Ok, I called Cannondale on Thursday, they sent the Chain slide out to Trinity and they recieved it Wen. I now have it at home, it looks like the one on my Speed but is more of a shine to it.

Now for the big question. I have the three screws off of the old one, How the hell do you get the old on off and the new one one, without removing to much?

Thanks for any help.

Smitty

 

I haven't swapped mine out yet, (still waiting on my dealer to receive some) but I would think you would just have to adjust your chain to where it's got alot of slack in it which should give you enough room then to work around it.

 

Brian,

I also just called Cannondale and they sent one to my dealer. Customer service, now I remember what it's about.

Tried that the chain is way loose. The guard wraps around the front. I tried just pulling it, No go. It hits the chain, off the other way it hits the shock.

Still looking for a good way with out removing the swing arm and buying more tools.

Smitty

 

Well I just went on Cannondale's web site but their motorsport section is hosed right now. I thought maybe they might have better instructions on their web site than the owners manual which is worthless for the chain slide replacement. Maybe someone who has done this before will chime in and help you out shortly. The only thing I can see is they expect you to bend the chain slide an awful lot to work it under the drive sprocket.

 

Hya Smitty! Replacing the slide is easy after you remove the chain. I've done it 3 times now. Break the chain at the master link, remove the 3 screws and just work at it til you can pull the slide out over the top.
I think i had to put the new, harder slide in through the bottom. Now get a chain press to put the master link back on! It can be done a couple ways without one, big vice grips can work, but...get a chain press.
Did you hear a pressure release and smell ammonia when you broke the screws? My cannibal about gassed me out the first time. Not sure why. Good luck, I did 20+ hours with the new slide last week with almost no wear. YEAH!

 

I wore my chain slide down in less than 10 hours!!! and yet my dealership refuses to give me a new one. They say it is a wear item and that warranty won't cover it, and I said that it has to cover it because of premature wear which means the item isn't working right. If you disagree, please tell me why. Anyways, the guy said he would call C-dale and then call me back. When he did call me back, he said that they wouldn't cover it for the same reason (wear item) and that they said they know there was a problem w/ the chain slides and they were working on new ones... So if they KNOW there is a problem w/ them, shouldn't warranty cover it????

I feel like a little cry baby (corndog) saying this, but if someone from C-dale reads this, could please help me out, or atleast give me an explaination? I'm beginning to wonder if Action Power Sports (my "local" dealership) even called Cannondale [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img] !!!!!

 

Well it wouldn't be too bad if the new chain slide that Cannondale now has out will in fact solve this problem. I would not mind paying the $12.00 (I remember someone a while back said that is what it cost them for a new one) if I knew I would not have to replace it again for a long time. But, if the new slides wear out not much longer than what we currently have, that's going to suck paying $12 each time and the hassle of cutting your chain and putting in master links. I can't even get one from my dealer, I suggest everyone call Mark Schlosnagle(spelling ?) at 814-624-5679. I've called Mark several times and he's suppose to be sending me one but I've called more than once and I've yet to receive one. I hate to keep bugging him but I'm riding with a chain slide that's wore out and I have no spare!

Anyone who has replaced their slide with a new one, how are they lasting?

 

Yodaddy,

I called Cannondale spoke to the receptionist and she sent it to Trinity for me to pick up. I don't know what kind of problem you've had with your dealer so call Cannondale. I got mine 5 days including one weekend after I talked to them. I said I had maybe 6 hours on it and it was already going away.

I don't want to spend $12.00 after each weekend of riding either so I hoper the harder material works.

Later, offf to remove the chain.

Smitty

 

OMG! cannondale is screwin me! bwahahahahaha. I had to pay for alll my slides. bwahhahahaha. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

As I said before, the new slide cures the problem.
Your chain already has a master link and the project takes 20-30 minutes tops.
12-15-17$ BFD on a 7-8K machine.

I really don't think we need to be buggin Mark at cannondale over every little problem. We oughta save him for the BIG troubles.

sorry if i'm grumpy [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

The more cannondale ATV's that hit the streets, the larger the potential gain for the independent guys to design parts for us, and this sounds like a product where there may be a huge market.

If you have a favorite aftermarket manufacturer, shoot them a letter or e-mail asking them to make one. They'll probably ignore your 1 letter, but if 100 of us ask for a part, you can bet somebody will step up to the plate and give us what we want.

And with more aftermarket parts hitting the streets, Cannondale will have more exposure, and more ATV's will be sold. Everyone wins!

The only downside... there will be fewer honda's and yamaha's to beat up on. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]