad.


    Oh, and when I was going through it, I found that they cut a bunch of cable ties. My stereo wires were within a couple inches of the drive line.

  • Noise from Rear Tire - Cyclic Rubbing or Crunching (with Video)

    So, pulled it apart today. Needle bearing is fine - all needles there. But there is this shim that I didn't remember from last time. And the needle bearing slides out as 1 piece. I'm thinking it's okay - just grease and reassemble.


    LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE THINKS DIFFERENTLY.


    Oh, and the pulley came off with 1 light tap of the hammer. Means they did not reassemble it with locktite per the manual.


  • Some Funny Comics I recently received in emails

    ALWAYS a case! Even if you can't finish it yourself, there are always your buddies.


    True story: When I was on active duty, one night my buddy and I both bought a case (2 cases total) from the Class 6, not knowing the other did. Admittedly had a few friends drop by that probably took a 6 pack worth, but he and I finished those 2 cases that one night.

  • Ride Command head unit questions

    Good Morning and Welcome to the World of Slingshot Insanity!


    I have a 2019 also. I don't know about the factory ride command speakers output, but I know most people bypass the stock wiring and put in amps and new speakers.


    Regarding the access, truthfully, removing the dash top is the easiest way. Takes about 10 mins, but saves you hours in the long run. This video shows how to do it.


    And Search here is your friend.

  • Noise from Rear Tire - Cyclic Rubbing or Crunching (with Video)

    Quote from FunCycle

    If you have any mechanical abilities yourself, pull the axle yourself and have a look. If you find nothing wrong grease the bearings and put it back together. Should take you less than an hour unless you have to replace the bearings. Video what you are doing and seeing and Polaris paid for everything when we found out the bearings were falling apart.

    Yeah , that's the issue - I did. Pics posted above. They told me that they need to replace EVERYTHING: Both bearings, race, spacer, axle, even the nuts. I told them to put it back together and picked it up this AM. I'll take a look at it myself next week. But I noticed that I did not hear the metal sound driving home.


    SS was FILTHY tho'. They stored it outside and there is mud, dirt, and dust everywhere on it. That is the absolutely last time I will ever set foot on that dealership property again. And I'm going to make sure our local SS folks know it.

  • Noise from Rear Tire - Cyclic Rubbing or Crunching (with Video)

    And for the continuing saga . . . '


    SS is back at the dealership after just a couple hundred miles after angle drive replacement. Not hearing the bearing clicking or "wur"ing any more - now its a metal screech/twist/stress sound. Been at the dealer 10 days and last night I get the call..... It's the bearings!


    WTF!! The EXACT thing I took it in for, that I checked and they say they checked and determined was not it. Now just a couple hundred miles and $2800 later, they are saying that IS it. I'm speaking with the manager today. To be continued . . . .

  • Lets see those dogs!!! And cats or whatever pets you have

    Quote from EjFord

    May be an image of ‎dog, car and ‎text that says '‎6د I locked my Dad out of the CAR as it was RUNNING and when he was writing the $80 CHECK to the locksmith I ROLLED DOWN ALL THE WINDOWS so I could get a better look at what they were were doing!‎'‎‎

    OMFG!! Absolutely true: I had this happen to me. Coming into a parking lot, I saw a rather large woman on a scooter go off the curb and fall into the driveway area. Stopped my truck to block her (left it running), got out to help her up. . . . . . when I heard the "click". Did you know that they don't sell wire coat hangers any more? Eventually (30 mins+), got the dog to jump up and down on the arm to hit the unlock button.

  • My Slingshot just died

    Okay, searching through some of the forums, this seems to be an EPS Relay issue. I've already switched around a bunch of the relays, so I'm not actually sure which was the old EPS relay that threw the error any more. And some of the sites said just unplugging and replugging the relay was enough. So maybe just switching the relays around, and unplugging/replugging the ECM may have cleared whatever temporary connection issue may have been there. So maybe I won't have to take into the dealer.....:/