Where to buy bearings for bogey wheels?

[Hoosier]

Do you just buy from dealer or are they cheaper elsewhere? Going to go through skid. Got 5500 miles so assuming9 a few bearings are bad by now.

When do you replace whole wheel? When the rubber starts chunking off? Many of the wheels have little stress cracks on them.

 

[snoluver1]

If wheels are cracking/missing rubber, replace them.
As far as bearings go, do a google search for a bearing supplier in your area, and buy from them. Usually cheaper than the dealer, and you can choose to buy better bearings than what may be offered as OEM.

 

[polarisrider1]

Dennis Kirk, Shadetree, etc.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Do you just buy from dealer or are they cheaper elsewhere? Going to go through skid. Got 5500 miles so assuming9 a few bearings are bad by now.

When do you replace whole wheel? When the rubber starts chunking off? Many of the wheels have little stress cracks on them.

Most POLARIS bogey wheels take the same bearing as the upper & lower chain-case

PART # 6205

Get 'em at MOTION INDUSTRIES (formerly Berry Bearing) bring a sample with you, it's a common bearing

They sell SKF (High quality bearing) and others

As for the wheels themselves, if the cracks are major, then replace, if minor, I still run ''em

I'd be more concerned with replacing the chain-case and PTO speedo & jack-shaft bearings (similar to # 6205 but different bearings, radius-ed outer race), as if they go out you're stranded.

You can always run 'em missing a bogey wheel or 2

 

[markshop]

I found vxb.com to have the best price ever and very kwik delivery.

 

[elf]

I've boughten them at our local Fastenal store.

 

[Hoosier]

Most POLARIS bogey wheels take the same bearing as the upper & lower chain-case

PART # 6205

Get 'em at MOTION INDUSTRIES (formerly Berry Bearing) bring a sample with you, it's a common bearing

They sell SKF (High quality bearing) and others

As for the wheels themselves, if the cracks are major, then replace, if minor, I still run ''em

I'd be more concerned with replacing the chain-case and PTO speedo & jack-shaft bearings (similar to # 6205 but different bearings, radius-ed outer race), as if they go out you're stranded.

You can always run 'em missing a bogey wheel or 2

Thanks. I'm going to replace those bearings, as my track is basically shot and I'll have it apart anyway.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Thanks. I'm going to replace those bearings, as my track is basically shot and I'll have it apart anyway.

This ONLY applies to the (2) Bearings on the clutch side, speedo & behind the secondary clutch:
When you buy the (2) "RADIUS-ED" bearing for the speedo side (and behind the secondary) , make sure they have the "pin holes" in the out er race and align those with the zerk fitting in the flanges so that when you grease them, it actually gets to the bearing.

Some of the generic bearings did NOT have this pin hole

If you're replacing the track,I'd Recommend a COBRA

 

[Hoosier]

This ONLY applies to the (2) Bearings on the clutch side, speedo & behind the secondary clutch:
When you buy the (2) "RADIUS-ED" bearing for the speedo side (and behind the secondary) , make sure they have the "pin holes" in the out er race and align those with the zerk fitting in the flanges so that when you grease them, it actually gets to the bearing.

Some of the generic bearings did NOT have this pin hole

If you're replacing the track,I'd Recommend a COBRA

Thanks for the info. I will save this information for when I start getting the parts. Right now I am leaning towards the Cobra, as you mentioned. I thought about extending it also, perhaps to a 136" so it still fits in a 10' trailer, but I just don't really have or want to dump the extra cash into an 06 sled right now, although the engine is newer. Too many kids at home, lol.

Anyway, if I don't go with the Cobra it would probably only be if I found a good deal on a used track. I just found a used track near my house for sale for a fair price. The guy selling it sent me pictures and the numbers on the track. When I googled the numbers, it looks like it's a 1" ripsaw, which I didn't know they made. My guess is it's a little older, but it looks to be in very good condition from the pictures. I'm trying to figure out if I'd be happy with that. It's about 1/3 of the price of a Cobra, but I don't want to go cheap and not be happy with it. IMO, the stock track on the Fusion was awful for a 600 when new, and now that its missing a ton of lugs, so it hasn't gotten any better! The Cobra seems like an all around good compromise for the kind of riding I do most of the time.

 

[raceinsnow]

Ebay for bearings,you can get the different grades of bearings and pick for your self the grade of bearing you want. I just bought a sleeve of 10 of the 6205 bearings for my boogie wheels and it was $15 bucks shipped to my door.

 

[garyl62]

Thanks for the info. I will save this information for when I start getting the parts. Right now I am leaning towards the Cobra, as you mentioned. I thought about extending it also, perhaps to a 136" so it still fits in a 10' trailer, but I just don't really have or want to dump the extra cash into an 06 sled right now, although the engine is newer. Too many kids at home, lol.

Anyway, if I don't go with the Cobra it would probably only be if I found a good deal on a used track. I just found a used track near my house for sale for a fair price. The guy selling it sent me pictures and the numbers on the track. When I googled the numbers, it looks like it's a 1" ripsaw, which I didn't know they made. My guess is it's a little older, but it looks to be in very good condition from the pictures. I'm trying to figure out if I'd be happy with that. It's about 1/3 of the price of a Cobra, but I don't want to go cheap and not be happy with it. IMO, the stock track on the Fusion was awful for a 600 when new, and now that its missing a ton of lugs, so it hasn't gotten any better! The Cobra seems like an all around good compromise for the kind of riding I do most of the time.

Not sure if I told you this last summer when I was extending my 121 to a 136 but Ezra told me to look at Snowest's site for a guy doing a take off with a track. That is exactly what I found and I picked up a 136 Cobra for $275 including shipping. He said it had about 200 miles on it, and based on the condition of it I don't doubt him, although riding in nothing but out west powder he could have put a lot more than that on it without any wear happening. Either way, it was in great shape. As for bearings, I ended up replacing all my wheels and the price to include the bearings was only about 5 bucks more than getting the wheel without the bearing so I ended up just ordering the complete package already put together.

 

[Hoosier]

Not sure if I told you this last summer when I was extending my 121 to a 136 but Ezra told me to look at Snowest's site for a guy doing a take off with a track. That is exactly what I found and I picked up a 136 Cobra for $275 including shipping. He said it had about 200 miles on it, and based on the condition of it I don't doubt him, although riding in nothing but out west powder he could have put a lot more than that on it without any wear happening. Either way, it was in great shape. As for bearings, I ended up replacing all my wheels and the price to include the bearings was only about 5 bucks more than getting the wheel without the bearing so I ended up just ordering the complete package already put together.

I will keep that in mind, thanks. That's a heck of a deal for a 136" Cobra!

 

[techsledder]

http://www.bearingsinc.net/
That's where I got mine from in the past. They supply many industrial folks and several automotive makers world wide. They even have engineering on site to suggest better ones if you want. Just send them your stock version dimensions. Oh and the they were WAY cheaper in $ than the skidoo OEMs.