Track Clips, Bolts, Etc

Track Clips, Bolts, Etc: Snowmobile track clips are attached to the windows of snowmobile tracks so they can slide against hyfax on the bottom of the suspension rails. Snowmobile track clips typically last for the life of a track, but in some cases the metal sliders or guides might need to be replaced if they’re bent or cracked after striking a rock, stump or other hard object. Too many miles through abrasive, low-snow conditions can wear down the clips and even make them become brittle.
<b>Buying The Right Snowmobile Track Clips
</b><img class="wp-image-15538 alignright colorbox-15529" src="https://www.hiperf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Web-clip21.gif" alt="Web-clip2" width="236" height="169" />Most snowmobile tracks produced since the early 1990s have windows — also called punch-outs — of at least 1 inch wide, but some late-model tracks have 1.5-inch windows. This is the primary dimension to determine which clip can be used, but know that a clip’s width doesn’t have to be the same as the window’s width. This means that it’s OK to use a 1-inch clip on a track with 1.5-inch windows. Older tracks have narrower windows.
Guide clips for Arctic Cat snowmobiles with the ACT or Diamond Drive system require a short hood so they don’t contact the gear case when the track rolls around it. Taking it to the extreme, tracks on oval racing sleds typically have tall guide clips to help prevent the track from de-railing. Some clips are ribbed for less drag, while others have holes to reduce weight.