Yamaha Apex motor swap!

a customer dropped off two identical apex's for us to swap the motor from one to the other. it was a bit of a job but with a bit of patience, time and beer...she's all back together and ready to dangle! 🍻

[@danagibbons9643]

Nice work man. Can't believe u got that done that fast !!

[@vinceschaeffer]

got me 3 toasted rx1's for cheap and currently making a 04 rx1 with a 08 vector chassis. the vector was a long track but I tore off the extension and making a cruiser short track. installed a polaris edge skid with a polaris track with 1.25" inch lugs. also doing a overhaul on the doner engine. valves are being redone and swappin out banged up pistons for good ones. lots of good work to it and recently got 'er some braided flex pipes from Ontario. from the 4 machines, I was not able to use any of their flex pipes due to rust and corrosion. I'm not a certified plumber on these things but I am youtube taught 😬 and an avid yamaha wrencher. just wanted to share with you and all, from one yamaha guy to another. hoping you and all a great winter. cheers from a small town in Alaska 👊

[@joelaichner3025]

I do learn a lot from you , on machines I’ll probably never work on , but knowledge is nice ,

[@campbellj20]

I think hanging out in your garage would be a great time! Cheers 🍻

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

lol yeah its usually a good time! 🍻 there's always cold beer in the fridge 😉

[@Hockeyfan9884]

Awesome dude! Keep em coming,

[@troymodin1682]

Great video, love your channel. Keep up the beer drinkin and engine sincin. Cant wait for snow to watch you test rip your work.👍👍👍

[@tomsanders8461]

Nice job Pete that was a bigger job than I would want Nice one keep up the awesome work

[@otahu26]

That Reminds me why I no longer work on anything but my own now. Thank god I'm retired. You deff have lots of patience. :)

[@dubiousf00d]

We finally just got a dusting for snow here in Minnesota. Just enough for a lap around the yard. Nice job as always. Gunna be a rippin machine!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thanks! 🍻

[@RayFMak]

You’re a good mechanic Pete and a pretty funny comedian ✌🏻 Good video

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

lol thanks 🍻

[@lesterwilliams1318]

Pete love the videos stay grounded bro

[@hollowscott]

Great job. So nice to know I'm not the only one these sorts of things happen too. Just like watching myself work, love it!!

[@DaleTerry]

Can't beat those Yamaha 4 strokers. I'd be curious to see what was wrong with the other engine?

[@vinceschaeffer]

not sure how super similar these apex machines are to my rx1's, but when I had mine hooked up before taredown, it did the same exact thing. the engine turns over but wouldn't fire up, all electronics working, cleaned carbs, but when I took a peak at the valves from the intake and exhaust, the intake valves were toast. more then half of them were bent and sounded just like that no goer. if that motor can turn over, could probly use some new intake valves. but that's just me 🤷‍♂️ good to share a little bit of discover when you're out of reach of a dealership and wanna save some bucks to have a certified fella tell you the same thing for triple the price for them to look at it.

[@lawrencemacdonald9454]

The school bus of sleds one word heavy.

[@georgeburch1479]

My thing was I had all older 2stroke sleds and loved em I used to grass drag sleds and only ran 2 stroke ones and did very well but I moved to va and we don't get enough snow to have a sled anymore

[@stevenbaker9327]

From the sound of cranking it I'd say bent valves!

[@sergebasque8460]

Good job there fellow those 4 stroke Yamaha are reliable nice girl friend.👍🍺🇨🇦😉

[@danielashe5265]

Im on my 2nd Apex. My third 4 stroke Yamaha . I agree they can be a pain to work on but as you said in the begining that one has over 20k miles on it. Most 2 strokes will never see that kind of miles without several rebuilds. An annual oil and filter change is still easier than an engine overhaul on a 2 stroke anyday. Keep up the videos we all enjoy them !!

[@funtyes1970]

Yeah but 2 stroke motors are easy to work on and 2 stroke rebuild don't cost that much as a 4 stroke would cost and dont for get the weight on 4 strike motor . 4 stroke sleds way heavier and I dont want a sled sounds like a motorcycle

[@BroBob1254]

Good Job Pete! My 2011 Apex has 20 K miles on it, still runs GREAT!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thanks! that's awesome 🍻

[@dansbrega4007]

Great work Pete.

[@banditfx4328]

note that the flex pipes do NOT need to be removed to perform an engine removal or swap ... could have saved yourself the heart ache of breaking off the header bolts. Another shortcut is to leave the headlights on the frame and just remove the whole headlight frame with the lights in place. Great video though - this will surely be a help to many people.

[@stevenbaker9327]

Hell of a job Pete! Glad I retired before them things came out!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thanks! 🍻

[@tryarnify]

Great video, as usual. They were quite rusty and corroded!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thank you! 🍻

[@eugenebaroni1298]

Pete u the man!! Great video like to see what happened to the other motor... Have a great weekend...

