When sliders wear By speedracer (Read 601 times)

[speedracer]

Right now I have 6300 miles on my sliders which are 12g. As they wear I would assume they lost weight and become lighter. So does that mean I would faster pick up and lose top end speed? Or do you lose both as they wear out? Finally does anyone know how long they last as far as miles goes?

With 6300 miles on them I would rather order new ones then take the CVT cover and variator just to inspect them for wear. Yes, I am on the lazy side.

[richardthescooter3]

Go Speedracer (my scoot is almost 9,000 miles I never had slides so I don't know?

[speedracer]

Richard, I had a bad variator from the start and was always having problems with the rollers and then sliders, as they turned inside the variator so at about 5000 miles I had enough and purchased a new variator and new sliders. Now that was 6300 miles ago. I thought someone might know the life span of a set of sliders. Have you ever changed the rollers, or are they the original ones?

[richardthescooter3]

Speedracer, When I decided to check out my clutch because it was engaged at stop sign and not letting go, I also took my variator off too, I thought they were bad too, but they had very little wear, so I clean them and variator and put the original ones back in, the only thing the clutch needed was a good cleaning and regreased, working good now. (I would think sliders would last longer then rollers)

[JR]

My sliders have over 9k on them Bob and still running strong. They will not wear like rollers as they are self lubricating, so ride on.

JR

[speedracer]

Thanks Richard and JR. I just wasn't sure what the lifespan was on sliders. Looks like I am good to go for awhile now. It is always great to belong to the best Scooter Forum on the web.