2002 Mountain Cat Q's

[powhound800r]

Can anybody tell me what to torque secondary clutch to. Also what the freeplay is supposed to be on that clutch. Thanks

 

[Boondockin800]

not sure what you mean by freeplay, but the bolt gets torqued to 19-24 ft lbs.

edit: this is from the factory manual for my 2001 mtn cat...

"NOTE: Make sure the keyways match when
installing the driven pulley. Arrange washers to
allow the least amount of “float”on the driven shaft.
A maximum of 1.5 mm (0.060 in.) of float is
acceptable."

 

[powhound800r]

Thanks for the #'s. Was speaking of float/freeplay.

 

[diggerdown]

About 1/8" to 3/16" of float.

 

[powhound800r]

Can anybody confirm either of these two numbers. .060 max or 1/8 - 3/16. Thanks. Big difference is why I ask. Thanks guys

 

[powhound800r]

ttt

 

[diggerdown]

Well the book says .060 as max so go with that. I always go more because the big twins do a lot of moving and I like my secondary to be able to keep itself centered. They really are not that touchy, as long as you have a little clunk in and out you're fine. The newer sleds have none, but the motor mounts are totally different and they DO have more belt problems that the older sleds.

 

[CATSLEDMAN1]

Float'n the clutch

Float'n the secondary clutch as much as you want is not going to be a maintanance issue.......ie screw anything up. The upside is overall better possible belt wear, the factory wants you to have it unfloated for over all longer clutch and jackshaft life, and they sell belts. The other downside is a loss of real positive back shift as the belt often has to pull the seccondary back over in line before it begins to back shift..........and of course some guys will say they have great backshift with a floated clutch......so if you can't tell the difference.........float it. Snow x racers, comp hillclimbers, roundy round guys won't float it. 500 mile cross country guys often will.

Not sure of clutch alignment...........float it.......and add a touch of lube to that jack shaft while your at it.

 

[powhound800r]

Thanks all. Originally it had roughly .125 float. Think I'll leave it there and see how it goes.