Secondary Alignment?

[dgreet77]

Ok, my little brother's sled is an '01 Mountain Cat 600. Anyways the secondary has some play in and out on the shaft although the bolt is tight. It looks like it needs another washer on the shaft behind the secondary, I'd throw one on there but was wondering how you make sure alignment is correct on these? Or what the measurement is? Thanks in advance!

 

[davidhahn15]

not positive but werent those the "floating" style secondary.
i just remember my zr secondary moving side to side with rubber washers/orings on the shaft on either side of the secondary...

 

[Rixster]

It is supposed to move. That is how it aligns its self. Take it off once or twice and year to clean and grease the shaft. You don't want it to get stuck on there.

 

[dgreet77]

I see. Alright; well then this leads me to my next question. Every so often a belt will flat spot, kinda out of nowhere. What could cause this? The secondary sticking on the shaft?

 

[high time]

He's burning the belt.

If the sled doesn't want to move , don't just sit on it and slowly give it gas. Pick up the back and get the track rotating without smoking the drive belt. Or roll the sled onto it's side to do this. Anyone can burn a belt if they barely give it gas. Maybe just a quicker snap of the throttle to get the clutch engauged, it's a partitial enguagement that's burning a flat spot in the belt.

Owen

 

[dgreet77]

Thanks for the info Owen; I'll pass the info along.