[@Winger2325]

I 2nd that can't wait for snow!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thanks! 🍻

[@richdrotzer4313]

I heard that the stator go's bad and all the engine will do is crank

[@thermos750]

Nice work, big job to change out but like you said, once you get stuff out of the way it's not that bad. I am doing my exhaust check this week on my 04 rx Warrior, loss of power and the doughnuts were jus done but could be a leak somewhere. Anyhow, great videos and nice Yamaha's. Hopefully my next upgrade is a fuel injected yamaha!

[@robertlundholm8156]

Yes!! Nice one 👌 Btw, would be nice if i could buy some merch 🤩

[@jeffalleshouse9783]

Hell yaaa bud great vid you make it look so easy!

[@Hockeyfan9884]

AWESOME PETE, LOL, YOU da man. Awesome always and very informative videos Thank you.

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thank you! 🍻

[@Bohdiezz]

Unreal Sweet Job..

[@bartdaw6681]

Nice work, that does look like a heavy sled, I have a couple of fan cooled Indy’s and I thought they were heavy.

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thanks! yeah they definitely aren't the lightest that's for sure! 🤣🍻

[@joelaichner3025]

Where I live , we have the Stormy Kromer , Upper Peninsula of Michigan ,

[@markdephilippo1404]

What a great idea welding the nut to the stud to get it out

[@austinchadwick4814]

You my friend are an absolute hoot great video

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

lol thanks 🍻

[@joelaichner3025]

Nice trick !

[@MrHugawa]

man, they sound nice

[@joelaichner3025]

Victory , Sport Cruiser , 2000 , stage 4 , Kandy paint , even the rotors and rims , I call her the “ SWEETNESS “ 13.2 to 1 compression , 112 hp , 118 ftlbs of torque , 2003 complete transmission , raised pegs , reverse gear pattern , go faster shit !

[@Corylolable]

I am quite surprised you did the swap and didn't try to find what was wrong with the other and get em both running.

[@camarors4314]

No disrespect intended Pete but, you like Yamaha over BRP cuz they are better design??? WOW!! I’m not a mechanic but I can pull my engine from my 2012 MXZ etec! I wouldn’t even want to touch that APEX! Again! Much respect for your mechanical skills from a neighbour not far east of you!!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

I totally understand, and I don't blame ya! the newer sleds..especially the 4 strokes are just as bad to work on as new cars lol cheers 🍻

[@camarors4314]

@@rednecksdirtyhands love watching your videos Pete and I’m a Bud Light lover too!!!!!! Cheers buddy and maybe we’ll run into each other some day on the Ganaraska trails

[@joelaichner3025]

Yeast , it’s more important than most people realize

[@michaellapko9025]

Nice One !!!

[@justingregg8467]

I wish you live closer to me as I have a f7 that needs some work I would have you do it

[@airman6822]

Nice work. I was considering buying one of those but it looks like a pain to work on.

[@Trollet456]

Yeah! buy a t-cat 1000 triple 2 stroke and you never have to work on the engine

[@the4thj]

Super like man!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thanks! 🍻

[@lucascady4992]

The Apex Love's Boost!!!

[@paulgodin2887]

Wipe that hole clean before we get started bahahaha!

[@joeludz13]

Hey Pete! Recently found your channel and just wanted to drop a comment and say thank you for the content. Loving what I'm seeing so far, learning a lot! I do have one question for ya about how you weld the nuts on the broken studs/bolts... do you sort of just aim for the center of the snapped bolt and hold the trigger until it fills up to the top of the nut? Or do you sort of weld in a circle? tried watching your hands real close and couldn't tell if you were moving or not

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

thank you! yeah I kind of do a bit of both when welding them on lol. I usually start by just hittin it in the middle first then work it around once it starts filling up 🍻

[@joeludz13]

@@rednecksdirtyhands awesome! appreciate man

[@curtisroland7896]

Your voice is stuck in my head.. When I read.... Yeah. 😂

[@curtisroland7896]

Plus I wish you can work on my apex

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

🤣 haha Nice One! 🍻

[@wayneermine1599]

Should check compression on the one that wont start

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

yeah ill have to take a peek at her! 🍻

[@thomashanke6750]

Know that this is an older video, hopefully you've gotten rid of the Bud light in the fridge!!!!😮

[@joelaichner3025]

A Heart Transplant Video

[@patrickhall9574]

Yamaha Harley Davidson hover vacuum cleaner the dirt bag is in a different location.

[@andrewedwards5896]

Great video but what was wrong with the sled with the good engine ?

[@darrenbrown3121]

This shit is the best

[@joelaichner3025]

Your machine , turning over and it doesn’t start , my old lady makes the same sounds on the stand , but when she fires up , she screams , Oh God , Oh God , Oh God , I say ? I wish ! But Thanks anyway

[@stephenbonin3049]

Hahaha you’re a crazy funny guy.

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

🤣 thanks! 🍻

[@stephenbonin3049]

Hey did you ever find out the issue with the bad engine? I’m wanting to buy an Apex and so I’m curious.

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

actually I did...there was nothing wrong with it! 🤦 someone was into it before and there was a few things disconnected and a fee things not hooked up. but I have had the engine fired up and running lol. the fella that owned the two sleds just wanted me to swap them so that's what I did without really digging into them first. 🍻

[@stephenbonin3049]

lol😂 spare engine now, we all know that a Yamaha engine didn’t die!!! Thanks for the reply.

