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I got 7,000 miles on my last set and only changed them as I was replacing the track. They would have gone a long time yet, didn't even need replacing. I've hardly every had to replace a pair of hyfax.
How does everyone break in their new slides(hy-fax)?
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crispyknite
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I've drilled tiny holes in the bottom of my hy-fax about 1/4 inch deep and still lasted me 4000 miles on my indy 400.
that is a old drag race trick.
I always temper my hyfax buy getting hot then stopping kicking snow to cool and doing that 3 times on a new sled or hyfax good for 2500mi at least.
why not do it that way what will it take you 10 extra min.
I also will never buy non oem any more they burnt way fast the 2 times I went non oem in the past
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sledhead1125
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I am a "throw them on and ride" kinda person but plastic can be annealed. Depending on the plastic they are are made of, you have to heat them up to the glass transition temperature to and let them quench SLOWLY. The heating allows the internal stresses to be relieved and cooling them slowly will allow the molecular structure to stay in that configuration until cool. With all that being said I am pretty sure slides would be molded using an extrusion method which means the material is at a controlled temperature to ensure the right viscosity as its pressed through the mold. Typically the material is then let to air cool for the final product. (I would think this would make them "stronger" than the "break in" theories listed above.)
Now if they would be made of a plastic such as derlin you could possibly melt some of the material on the track clips and have a derlin on derlin interface (instead of derlin on steel) which could improve the life of the slide because you don't have a harder material wearing on a softer one.
Just my .02, put them on and ride.
Now if they would be made of a plastic such as derlin you could possibly melt some of the material on the track clips and have a derlin on derlin interface (instead of derlin on steel) which could improve the life of the slide because you don't have a harder material wearing on a softer one.
Just my .02, put them on and ride.
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It is always best to have an extruded derlin properly relieved.
winter_time
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I can not remember the brand but I do know that there is a company out there that makes hyfax that must be tempered after installing. If you do not do this the hyfax will not work and the set of these is fairly expensive for hyfax. Like I said I dont remember the brand but a customer of mine bought a set of these and asked me to install them and they came with a set of directions that stated you have to run them down the trail and get them hot then jump off into the snow and cool them and repeat the process. Other than that brand you should be able to put on new hyfax and ride and they should not wear terribly.