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Old 11-28-2003, 07:53 PM   #1
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Just pulled this off my sled looks like the lower mounting bolt broke and the shock was jumping around. NO good. Looks like I figured out why my suspension is so flat!
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Old 11-28-2003, 07:54 PM   #2
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Another view.
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Old 11-28-2003, 07:55 PM   #3
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Final picture.
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Old 11-28-2003, 09:00 PM   #4
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Sure looks like it's time to replace. I had the samething happen on an old 377. Couldn't figure why the suspension was sitting so low. The suspension was so full of snow I couldn't see the broken shock.

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Old 11-29-2003, 10:17 AM   #5
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Check the inside of the track to for damage from that thing bouncing around where it shouldn't! Had a shock break on mine a few years ago and had to replace track.
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Old 11-29-2003, 02:43 PM   #6
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Check your track. I did the same thing. The weld on the lower mounting bracket let loose. I lost a good tracket and 244 picks. Hopefully your track is in good shape.
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Old 11-29-2003, 05:14 PM   #7
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yep...been there..check the inside of the track for gouges...if none of the fiberglass rods are busted, the track is probably still good for a while.
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Old 11-29-2003, 11:38 PM   #8
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Thanks for the info on the track everything seems to be OK. If you look at the pictures you can see one end of the shock is worn flat so it must have been rubbing on metal. It may have been on the other side of the front arm and wasn't able to do any damage from that position. Luckily the replacement shock comes with a new ACM nut only 1/2 of the old one was still attached to the shock. I also had to have the arm rewelded on the lower left side and will most likely will replace the spring.
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