Clutch engagement has gotten lower - axys 800

[MrIQR]

What would cause my engagement rpm to decrease?

Set up - green pink, black purple, stock helix(40*), 58g’s.

Used to be 4,500 and now it’s barely 3,000. Swapped belts and it’s still the same.

Maybe 500 miles on the springs.

 

[obile]

Sacked primary spring!

 

[MrIQR]

It was fresh last fall and didn’t ride it that much, maybe 500 miles. I have a new spring here I can try l, I just didn’t think it’d be sacked so quickly

 

[couch]

Run thru clutch and check obvious items first ...most likely to primary spring ...
Belt condition
Belt deflection
Clutch cleanliness
Primary spring condition
Weights, bushing and pin condition
Cover bushing



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[motocrazy2006]

Primary spring. I broke a brand new one with 300 miles last year. Anymore I keep a spare in my tunnel bag.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Primary spring. I broke a brand new one with 300 miles last year. Anymore I keep a spare in my tunnel bag.

Yep and 2 of mine broke so close to the end it was impossible to tell without removing the cover.

 

[motocrazy2006]

300 miles on it. Was just doing a quick nightly check and barely noticed

 

[MrIQR]

Y'all were right, pulled the cover and the spring is cracked. cleaned everything and replaced, good to go.

Forgot how exhilarating high engagement and backing off a sled deck is. giddy up

 

[kidwoo]

Forgot how exhilarating high engagement and backing off a sled deck is. giddy up

I don't care what anybody says, I hate new primary springs for this very reason.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

I don't care what anybody says, I hate new primary springs for this very reason.

Just get yourself some TRS clutching.
Light springs, light weights.
Low helix angles.

 

[kidwoo]

Just get yourself some TRS clutching.
Light springs, light weights.
Low helix angles.

Literally sitting in my sled right now


(haven't had a chance to ride it yet, just load it on the truck with an annoying new primary spring )

 

[Totally Tully]

This is great info. I will be packing a spare spring with me for now on. Thank you. Might save my ass and anyone else that reads this. Nothing worse than riding doubles, 15 miles back to the truck and doubles back to fix the sled when it's so far into the back country that towing it to the road is impossible.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Literally sitting in my sled right now


(haven't had a chance to ride it yet, just load it on the truck with an annoying new primary spring )

Did you tell Tony you wanted low engagement?

 

[kidwoo]

Did you tell Tony you wanted low engagement?

I got the stuff from Murph who lives here. He had something worked out with tony for heavier 'tahoe snow'. It's not one of his setups I guess, it actually uses a stock primary spring so that's my problem. Lighter and springs, weights and helix angle though so same idea. We just got some snow so I can break the springs in soon. I might change some things, just don't know yet.

It's no big deal I was just sympathizing with riding a beat primary spring and then putting a new one in and what that does to loading sleds on a deck.