This was extremely helpful. I changed the oil and then put it all back together and had no reverse. It turns out that the fork-like guide that switches the gear was not in the correct place. It was flat against the case cover so the cover went on just fine. Mine is the 700 triple so the exhaust system is a pain, but after watching this video I could see where I went wrong and did it over. All good now. Thanks a million!
thanks for the video... I just took my 2001 Grand touring 600 apart... It was skipping when taking off from a standstill... when I opened it up all the gears fell off , there was NO oil at all and the chain was stupid loose!! ;( Luckily the chain and sprockets aren't chewed up... I caught it just in time. Cleaned it all up, fresh oil and no more slack... ;)
Cant say thanks enough times for making this video..helped me immensely doing the tear down to replace a track in my 1998 formula 500 de luex.this was the olny video i found on where everything went.its back together and everything works..and i dont every want to replace another track agsin ever!!😂😂 thanks again cheers
It’s a big job 🤣 and shops charge an arm and a leg to do it. Definitely don’t volunteer to do it for your buddy but if you get a killer deal on a sled that needs a track it’s a good thing to know!
@@ToyShopRestorations I agree.the shop in town is $120 per hour! I had 12 hours in figuring this out and there was no parts left..forward and reverse work.😌 neighbor gave me a hand putting the skid back in and gave him a beer for the lift haha. subscribed!!
@@kodiakyamaha8688 hey thanks! And ya one more set of hands is definitely worth its weight in gold when putting it back together! I’m glad this helped 🤘
Excellent video and thank you. But you never showed adding the oil in a video on changing the oil. :) I'm assuming you just add through the dipstick hole? Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have both a 1998 and 2000 formula I recently acquired and this will help.
Thank you! And yup! Get a funnel and pour it though the dipstick hole! I drained it by popping the cover off. I don’t remember if there’s a drain plug on this or not. Not many do. Have fun!
I know some of them are a pain in the rear end. Try a combination of swivel adaptors and short extensions. Might be the type of bolt that you can only get like an 1/8th of a turn out of until it’s loose enough to get with your fingers. Good luck!
Hey so I just bought a 2001 MXE the top and it’s been rebuilt on it and respond Jen has been fully replaced on it is there anything that I should be doing right away before the season gets going
Make sure fresh gas is in it and if it’s been freshly rebuilt it wouldn’t hurt to run a couple gallons of premix through it too to give the oil pump a little time to get flowing good again. Too much oil is always better than not enough!
Sorry I don’t have the sled anymore. On this sled the battery box is behind the airbox if I remember correctly. And the exhaust is just removing springs. Sorry I’m not more help
How much chain case fluid did you use? I have a 670 and a 700 deluxe that I recently picked up and I don't know the proper fill level, also with the dipstick do you fill to the black dot?
I don’t think I used more than one bottle on the sled 🤔 and this dipstick has a range but if that’s the only reference spot on your dipstick then I’d go with that
Hmmm does the lever feel normal? Like when you pull it back does it feel like it’s “clunking” into place? It doesn’t really clunk but you can feel it engage in the chain case?
Um I’m not 100% sure but a lot of reverse chain cases are very very similar. This video should be very close! This should be enough to make you dangerous 😉
Nothing is stopping you from doing that. But the benefit of taking the cover off is being able to visually inspect everything in there. I’d suggest you double check the chain tension if you just suck the fluid out. Loosen the jam nut on the tensioner and tighten the bolt BY HAND and then retighten the jam nut. Make sure the bolt doesn’t turn while you tighten the nut!
This was extremely helpful. I changed the oil and then put it all back together and had no reverse. It turns out that the fork-like guide that switches the gear was not in the correct place. It was flat against the case cover so the cover went on just fine. Mine is the 700 triple so the exhaust system is a pain, but after watching this video I could see where I went wrong and did it over. All good now. Thanks a million!
thanks for the video... I just took my 2001 Grand touring 600 apart... It was skipping when taking off from a standstill... when I opened it up all the gears fell off , there was NO oil at all and the chain was stupid loose!! ;(
Luckily the chain and sprockets aren't chewed up... I caught it just in time.
Cleaned it all up, fresh oil and no more slack... ;)
Woot woot! That’s good to hear! Chain case parts are expensive lol don’t wanna be buying new sprockets or chain!
