THANK YOU! My dads sled’s belt was so tight that it had trouble starting and getting going.

Thanks for posting video. Could not find this info anywhere

Thank you that helps a lot, you are correct there is no other videos out there about this.

Great tips. Going to change the belt on my recently acquired '99 SKS. Didn't know the clutch spreader tool from a newer model would work in mine and easy deflection setting, thanks!

Such a simple yet super helpful video, thank you for uploading this.

Hell yes dude. I'd buy you a beer if I could. Lots of these older sleds still running great. Helped me out.

That did help. Thanks for posting this. I picked up a 96 this weekend and I'm going through it....

@rotorav8

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome

Thanks for the extra tip at the end of the video, good job man!

That's awesome. That's what happens when I go to pull start our 98 xlt triple 600. I always noticed the squeal when pull starting the engine. Happens with both our 500 twin and 600 triple. Thanks so much. Great video.

@rotorav8

Жыл бұрын

Welcome, I hear them pretty often on trails lol. People are always saying they couldn’t figure it out, their mechanic was confused. I think mechanics are getting accustomed to newer sleds these days.

Easy explanation and a useful tip. I didn't know about having to remove a bolt to use the spreader tool. I replaced a belt in the past but I forgot how I did it (and I have the tool).

@rotorav8

Жыл бұрын

The bolt is super easy and super fast to remove making it faster than pushing back the rear secondary sheave (pulley half). Fighting the spring can be a bear. I can do it sure but some people would like to make life easy and some people have arthritis so it’s a cool tip. Newer sleds have a special hole for it. Older sleds require you remove one bolt. Honestly even being pretty strong and only 42, when my hands are freezing cold it gets harder. It’s a socket or wrench you should carry anyway.

Thank You sir ! May u win a million dollars !

@rotorav8

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome, and let’s hope so!

Thanks for sharing that man it helped alot with my new belt

Thank you for making this!

Thank you!!!!! I adjusted the secondary in the opposite direction and couldn’t figure out why my belt squealed and track spun.

Thanks man took about 3 min. And it was fixed 🙌

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome, it’s nice to finally get it, isn’t it?

Thank you for this. I just inherited a 90s Indy and am learning about it after I cooked a belt while loading it on the trailer. Now I know how to change and adjust

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you want to either throttle it to engage and go or not. Slow throttle rolls will ruin a brand new belt. If you want to do slow take offs such as trail riding or trailer towing then you need to change the clutch springs and/or change your gearing but those are whole topics alone.

@memmacat

2 жыл бұрын

@@rotorav8 thanks for replying. I'm starting to learn about clutching. This sled was set up for drag racing so yes, it doesn't like slow starts

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

@@memmacat many people set them up to rev up and hit hard spinning the track. Trail riders hate those riders because they leave burn out bumps and hills. It also fries the belt if you want to slowly start. My tundra is clutched to take off smooth as butter. This is also really nice when you’re floating on deep snow and you don’t want to burn out, spinning the track and getting you stuck when you’re towing a trailer. I ride fresh deep snow a lot and use a trailer a lot.

two years later it helped me 🤣👌👌 thabks man i thought my belt sat a bit higher than usual haha

@rotorav8

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! It’s incredible what a tiny bit of tuning does! It’s like night and day. I dealt with a broken clutch spring once for months of carburetor tuning and cleaning. The spring wasn’t visible where it was broken and looked fine.

Thanks man! Great video

Hey thank don't know if this will fix my problem but is what I have been looking for lol

Very helpful Buddy! Thanks

Good informational vid. Thanks!!

Belt deflection is a spec, usually 1.25" of slack pushing down on the belt in the centre between the clutches.

Thank you so much help a lot

Thanks for the help

Thank you so much

Thank you for the video! I tried to move that metal piece but I wasnt able to move it to the 5. I was going to change a new belt on it but the metal piece doesnt move even all three bolts are loose. Do you have an idea what Im doing wrong?

U the man!

Yea was hard to find for this style

Did not know this, thanks

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t until my friend in his 70’s told me. This is why I’ve always had friends older than me…they know things!

Thanks I was wondering how that worked

@rotorav8

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. The spreader tool is a game changer for belt changes.

thank you sir!!

So my Polaris 500xc is set up the same on 5 but the belt won’t catch on primary clutch Do I just have to lower the adjustment or change belt you think ?

