Hey everyone, just wanted to follow up, ended u being the angle drive liquid gasket sealer that needed to be re-applied, thank you KYLE D, I had to take it to the dealer as the whole angle drive has to be removed, it was out of my knowledge and ability to do the repair and the dealer charged me $600 to re apply the liquid sealer, sighting 4 hours of labor, they fixed the issue but be warned the quality and attention to detail was horrible, the place is LA Cycle sports in Inglewood, CA, my front bumper was loose, my front lips scratched in few places, overall the problem was resolved but for $600, I got my front lip scratched, they had splashed water all over it and had water marks, scratched my front bumper and the bumper is missing a screw and the one screw that was left was loose as well. Anyway just venting and sharing my experience if anyone wanted to use LA CYCLE SPORTS in Inglewood should keep this in mind.
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Display MoreThe side covers are known to leak/seep. In my opinion, it is unlikely your case is cracked but it doesn't hurt to check. You can also check the yoke seal. Those also leak sometimes. If it were me, I would check the top of the case and seal but I really think your side cover is leaking. I would drain the angle drive, remove the side cover, remove any of the factory gasket material by scraping it with a plastic razor blade, then go over it with a scotch brite pad, wipe the surface down with brake clean or alcohol, put a new thin layer of RTV on there like this https://zzperformance.com/coll…ives/products/gm-adhesive which you can find at any local napa, autozone, advance auto parts, etc, put the cover back on and tighten all the bolts down to 19ft lbs. That's not a lot so you don't have to run it home with an impact. You should easily be able to get 19ft lbs with hand tools. Hope this helps. If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out here with a DM or for a faster response (I'm only on here a couple times a day), shoot me an email at kyle@zzperformance.com
Below is a pic of my original angle drive before we released the brace. We just use it for mock up and development at this point. But as you can see, mine split in 2 spots right on the top of the case. If you look at the angle drive where the drive shaft connects to, and picture it like a clock face, we generally see the failures between 9 and 12 o clock.
The brown seal that I have an arrow pointing at is the seal that I mentioned that can leak. Replacing that is a pretty straight forward process that is outlined in the service manual and takes about 30-45min
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond in such detail, I really appreciate it. I will report back, planning to drain the angle drive, open it up and reseal it with the adhesive you linked, Im hoping that will fix it, thanks again I will report back within two weeks when I get some time and the heat cools off, its been a hot summer here in so-cal.
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Well, 2 things:
- Check all those bolts around the cover to make sure they are like a German Virgin (Guut-En-Tight).
- Then check the input shaft area. Early ones were know to develop cracks in that area before they were re-inforced.
I have checked the bolts, they are all guutentight, where is the share area located exactly?
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(2016 SL LE, 4700 Miles)
Hey everyone, I noticed some oil on the floor, investigated and found my final drive or real angel drive leaking oil from the cover, if I wipe it off, leave it over night I get a bulg of oil as shown in the picture, its leaking very slightly, nothing major but it needs to be addressed, any advice? I am in So-Cal, Burbank, if anyone is local and can help let me know, none of the mechanics here want to touch it, dealers are too far and will be charging an arm and a leg, any help or pointers is much appreciated.
I have changed the oil to the purple gear oil, 85w-140 about 1000 miles ago, leak started recently in the last week or so.
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@G O just a thought? And this is way above my pay grade here but for the traction control to work it has to have a sensor. Perhaps the switch is fine but the sensors are bad…. For those of us with the early Slingshot years we all know that happened with the brake sensors as well.
Thanks for the tip, oh yeah ive done a lot to the sling, Ive replaced the brake switches and the brake failure light went away, any idea on where the EPS sensor is?
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Yup, Ive tried it both with the vehicle stopped while the engine is on and running, ive also tried it with the key just turned on without the engine running, tried it in motion as well, my weekend to do will be to pull the switch out and see if the wires are still there, I had the stereo installed by someone else so Im not sure if it was because of that, I never messed with the traction button before the stereo swap. Ill report back this weekend. Hopefully its just loose wires.
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Sounds crazy but did you turn the slingshot off pull out the key then restart and see if that works?
yup, tried it several times, I see during the initial initialization when you turn the key, the lights turn on and off, so im guessing traction control is working, the switch seems to be broken.
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seems the traction is working, but it won't turn off, I wanted to burn a little rubber 😂
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thank you for the replies, I have tried both pressing and holding the switch and pressing it once, the dash lights do not come on. I have read the manual about using the switch properly.
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hey, I press my esp traction switch and nothing happens, any ideas? Is the switch broken? Traction control seems to be active but I can't disable it, switch does nothing.
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oh wow, I have several of them, time to throw them out!
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Customer service is great from SlingMods, truly a good company and the people who work and run the place actually care about the customers. Support them and keep businesses like them open!
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every oil change - - very easy access on my 2016 through the cup holder holes
Yep, I did it recently, with the right tools, its very easy to do and takes 10 mins, I was wondering how often, I will do it every oil change, thank you for the response.
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Hey everyone, how often do we need to grease the U Joint?
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It is never done!
I know! theres so many options, im having a blast, I found the fenders, they are called splash guards, they are about $175 each from a local dealer.
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Two club members, one with a 2019, other with a 2016 (old style) swapped front fenders.
Both fit perfectly with no modifications.
Amazing! Thank you for the confirmation, mine has a manufactured date of march 2016. Now where can I find the fenders for the 2017, I cant find them on the Polaris website. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know, BTW Im enjoying modding this thing, Ill post some pictures up soon once I feel like its "done" for now.
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I'm the opposite. I like the look of the earlier ones better.
I like the new ones, the sharper angle is more appealing to me, personal preference really.
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I think a 2015-2019 fenders are interchangeable. I know the mounting holes are the same.
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Thats amazing news, anyway to confirm?
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Hey everyone, I have a 2016 SL LE, I dont like the way the front fenders look, do the 2017 front fenders fit the 2016? Slingmods used to have a nice carbon fiber one but thats no longer being made, I cant find any replacement for the front fenders, any ideas? Thanks!
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Hey, sorry for resurrecting an old thread, I have my halos turning yellow now, is there a better product? what did everyone replace the yellow halos with?
