Quick Tips for 2025 Arctic Cat Catalyst 858: Spring Replacement, Clutch Maintenance, and More!

[@JoeWeitz]

Thank you for putting this out. All very minor issues all new sleds have them. The Catalyst is Great Sled!

[@tom58c]

Sorry if this was mentioned but, these repairs should be steps the dealer does after uncrating and doing the PDI process. Yeah, you lose a little time on the work order for the tech but taking care of the customer purchasing the unit before hand should be priority.

[@bradschmucker9257]

Wow!!! lots of engineering concerns and lack of detail and part quality issues. Lots of money they are asking for this machine with all these potential problems.Will be holding off on purchasing this machine.

[@richardbrennan569]

Wow. Craziness. That’s just the start.

[@ACatKrom]

AC released a bulletin for the pv issue before you guys released this video, and has a special tool to verify/adjust the valves. Bending the bracket without properly adjusting the cable can burn out the servo.

[@robgoffroad]

What length SP-1 spring do we order for the y-pipe to pipe?

[@philliparmas5724]

For a single purpose machine that only does one thing and costs as much as it does, that’s quite a bit of “overlooked” issues right off the bat……

[@badgermetal]

Crazy they missed the spring rattle issue, sounds like they never rode it during testing.

[@Mikeyhoncho1]

Wow. Look at the wiring!

[@StHahne]

What is the rootcause for the vibrations? Can cause a lot of other issues.

[@CULT539]

Motor imbalance or motor mount design.

[@scotcoz]

@@CULT539 yeah let’s see how this all turns out…. I don’t think Cat is in a great position for a big recall. I don’t think all the bugs were worked out.

[@LSDdreams808]

​@scotcoz nope they rush everything an it dosent help they have gone threw a bunch of engineers.

[@Captndarty]

And this is why Arctic cat has always been the Dodge of snowmobiles…

[@shanemayers777]

@@LSDdreams808rush everything but consumers keep saying they want all this new stuff immediately. That’s funny to me.

[@benjaminfranklinhawkeyepie9721]

You should say the last arctic cat and how could you justify buy that and where will parts and warranty going to work with no company

[@chendo627]

WOW

[@snopro2375]

This is nothing compared to the debut of the 2003 Firecat. That first year sled had kitty litter strewn all up and down the trail 😂. My 2005 Sno Pro was a rocket ship though, Arctic Cat had them dialed in really good by then.

[@rtimetoride7645]

How much money for these damn things and the factory cannot isolate the springs? Wow

[@T_Schnydz]

seems like a lot of work for a 20 thousand sled and never lube the tapered shaft thats the dumbest shit ive ever heard. fire up the old cougar 550 and it dont GAF

[@TheIrongutz]

Beginning of the end for AC 😢

[@jameskoziol2643]

20 thousand dollar snowmobile and I need a to carry my tool box with me to fix all the issues that the factory did not find in there testing. Using the customers as R&D is not the way to stay in business.

[@corbensquirrel8245]

All the comments talking about how bad Cat is lol. Pretty easy and simple stuff conpared to the polaris sleds that were all blowing up

[@3DProductions]

arctic cat still infinitely worse lol

[@nicolasbohanan5417]

No point in starting a war, they all have issues.

[@shanemayers777]

Lol, let’s just skip over the p22 issues Polaris had a few years ago. They all have issues. Especially since consumers keep demanding all this new stuff.

[@nicolasbohanan5417]

@ don’t forget skidoo’s chain’s exploding

[@3DProductions]

@ I’ve rode doo since 2013, never blew a chain or fouled a single spark plug lmao, adjust your chain after it stretches it won’t snap…had a chain blow on my 07 Polaris though

[@benjaminfranklinhawkeyepie9721]

Brand new 20,000$ sled and I'm giving stuff tweaks and covering springs in gasket maker really maybe it's good AC is going out of business

[@haydenrichardp3712]

The more money they cost the more problems they have. Sounds like their R&D department was non existent for the new sleds.

[@CULT539]

Well it’s Arctic cat.

[@cameronjuzda7246]

Wow this is something sorry cat but times up.

[@fasterdura1772]

Your times up son…

[@357smithster]

Or you could just buy a Freeride!

[@CULT539]

Like ffs these things cost as much as a car. Changing this, doing that…. Having to change springs, error codes?? Are you for real??? I think Skidoo sells a carbureted MXZ 600. It’s. Like $10,000 so I’ll deal with 1/2 the bs problems for half the money. Imagine buying a new car KNOWING that it has all these problems before you even drive it off the lot.

[@LSDdreams808]

That ski doo 600 will out last any thing cat makes.

[@fasterdura1772]

Another Concerned skidoo fan 👬😂

[@LSDdreams808]

@@fasterdura1772 well when cat is no longer leading the pack an is sitting in the back we have some concerns !!!

[@vicgeier3482]

Cats 600 is a very good motor!​@@LSDdreams808

[@LSDdreams808]

Stuff like this is why ski-doo is number one an cat is last. No way im paying this much for a ditch pickle to basically do a bunch of preventative maintenance before even hitting the trail. You should be able to just add gas an go!!!!

[@Trooperx86]

every brand has issues with a first year sleds. If that wasn't the case there wouldn't be recalls.

[@LSDdreams808]

@Trooperx86 there is no excuses for this bad of quality control period. If you are dropping $20k on a new sled the manufacturer should have most issues squared away. Stuff like this is why cat is going down hill they have more recalls than any other sled manufacture. A few of my die hard cat friends moved to polaris a few years back because there sleds where in the shop more than on the trails!!!!

[@Trooperx86]

@LSDdreams808 more then any other? Look at polaris. Stop ride after stop ride. And on sleds that have been out more then a year.

[@ACatKrom]

Hilarious coming from a doo fanboi. They have been using the same garbage secondary rollers since 2008, and countless other issues along the way

[@nicolasbohanan5417]

Sorry, skidoo isn’t guilt free either. Grow up and realize they all have issues.

[@alotl1kevegas860]

This is exactly why Arctic Cat is getting out of the snowmobile market. They make garbage products. The only thing smart they did was use Suzuki motors in their ATVs.