Well this was fun ... Exhaust spring destroyed quick drive 1st ride out

[Dogmeat]

1st ride out on brand new holdover '24 Polaris ... What gets me about this is, the only issue I had all day before this happened is a SLIGHT little bog where I lost RPMs on a very short quick little WOT pull up a little shelf (took all of 4 seconds to get up) and outside that I was babying the sled all day. This was just a break-in ride, so I was babying the sled all day ... After the little bog, I checked the primary and secondary clutch out because I thought maybe i'd messed something up installing the SLP clutch kit ... I didn't, and right after it went back to pulling Rs again and everything was fine ... I guess I should have checked the quick drive side.

What gets me is, I had no warning at all this was happening/going to happen right up until I heard this "*pingpingpingZIIIIING*" ... then no forward momentum. Looking at the pictures, it looks like the damned belt had been cooking onto the cog for awhile.

We literally tried for about an hour and a half to cut the remnants of the belt off the top cog so we could get a replacement on and finally gave up and just towed it out.

The culprit? An exhaust spring from somewhere that we've never been able to figure out .... didn't come off the SLP can, didn't come off the y-pipe, and nobody knows where it came from.

*sigh* ... I guess some days you just have to pay the piper for all the good days you dont

It had apparently been sitting there for awhile as it chewed up the bottom cog a bit .... *sigh*

I am just trying to figure out how I never heard it until it was too late

 

[armey37]

Bummer. I found a spring in the same spot on my brand new 22. Luckily I found it before my first ride. Quality and control sometimes is piss poor.

 

[koolaid]

Had a buddy have the same thing happen on his new Matryx two years ago. The culprit was a dropped nut from the dealer install of the front bumper. Funny how any dropped 20c fastener not recovered ends up finding its way to cause maximum damage.

 

[GSX97]

I remember when I had gotten my first sled with quickdrive, a 2015 pro rmk, I wasn't a fan of having an exposed belt that sat so close to the bottom of the body. If anything gets down there, it was going to chew that belt up.
Shortly after, I had some ice buildup that put a gouge in the belt all the way around. It didn't break or cause issues, but was always afraid it would do something like your picture.
I always made sure to check that area before every ride after that and clear out anything.
Still surprised that someone hasn't made a protective cover/guard for it (at least not that I have seen)

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Yep usually a dealer installed accessory.

A good dealer will fix it for you.

 

[PSI 800]

that sucks, there was a thread back in 21/22 about all the s@#t people were finding in the belly pan of their new poo. I am always looking in that area for just that reason. I see the top pulley has been gouged as well, how the hell that happen?

 

[RHODESIE]

when i was at the dealership when i would take a new sled out of the crate i would put it on one side and then the other. bang on the belly pan with my hand a few times. once in a while something would fall out that was dropped at the factory. mostly springs.

 

[Lobster Carl]

when i was at the dealership when i would take a new sled out of the crate i would put it on one side and then the other. bang on the belly pan with my hand a few times. once in a while something would fall out that was dropped at the factory. mostly springs.

Also a quick fishing around with a magnetic stick is time well spent.

 

[RHODESIE]

Also a quick fishing around with a magnetic stick is time well spent.

there were times guys would install skid plates and bumpers and leave the remnants of drilled out rivets bouncing around in the sled. i replaced a few recoils and stators because of that. hence the magnet!!

 

[Dogmeat]

that sucks, there was a thread back in 21/22 about all the s@#t people were finding in the belly pan of their new poo. I am always looking in that area for just that reason. I see the top pulley has been gouged as well, how the hell that happen?

Trying to cut the remnants of the belt off with a leatherman saw =\ …. That pic is after about an hour and a half of trying to get the spun belt off to out a new one on …. We decided to just tow it out.

 

[PSI 800]

might as well get a geardown kit since you need new pullies anyways. I have run Kurts with great success

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

might as well get a geardown kit since you need new pullies anyways. I have run Kurts with great success

Plus cheaper belt replacements if it happens again

 

[Pickin’ Boogers]

And more clearance for the next thing that lands down there

 

[KhaosRipcord]

I remember when I had gotten my first sled with quickdrive, a 2015 pro rmk, I wasn't a fan of having an exposed belt that sat so close to the bottom of the body. If anything gets down there, it was going to chew that belt up.
Shortly after, I had some ice buildup that put a gouge in the belt all the way around. It didn't break or cause issues, but was always afraid it would do something like your picture.
I always made sure to check that area before every ride after that and clear out anything.
Still surprised that someone hasn't made a protective cover/guard for it (at least not that I have seen)

Did it look like this? This if from a tiny piece of a tree branch that made it's way under my hood. Now serves as my backup QD belt.

 

[mt.sledder]

You will likely get warranty for the belt and possibly pulleys. I would put the stock can on before you take it to the dealership.

 

[Nooby]

I remember when I had gotten my first sled with quickdrive, a 2015 pro rmk, I wasn't a fan of having an exposed belt that sat so close to the bottom of the body. If anything gets down there, it was going to chew that belt up.
Shortly after, I had some ice buildup that put a gouge in the belt all the way around. It didn't break or cause issues, but was always afraid it would do something like your picture.
I always made sure to check that area before every ride after that and clear out anything.
Still surprised that someone hasn't made a protective cover/guard for it (at least not that I have seen)

eBay has guards for quick drive belts. Put one on mine before I ever rode it.