Hi!Iam a new owner of a st4-64 number -550.Ihave just done my first ride and it feels great.Just cant stop smiling.Ihave a little issue with the turning and when i turn left or right little harder it begins to buck.?fail.Doesnt feel that in long turns or when im driving forward or backward.Is it something who needs to adjust?mvh reino
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st4 steering problems
- Thread starter mr reino
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JimVT
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the belt shouldn't have lots of play. The tighter it is the tighter your steering . I run mine about 1.5 inch play when the wheel is centered going straight.
over greasing will throw grease in the belt and cause slipping.
snow tracs aren't good at really hard short turns . the manual tells you to back up on tight switchbacks.
hope I helped
jim
over greasing will throw grease in the belt and cause slipping.
snow tracs aren't good at really hard short turns . the manual tells you to back up on tight switchbacks.
hope I helped
jim
Stock grousers or after market? Mine were square tubes and had too much ground resistance. This caused the track to hit the side of the trac in a tight turn, and in a really tight turn cause it to start detracking which on mine was felt like a hard vibration (tires running up on the guides).
Grousers = metal cleats on the tracks that grip the snow to give you traction
Mine would buck if the grousers got too much traction. In deep snow it never happened. In shallow snow, especially in areas where the grousers could grab into the grass beneath the snow it was a problem. Solution is to NOT make sharp turns.
the housing, and a bad picture of the bearing and it's replacement. As it wears, it allows the back tire to mis-track. During turns it can get really bad.
The original was phenolic bearings which when worn allows the assembly to tilt. I replaced with bronze bearings.
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Snowtrac Nome
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you have an st-4 b if your machine is the one in the avatar. first I would look at the varriator belt ,also check chain condition, and sprockets. last thing I would look at is the axle splines in both final drive sprockets, and drive drum. these are prone to wearing out, the additional grab of the herring bone grousers may be enough to pull through the splines, if this is the case it wont be long it wont pull at all.
