Brand new Polaris Pro XP (or any model for that matter) - Should you grease the bearings?
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- čas přidán 25. 12. 2020
- On today's video, we have a brand new (2020) Polaris Pro XP. I'm going to grease the bearings to see exactly how much grease is in there from new, and show you how you can do the same.
I would recommend doing this on all new SxS's, especially if you will be driving them in wet conditions. This is pretty much the same procedure for the Turbo's, 1000's, and 900's - anything with a 44mm bearing. The only difference is that you don't need to remove any of the hub bolts for the smaller machines.
44mm Grease Tool - www.amazon.com/iFJF-Bearing-G...
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I borrowed a 40mm grease tool before i realized it was the wrong size. I now have a 44 mm but I have to admit,i didn't realize it still wont fit over the spline. Even though it's a pain in the butt this is the only vid that sums it up.Thank you!
Glad I could help! I keep hearing rumors that there's a new version of the 44mm that will fit over the splines, but I haven't seen one yet!!
Great job. It's too bad they didn't somehow have a grease fitting pre-installed from the factory to save all the disassembly.
Maybe too many pumps of grease. Filling that style of bearing full of grease increases temps and usually damages seal. I've found longest bearing life to just grease them a few pumps and only if I know for sure I've been thru deep water for extended periods.
I've heard both arguments on this, but I truly believe in the end it comes down to what you're going to be doing with the machine. This particular machine has survived multiple days in the summer heat over 150 miles averaging 50+ mph with no heat issues so far, but most of our riding is much slower speeds averaging around 15 mph with lots of unavoidable mud and water. It is because of the latter situation that we have started greasing all of our bearings at regular intervals.
Since we implemented this approach, we haven't lost any bearings in any of the machines. Before we started doing this, we lost bearings frequently at as little as 200-300 miles! It seems that all it takes to ruin a bearing is for just a little mud (aka liquid sandpaper) to sneak in (most likely from having to stop with the bearing submerged), and it's game over! Maybe the next machine we get in I'll just put a few pumps and see how it does, just to compare. It would be interesting to see the longevity differences!
Thanks for watching and for sharing!
@@3DayWeekend We ride mainly in mountians of WNC and Windrock. If we go thru mud/water we carefully grease then rotate the bearing letting water come out thru the split bearing. Before we just pumped them full out the seals and were seeing very short bearing life.
@@3DayWeekend the best way to do a bearing life test comparing greasing methods would be to pump the one side full and only put a few shots in the other side like many people say. Then you will a very fair comparison of which works best for how you ride.
What kind of grease are you using and what torque are using on the bolts?
I use Lucas Red & Tacky.
A-Arm Fasteners - 74 ft-lb
Brake Caliper Mounting Bolts - 33 ft-lb
Hub Castle Nut (front and rear) - 180 ft-lb
Shock Mount (rear) - 74 ft-lb
Wheel Lug Nuts - 120 ft-lb
Do you need to bleed the brakes after you take off the calipers?
Nope. As long as you don't open the brake system by disconnecting brake lines, there is no need to bleed the system. Thanks for watching!
Pro xp is the king of rollovers
So far so good on mine! I've managed to keep it on all 4! My buddy did roll his over into a creek though. Surprisingly no damage done!
That castle but supposed to be torqued to 180 ft lbs from what I read
That is correct. It is specified in the latest version of the service manual. Thanks!
Perhaps a tripod would help a bit young man good job though
Oh p.s. 🤫 tell your dad to use new cotter pins ALWAYS. It’s a cheap investment $ 👍
Havoc greaser fits pro xp
Good to know! Thank you for sharing!
goes it fit over the axle ? Part # please
Over greased...
2000 miles later, greasing them like this at every service, and so far so good! If I were doing nothing but highway driving, I would agree. However, at slower speeds through the mud and the dirt with the occasional 50 mile high speed rip through northern PA, this seems to be the trick!
a brand new machine and you don't trust Polaris to do right by you.
All manufacturers will have the same amount of grease in their bearings, and there are HUGE debates going on about greasing the bearings. It all depends on your riding. If I were riding mostly roads, sand dunes, or high-speed, open, dry trails, then I'd leave the bearings as-is. Slow speed, wet, muddy trails? Absolutely grease the bearings, no question. I used to go through bearings every 200 miles on my old Arctic Cat Wildcat until I started to grease them. After that, I could go thousands! It definitely makes a difference in my book, but to each his own! Thanks for watching!
Greasing these is a scam..
I disagree. So far my greased bearings are still in perfect shape despite being fully submerged in mud and water and constant exposure to dust. I'm about to perform the 150 hour service, and I plan to re-grease them at that time. We'll see how they are holding up! Thanks for watching!
Why do you say that?
@@heathwilliams1639 I repaired these for years ... everyone who greased them just made a mess and they never ever lasted longer. The plastic breaking race breakes from too much grease and then you're screwed.
@@MrSteve8511 thanks for the insight.
What's the torgue specs on that axle nut.