Hey, I figured I'd put up this post to see how many people would like this product. Why doesn't anybody make a Polaris Gearcase saver from chain breakage? If some body could make them, I'd love one. How about it? who else would like one?

 

That would be sweet,good idea.

 

Any small dollar item like that that could protect me from major dollars in damages is something I'd do.

 

Yeah, I'd be the first in line to buy one, so Rick what do you think? You gonna give us what we want?

 

I thought about that since the day I went on this site and read about that problem. My question is how? There is such a minimal amount of space between the drive sprocket and the gearcase. I think this is something that is up for Polaris to come up with. If someone were to make one that worked effectivly, then I think it would look bad for Polaris because there would be alot of Scrambler and Xplorer owners out there who would definately want this after hearing their friends horror stories. Then, Polaris would defnately look stupid for not redesigning it in the first place.

Sooo, HEY POLARIS! REDESIGN YOUR CHAIN CASE(or something) SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY TIME MY CHAIN SNAPS!

 

I have never had a chain snap, what is so expensive when the chain snaps?

 

Luckily I've never snapped a chain either, I change them out when worn. After an evening of "benchracing" out in da shop....kinda wonder how it could be done. The ribs which extend from the trans are structural stiffeners, and even tie in with the lower trans mount. Guess from what people say about the trans carnage is that the chains, after the snap double up inside the "trans tunnel". If a teflon cresent moon which would fit in close tolerance to the trans as well as the chain would do it. This could be a sacraficial piece to change out periodically (still cheaper than a trans case) hmmm, off to the patent office.

Ken

 

Modquad, I was thinking along the same lines. I was thinking something along the lines of a hard plastic 'slot' the chain follows along the top, kind of like the chain guard is on the bottom. From my understanding, what breaks the cases is the chain snaps on top, somewhere between the sprockets, due to a sudden load (landing off a jump with the throttle open, perhaps). The chain then 'whips' and doubles over itself, and the sprocket, trying to force the doubled chain where ther isn't room for it, exerts enough force to snap the chain. I bet some sort of 'tunnel' would solve it. If a person was REAL inventive, you could see if you could make it work without having to drill any holes...Now you got me wondering...Might have to see what looks like might work. I DO agree it would probably have to be a sacrificial part, that would eventually have to be replaced due to wear.

 

I broke a case this weekend. I would definitely be interested in a case saver for the polaris xplorer 400.

 

Walexa, Did your chain break too sending it through the gearcase? I had the same thing happen on sunday with my xplorer and it put a nice 1/4" crack around the gearcase. We have had bad luck with our machines.