wildcat issues

[bigsteve89]

ok, now anyone who has had one of these sleds is there any way to access the brakes to work on them short of taking the chaincase off? ive been trying for some time now and i havent had any luck at all

 

[mezz]

Caliper Removal

Steve, I had a '91 & it has been awhile & don't recall if there was a change in '92. I believe there is a mounting bracket that is bolted to the top of the chain case which you should be able to remove & slip the caliper assembly out. No need to remove the chain case itself.-Mezz

 

[bigsteve89]

i finally got it done, i couldnt back out the jam nut so i just forced the bolt in, it took a long time and alot of force but i finally got my brakes working. i tried to remove the caliper but there was just no way i could get enough clearance even with taking the can and the oil/coolant reservoir off. now im having issues with the recoil, i snapped off the rope when i was trying to start it the other day and nowi cant get it to work properly, ive replaced the rope but when i pull on it, it makes a wierd clanking noise and wont turn the motor. ive been starting it with a rope off of the clutch but its a bit of a pain in the *** when the motors cold and it takes 6 or 7 pulls

 

[mezz]

Probably need to Re-wind....

The Recoil issue sounds to me like you need to remove the rope from the pulley & rewind the spring a tad, the dogs are probably not grabbing due to poor spring tension.-Mezz

 

[bigsteve89]

idk, i did rewind it pretty well when i put the new rope on it but ill check into it again. and the bolts holding the recoil on keep backing out. i went out to take a look at it tonight and theres only one bolt holding the entire thing on.