[@bradh74]

I don't understand why you wouldn't have fixed the suspension on the sled with the engine that runs instead of the swap, seems like a lot of extra work, but "the customers always right" or so they say. Anyway "Nice One"!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

when it broke, it wrecked the cast aluminum bulkhead on the sled so I would have had to tear both sleds right apart to switch the bulkheads so it made more sense just to swap the motors 🍻

[@stevenbaker9327]

I think i would have repaired the bad engine. I wouldn't want to tear 2 of those things all apart!

[@joerutkowsky3261]

That one that doesn’t run. I wonder if it is just a spark or fuel issue.

[@joelaichner3025]

Beer ! Skäl , it’s the bodies octane boost , not Red Bull ! That’s just chemicals

[@spring456923]

Question How many hours to remove the motor and put the other in not including the tare down of second sled ?

[@darreng2639]

Lol sounds like a ford. Yes it does won't start

[@Silent-Lucidity]

Anyone ever tell ya that you sound like Ave? Has a YT channel and resides in Canada 🇨🇦!!

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

lol yeah I've heard that before...he's a funny and handy fella! 🍻

[@Silent-Lucidity]

@@rednecksdirtyhands Thanks for the response! My wife and I reqlly enjoy your content! Cheers!

[@greatbasingoldrush]

I think it's a lot easier to swap bulkheads I've had to put 3 of them on the front of my RX1

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

haha well by the third one I'm sure it would be much easier! 🤣 I just figured it looked like a bit more involved switching the bulk head then just swapping the motor so we decided just to do the re and re instead. cheers 🍻

[@greatbasingoldrush]

Well, I'm glad you did it. It was very interesting to watch, and I hope I don't ever have to pull the engine out of mine.

[@seansysig]

The old engine lost compression?

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

not sure..I haven't really looked it over just swapped it all over for the fella, but I plan on diggin into to it 🍻

[@Hockeyfan9884]

Hey Pete, Steve here, from up in Northern Alberta. Gotta question fir ya. My cat being a 1997 900 triple, mountain cat, with like sumthin like 2.5 inch lug track , if I cut those heights of track to about 1 inch , am I still good to give er at 3/4 and more, Thank you in advance for a reply.

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

yessir 🍻 I don't see why not! fellas cut tracks down on other sleds for lake racing and had no issues so you should be good

[@Hockeyfan9884]

Thanks Pete for the reply, sure do enjoy your videos always. Keep'em coming man. Best regards, Steve.

[@joelaichner3025]

Do you close your eyes , when people weld online ? I do

[@larrywarner9314]

Runs like a Ford also 😁 it don't 😂😂

[@RydinginStyle72]

What would you say it took you hours how many to do the whole Swap and be done with it? And don't tell me 26 minutes! Hahaha

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

haha well if we're talkin beers I'd say 24! lmao 🤣🍻 but it ain't that bad...all depends if the drive bearing comes off easy and not seized to the drive shaft but over all a few hours and your good! can do it quicker with some experience but if you're taking your time and not in a rush a few hours with a buddy or two and a box of beer and it makes for a good night lol 🤣🍻

[@RydinginStyle72]

@@rednecksdirtyhands yeah I appreciate your video. I would not have dared to work on the Apex but after watching you tear it apart it doesn't look that bad just take some time. Have another box of beer for me buddy! Thanks again for the awesome videos

[@davidnoyes9115]

Pete you love your Yamaha’s, I’m a Yamaha fan as well but we never see you work on like a 2008 nytro, what’s your opinion of them

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

yeah I'm a yamaha and arctic cat fella! my brother JP had a nitro and he liked it! I never rode it though so I can't really say much about the sled on how it felt but I mean the 1050 motor is a beast of an engine so power and reliability is off the charts as far as that goes!

[@davidnoyes9115]

@@rednecksdirtyhands thanks Pete, I’m thinking of getting a 08, for my 16 year old and I, we don’t get enough snow anymore to warrant a new sidwider like I’d like, and the Covid pricing in my area is like getting raped by a cactus 🌵

[@GroomerGuy]

So do you know what wrong with the other motor?

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

not yet.. I'm going to check it out at some point though 🍻

[@GroomerGuy]

Ok can’t wait to see the video in it. Where are you guys located?

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

What does that motor weigh?

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

I think its around 140lbs 🍻

[@coreynorman4531]

Not surprised that Yamaha is exiting the snowmobile market forever by 2025…two stroke is king

[@davessparetime83]

What about the seat?

[@larryw5429]

Anyone that can kill a 4 stroke Yamaha at 12500 miles has serious issues!

[@darrellroeters4951]

You are stud funny

[@rednecksdirtyhands]

lol thanks! 🤣🍻

[@joelaichner3025]

If your a real Canadian , put Tossels on your hats , call it a Touque

[@Pupperkins]

Hi

[@denniskemnitz3771]

Where is Shania ?????

[@joelaichner3025]

See what happens when you drink Beer ? You comment a lot