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So I took my King Cat 9000 out for its first weekend snowmobiling and got about 70 miles on the machine. One issue that I notices is that after the machine was up to operating temp and it had been driven for a couple miles, the belt would squeal when taking off. It only does it for a split second then the sled takes off and it goes away, but when I would get stuck or start off pushing snow it would do it longer and louder (loud enough my buddies could all figure out where I was stuck) but again it would go away once moving.
I am no clutch expert but I was going to take some degreaser to both the primary and secondary clutch sheaves with a Scotch Brite pad along with taking the belt off and soaking it in soapy water to remove any potential grease on them. I was also wondering if I should give it a little longer maybe the belt needs more miles?
Cat wants me to bring the sled in and have the clutches looked at to make sure they aren't sticking, but I really don't want to drive 90 miles to drop the sled off if there could be a simple fix.
Does anyone else have any suggestions I should try?
I am no clutch expert but I was going to take some degreaser to both the primary and secondary clutch sheaves with a Scotch Brite pad along with taking the belt off and soaking it in soapy water to remove any potential grease on them. I was also wondering if I should give it a little longer maybe the belt needs more miles?
Cat wants me to bring the sled in and have the clutches looked at to make sure they aren't sticking, but I really don't want to drive 90 miles to drop the sled off if there could be a simple fix.
Does anyone else have any suggestions I should try?