Cant say thanks enough times for making this video..helped me immensely doing the tear down to replace a track in my 1998 formula 500 de luex.this was the olny video i found on where everything went.its back together and everything works..and i dont every want to replace another track agsin ever!!😂😂 thanks again cheers
It’s a big job 🤣 and shops charge an arm and a leg to do it. Definitely don’t volunteer to do it for your buddy but if you get a killer deal on a sled that needs a track it’s a good thing to know!
@@ToyShopRestorations I agree.the shop in town is $120 per hour! I had 12 hours in figuring this out and there was no parts left..forward and reverse work.😌 neighbor gave me a hand putting the skid back in and gave him a beer for the lift haha. subscribed!!
@@kodiakyamaha8688 hey thanks! And ya one more set of hands is definitely worth its weight in gold when putting it back together! I’m glad this helped 🤘
Excellent video and thank you. But you never showed adding the oil in a video on changing the oil. :) I'm assuming you just add through the dipstick hole? Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have both a 1998 and 2000 formula I recently acquired and this will help.
Thank you! And yup! Get a funnel and pour it though the dipstick hole! I drained it by popping the cover off. I don’t remember if there’s a drain plug on this or not. Not many do. Have fun!
Late to the game here... I can't seem to get to the bottom left bolt on the cover... is there a specific tool that works best to get there?
I know some of them are a pain in the rear end. Try a combination of swivel adaptors and short extensions. Might be the type of bolt that you can only get like an 1/8th of a turn out of until it’s loose enough to get with your fingers. Good luck!
@ thanks… oddly enough it’s a 5mm Allen with a nut on the backside that can only be seen thru the footrest grating. This’ll be fun for sure.
Is there an Allen bolt drain plug ??
Sure is
Yup but not many sleds have drain plugs
Hey so I just bought a 2001 MXE the top and it’s been rebuilt on it and respond Jen has been fully replaced on it is there anything that I should be doing right away before the season gets going
Make sure fresh gas is in it and if it’s been freshly rebuilt it wouldn’t hurt to run a couple gallons of premix through it too to give the oil pump a little time to get flowing good again. Too much oil is always better than not enough!
Can you show the steps to remove the exhaust and the battery holder
Sorry I don’t have the sled anymore. On this sled the battery box is behind the airbox if I remember correctly. And the exhaust is just removing springs. Sorry I’m not more help
can you shohow do you change the pull cord on a 97 skidoo formula z 583
I posted a video on a 2000 formula deluxe 500! Did you check that out?
Toy Shop, if you went straight up that drain hole with the correct allen key (1/8"-3/16"?) you would find the DRAIN PLUG👍🏻
not on older ones. my 99 dlx 670 didnt even have a drain hole
How much chain case fluid did you use? I have a 670 and a 700 deluxe that I recently picked up and I don't know the proper fill level, also with the dipstick do you fill to the black dot?
I don’t think I used more than one bottle on the sled 🤔 and this dipstick has a range but if that’s the only reference spot on your dipstick then I’d go with that
400 мл
Nice video!
Question. Behind the reverse gear there’s a chain slider. Do you know what material it’s made of?
I have no idea 🤷🏻♂️ sorry
Iv got 2000 skidoo formula 500 Bombardier, that when put into reverse it wont reverse, any thoughts?
Hmmm does the lever feel normal? Like when you pull it back does it feel like it’s “clunking” into place? It doesn’t really clunk but you can feel it engage in the chain case?
Hey bud! I got an 03 Skidoo grand touring bombardier 700. Looking to do an chain case oil change. Would this be similar to what I have ?
Um I’m not 100% sure but a lot of reverse chain cases are very very similar. This video should be very close! This should be enough to make you dangerous 😉
What is the mileage of this mechanism?
The mileage of what? 🤔 this sled had a little over 4000 miles on it
Good video. Besides that you didn't actually fill it up with oil lol.
😂😂😂 thanks! Incase you don’t know you just fill it up until it reads good on the dipstick 😅
Could I just suck the chain case oil out to save time?
Nothing is stopping you from doing that. But the benefit of taking the cover off is being able to visually inspect everything in there. I’d suggest you double check the chain tension if you just suck the fluid out. Loosen the jam nut on the tensioner and tighten the bolt BY HAND and then retighten the jam nut. Make sure the bolt doesn’t turn while you tighten the nut!
I ride a 97 GT 500.
Nice sled!
Choice of music 😞
Ik 😅 I’ve gotten away from that in newer videos
Mumble rap. ;-)
Better than chipmunk music wtf!