vulcanizing

[94redranger]

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Those are some pics of my snowmobile track. As you can see there is some slight de-lamination as the rail caught the window.
Anyways wondering if there is any people out there that work in tire shops or people who have experience with HOT vulcanizing. I tried with cold vulcanizing fluid but that wouldn't hold up under real conditions i dont think. I tried researching hot vulcanizing but there isn't much info on the actual process. Anyone out there who can give me some info on the process? Thanks!

 

[adsm08]

Fixed that for you.

 

[RollinWOT]

Not too familiar with vulcanizing, but a bit of JB Weld will fix that right up! Lol. Obviously I'm just kidding but if all else fails, give it a shot, it just might work. But that delamination does look pretty bad, so you might just want to bite the expensive snowmobile track bullet and get a new one. Better safe than sorry right?

 

[kcm1582]

I hate to tell you, but that is probably not repairable. From the looks of it most of the cords that make up the inner structure of the belt were cut, and the belt would be significantly weakened if it were put back together, there is just to big of a damaged area.

The hot vulcanizing process is pretty well covered in this video, but the basics of it are heat and pressure applied to the repair to cure the new rubber to the original rubber.

 

[Surrey]

That looks like it should be replaced... All you need is to be stranded off in the bush when it finishes ripping.

As stated, it looks like your cords are severed, which means its probably not fixable - not to a reasonably strong state.

 

[94redranger]

Thanks for that! I dunno I think I will at least try it out and see how it goes, since i'll be done school on friday i'll actually have time. Worst case scenario I dish out 600$ for a new track.. Any other tips/ tire technicians??

 

[kcm1582]

I Still don't think it will work. That rubber is not designed to take that kind of force. Worst case scenario is you think it worked, put the track back on your sled go out riding and it lets go damaging your sled possibly hurting you and leaving you stranded in the woods somewhere.