Here is our resident race car driver Zach whipping it around Roebling.
Great video. He's pretty confident. Looks like the rear gets a little loose sometimes. Guessing on the engine braking when letting off the gas pedal
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I finally found a pic of how it installs
OEM Daytona Yellow 305MM Wide Rear Fender 2017-2018 Polaris Slingshot SLR | eBay
heres pic of one on a new 2018 a dealer is selling
2018 Polaris Slingshot® Slingshot® SLR Electric Blue Stock: SL5967 | RideNow Concord
anyone know how this mounts on the right side? It has to mount somewhere to the rear swingarm.
Polaris site says needs 305 kit? huh? the 305 wheel kit on the polaris site is just the 305 tire and new wheels (all 3 I think).
So I am guessing it mounts to the shock lower mount?
So needle arrived today. Amazon. Bigger then i thought and i already got the harbor freight grease gun
The RP grease tube arrives later this week. All set for the weekend grease u joint and winterize slingshot
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I'm not the expert here but it sounds like there is not enough factory grease in the new u-joints to make much of a difference. Go with @'Gadgeteer''s advice and pump through a reasonable amount of new grease and you're good to go.
I personally don't start a piece of equipment (tractor, excavator) without greasing it. If you don't see grease pumping through, you're not using enough. Not a lot, but some. U-joints don't require that level of maintenance but the same technique applies. Over greasing is not good but under greasing is, well, catastrophic!
Exactly my plan with the RP grease and ordered the Lincoln needle thanks everyone for the information
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You seem to be REALLY concerned about this grease issue. Any particular reason why? Have you called Polaris or your dealer to ask what they recommend? Is there something I'm not getting?
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Just don't want to pump something in the u joint and it reacts wrong with the factory grease.
Then I'm running at say 80 mph on highway when it seizes up. Would be ugly over $10 of wrong grease
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Looking at RP compatibility chart looking at bottom half rp will work with most any base at first temp range
RP_Ind_Technical_Appendix_Grease_Compatibility_Charts.pdf
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Nothing on what type base is in the greese in Polaris ujoint grease dats sheet. Just some petro grease with moly
U-Joint Grease | Polaris Lubricants
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Moly EP Grease
This grease contains molybdenum disulfide (often refered to as "moly") for better performance than general-purpose grease when metal parts are under high loads or extreme pressure (hence the name "EP"). It's intended to be used on parts where sliding motions are encountered, in sleeve-journal rotating shafts, for example. Use it to lubricate car chassis parts such as ball joints and U-joints, as well as farm equipment and industrial machinery.
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LMX Red
This is heavy-duty, premium grease for the toughest lubricating jobs on the biggest, heaviest equipment. It performs better under higher pressures and temperatures than standard multi-purpose grease, and it resists water better. Because it resists water and sticks in place well, this grease will work on external parts that are exposed to the weather. It provides premium protection for car, truck and trailer wheel bearings (especially trailers that are heavily loaded), U-joints, farm equipment, and industrial machinery.
I see the same type recommendation
Grease Compatibility
Not all types of thickeners are compatible with each other. When replenishing old grease, you should try to use a type with either the same kind of thickener or one that is compatible. If you don't know what kind of grease you're replacing, try to clean out the old grease, if possible. If you can't get the old grease out of a fitting, then put in enough new grease to push out as much of the old stuff as you can. You will find the information you need about the kind of base used in your grease somewhere on the label or packaging. The manufacturer may refer to the base as "base", "thickener" or "soap".
The following table shows the compatibility of different grease bases:
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So does anyone one what type of greese they used in the u joint of the slingshot from the factory?
Im assuming some molybdenum mixed with some base grease
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So i read that you shouldn't mix grease types. Looks like RP is synthetic is that what the polaris grease is?
If not what i was reading said you should use a cleaner before switching
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Display Moreit was next to their grease gun, could not find it on their website.
This is the same one as the one i bought in case you can't find it cheaper anywhere else.
ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1509481257&sr=8-2&keywords=needle nose adapter
as far as grease guns this is the one i bought.
I got the full sized grease gun and used the 20 percent off coupon
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I bought the needle at HF for 99 and also bought their gun, you need both. it comes with grease tube don't know if it is the best or worse but since i had it on hand might as well and use it.
once that grease runs out i will switch to the RP
Asked and looked and couldn't find the needle at harbor freight is it listed on their website
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Lincoln Lubrication G901 is the needle adapter I use. Available like everywhere...
For grease, I use Royal Purple
So get the needle at like Walmart? Or more like pep boys or advanced auto?
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Two part question on u joint greasing.?
Someone said they found the needle for. 99 at harbor freight... Got the hand pump style grease gun there but they didn't have any needle for the gun. Did I read that wrong? Which needle should I buy to screw onto end on grease gun hose ?
2nd what's the best grease to buy for the u joint.?
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This is a good quick read on this i found while trying to figure this all out
'Synthetic' as the word relates to motor oil | Porsche Club of America
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Standard Mobil1 "synthetic" is only a class III and is a chemically cracked petroleum base, not allowed to be labeled as synthetic in Europe ...
The Extended Performance Mobil 1 is a class IV built on a fully synthetic base so you might want to try it if your analysis comes back weird ...
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This is the first I heard of this? Do you have further reading info about mobile 1 full synth?
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