I have a 97 polarizes xlt,on the second clutch,#1-5 w/a new belt cant get it to change,what do I do next,thanks for your video you did a great job

@rotorav8

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry I don’t understand your question. You can’t get what to change exactly?

Thanks for the video I followed your advice. I'm surprised that turning a thin lightweight piece of metal on the outside of the secondary a couple inches to the right or left makes a difference. How does this mechanically work? Is there something inside going on when I turn that little metal ring that I can't see?

@rotorav8

3 жыл бұрын

The ring is like a tapered shim. In the past you had to remove the belt then remove the pulley before you could change out the shims to add or remove thickness as your belt wore or you replaced it with a new one. This is a much easier type of a shim that doesn’t require disassembly.

Thank you!!!!! Problem solved

@rotorav8

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome

Great video. Do you have any idea if this is the same idea on a 1987 Indy 400. Thanks again.

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

If yours looks like the one in the video then yes. Otherwise you have to pull the clutch and change the size of the shims that go over the shaft, kind of a pain but doable

I just bought one and the lever beside the key is broken.. what does that lever do? Thanks

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you could be talking about the choke?? Attach a picture

I have a 650 rxl 1995 and it bogs wondering if it would be the belt doing that but not too sure any suggestions

@rotorav8

3 жыл бұрын

There are so many things that can cause a bog. This is more for if the sled is hard to pull over or if it creeps forward at idle.

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

Lift the back end then start to see if the track spins at idle.

I looked all over KZread and Internet I wish u had a better thumbnail/picture & title like a how to do belt deflection on old 1999-2003 clutches without or with tool u can also twist secondary while holding one side and slide the other side opposite way and the sheaves will spread apart & loosen belt without taking any bolts or tools out but I’m glad I know it’s not super hard because it says 10 lbs of torque and the torque wrench gone atm and the slead has been going great but it’s almost 3-1/2 and the old belt which was perfect except it had a burn mark tht was banging when it went around so I put in a belt from a 550 fan super-sport Polaris belt-#1178 instead of the Polaris belt-#1180 belt …practically it was the same length and width tht I could tell matching em up and it had no problems sense but I wanted to raise it up a little tiny bit cause I’ve seen videos on people saying the grooves should be above the top of the clutch sheaves not level with it so it needs tightened up a little to be perfect but I dnt want to make it worst or break anything cause I can’t fix anything else till summer and there’s a big storm coming anyways good video it could use a little enhancement But so does my English/grammar so let’s say fuck it and maybe I’ll make a new video of this and post it for relevant people tht are having this problems and can’t find the right thumbnail and title without wacthing every video like I had too

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

Ive been twisting and pushing the back sheave on the secondary then using my cold hands to yank and pry the belt off for years, my whole life really. Yes, that works, but if you are cold and just want it to be simple or maybe someone isnt as strong as us then it is so nice and easy to screw a little tool in and simply remove and replace the belt. I look at it like a an electric start with a pull start back up. CAN you pull start it? sure but its sure nice to push the button. On my sled I had a heavy secondary spring in there so it didn't open up so early because i like to pull sleds and it also gets the RPMs up before it tries to shift so early and brings it down. I noticed better fast performance and better towing trail performance. That heavy spring makes changing belts suck a lot when done the old way. If I set my belt as high as you say it causes the creep to start and makes a lot of drag when pull starting making that really suck too. It also wears flat spots in the belt when idling in one spot destroying your belts. Thats how mine was set when I got it.

@Swampkiller1Tv

2 жыл бұрын

@@rotorav8 thanks for the reply yeah I tried ur tool method worked really easy jst like the 550 fan because it had a tool and the 800 xc sp didn’t come with a kit when I bought it the belt had a burn mark like u said but the whole bottom end was gone cause the rear spring housing was broke I had to have a custom rod with a curve and shock in the middle I had one made at a tool shop my buddy did it but I jst wanted to switch the belt out cause it was making noise and I forgot and didn’t want the indent/burn mark to ruin my clucth but I wasn’t trying to be rude I jst was saying this is a really hard thing to find on KZread and I think we could make more videos about it to help people find em

@rotorav8

2 жыл бұрын

@@Swampkiller1Tv yeah, that’s why I made one.

Seems as though it does nothing? Just spins freely