Project Sled - 1991 Polaris Indy 500 Code name "Blue Balls"
Рет қаралды 4,404
11 ай бұрынWelcome Back To The Garage - Please Like and Subscribe!
For Today's project, I'm working on this 1991 Polaris Indy 500 with 4900 miles. This sled has 4900 miles and after 32 years it needs some attention.
The FUJI 500 has experienced a complete failure on the PTO bearing. Follow along as we tear the engine down it discover everything else it's hiding.
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@charlesmyers2762 11 ай бұрын
I'm in awe you found a broken 500 Fuji.
@StreetersGarage 11 ай бұрын
I didn’t even try to start it. I’m sure it still ran reasonably well. 😀
@Snotric 6 ай бұрын
Nice! Love my 91 500, me and my father bought it 1995, still have it, fun to see a resto 😎
@StreetersGarage 6 ай бұрын
Thanks. It was a fun project. Sled was in great shape.
@CraigArndt 11 ай бұрын
Can't believe how clean that head was. Great video, looks like a fun project.
@StreetersGarage 11 ай бұрын
I was too. I was pleasantly surprised. 😀
@MidnightPolaris800 11 ай бұрын
Possibility it was buring coolant
@snowking55 11 ай бұрын
Great video Tom! That's the same engine on my 96 Classic, so I'll be saving this in case I need to do a tear down. Looking forward to the reassembly.
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
I figured since there’s about a billion of these that were made. Someone may find it useful. 😀
@nuttersspeedshop 11 ай бұрын
Good video. Can't wait for the crank work in part 2.
@StreetersGarage 11 ай бұрын
My only concern is that the outer race is going to separate from the inner when I try to remove it.
@OiIersFan 10 ай бұрын
I used to have one of these, Upgraded to a 2011 Switchback Assault, ended up giving my son the 500, it was fan cooled. Although the fans we're a bit more unreliable, they we're great engines. I wish they would've kept the liquids instead of the fan 550.
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
The 550 went to market before it was ready. It suffered from poor ventilation in the Edge chassis and unfortunately it can’t away from the poor reputation. My daughters EVO has the 550 and it’s been rock solid for the past 3 years.
@KR-qs3rt 11 ай бұрын
Funny tidbit.. We have a 98 one of these in the family..We dropped the needles down one notch. Lady driven it has consistently got 18mpg for the last 3 years.. Huge improvement.. But am sure in midrange it might be leaner than it should be...
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
Nice!
@MidnightPolaris800 11 ай бұрын
My dad had a 91 500 sp. That thing was gorgeous. I also like yours to, yours is in nice shape..thanks for the video I'll be following the series for sure now that you got that canadian garbage out of your garage 😂
@StreetersGarage 11 ай бұрын
Hah too funny. Everyone hated the Ski-Doos. Very low feedback / interest on them. I’ve learned my lesson. 🤣🤣🤣
@chadkohler793 11 ай бұрын
91 probably the best looking in my opinion, especially the 650.
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
absolutely. The early wedges had some of the best designs. 91 and 92 were great years for graphics and color combo's
@ponycarfan 10 ай бұрын
Now yer talkin - my kind of rebuild
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
I have to admit. It feels good getting back to a Wedge.
@MBTUE 11 ай бұрын
Sweet sled !
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
Oh yeah!
@KR-qs3rt 11 ай бұрын
If only Polaris would have kept this engine instead of the 550 fan.. They would have dominated the economy sled market.
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
Completely agre
@jeffpine3036 10 ай бұрын
does anybody think that Fuji 500 motor has never been apart? You may be the 1st person tearing apart motor !
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
From what I saw this was the first time it was torn down.
@jonathanwingate6115 11 ай бұрын
Gosh.. i wish i could send my 06 fusion to you.. nothing wrong yet.. but that day will come
@StreetersGarage 11 ай бұрын
600?
@MidnightPolaris800 11 ай бұрын
@@StreetersGarageright...I hope not the 900😂
@jonathanwingate6115 11 ай бұрын
Definitely 600
@jonathanwingate6115 11 ай бұрын
It's now a 144 track 39 to 41 bottom chain case gear. Hopefully the ok
@jfigs1649 6 ай бұрын
How do you get the crank shaft out once you split the case!? Is it just stuck in their from the oil seals? I can't figure it out.
@StreetersGarage 6 ай бұрын
It’ll come out. Take a dead blow hammer and tap the end of the crankshaft to break the seal from the case.
@jfigs1649 6 ай бұрын
Awesome, thanks for the quick reply!@@StreetersGarage
@StreetersGarage 6 ай бұрын
@jfigs1649 No problem, Good Luck!
@Vovalit27 10 ай бұрын
Классно мой друг🙂💓🍓🍓🍓🍒🍇🍉🍋 От меня огромная поддержка, мира и добра👉👍👍👍👈👉🤝💥💥💥💫🤗36
@StreetersGarage 10 ай бұрын
Sure
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