Ok, I haven't been able to find an answer searching so here goes. I apologize in advance for the long post
This fall I had the clutches gone through (among other things) by the dealer as I didn't have the time to do it myself. The primary was serviced and updated with all new parts as follows between the 2 times I had it in there.
Brand New:
3- 10-70 weights
6- Button Guides
3- Pin wt. Hardened
1- Black/Green steel spring
Was also cleaned and spider assembly re-set as it had come loose.
Secondary was serviced as follows.
Brand New:
Team Titanium Spring 140-240 Part No. 30-930702
1 Delrin washer Part No. 30-930650
and a thorough cleaning job.
Here is my concern.
The reason they put in a titanium spring is because they were out of the steel red/black spring that was in it and they gave it to me for what I was told was a reduced rate. I am having trouble verifying that supplied part number to be sure it was infact the correct spring.
The kicker......
The whole reason this concerns me is because last year I got 1100 miles out of my 3211115 belt with a fair balance of boondocking, carving, climbing, trail riding, etc and many times at WOT.
I checked my clutches yesterday after doing 4 WOT sidehill climbs pulling a max of 48 MPH track speed (pretty decent for the conditions we had) and a max reading of 7850 RPM (holding around 7550-7650 average) and the clutches were WAY hot when I was done and a half inch of thread was pulled out of the belt with a total of 160 miles on it at that point
From what I can tell the motor is not moving around much at all... the torque stop is set to spec and in good working condition and it is pulling the track speed that I have come to expect with RPMs being close to what I recall from last year (maybe 50-100 RPM higher now). Pulling the side-panel off and watching the primary bolt, the motor does not seem to move at all when given a healthy dose of throttle and the motor does seem VERY planted.
My concern is not how hard the sled is pulling, it seems just fine near as I can tell as this was the first weekend this year that we could do ANY climbing due to the snow conditions, but I am simply SHOCKED how hot the clutches are getting.... they never got this hot last year and it was only about 25* out yesterday.
I think my belt deflection seems to be close to what it should be (I'm gonna tighten it up just a bit for the next ride) But other than the possibility of the secondary spring being incorrect to match the primary setup, I am at a loss.
The sled runs like a top but I can't believe it pulled a cord at 160 miles
Assuming the motor mounts are ok - Bad clutching or I bought a lemon belt?
It is also worth mentioning that when I move it around the house b4 or after trips that I am getting some rubber on the very bottom of the primary clutch sheave... it is obviously slipping at low speed for some reason - another symptom I did NOT have before. It is not present when riding, only when pulling it into the back yard on the grass.
Thanks guys
This fall I had the clutches gone through (among other things) by the dealer as I didn't have the time to do it myself. The primary was serviced and updated with all new parts as follows between the 2 times I had it in there.
Brand New:
3- 10-70 weights
6- Button Guides
3- Pin wt. Hardened
1- Black/Green steel spring
Was also cleaned and spider assembly re-set as it had come loose.
Secondary was serviced as follows.
Brand New:
Team Titanium Spring 140-240 Part No. 30-930702
1 Delrin washer Part No. 30-930650
and a thorough cleaning job.
Here is my concern.
The reason they put in a titanium spring is because they were out of the steel red/black spring that was in it and they gave it to me for what I was told was a reduced rate. I am having trouble verifying that supplied part number to be sure it was infact the correct spring.
The kicker......
The whole reason this concerns me is because last year I got 1100 miles out of my 3211115 belt with a fair balance of boondocking, carving, climbing, trail riding, etc and many times at WOT.
I checked my clutches yesterday after doing 4 WOT sidehill climbs pulling a max of 48 MPH track speed (pretty decent for the conditions we had) and a max reading of 7850 RPM (holding around 7550-7650 average) and the clutches were WAY hot when I was done and a half inch of thread was pulled out of the belt with a total of 160 miles on it at that point
From what I can tell the motor is not moving around much at all... the torque stop is set to spec and in good working condition and it is pulling the track speed that I have come to expect with RPMs being close to what I recall from last year (maybe 50-100 RPM higher now). Pulling the side-panel off and watching the primary bolt, the motor does not seem to move at all when given a healthy dose of throttle and the motor does seem VERY planted.
My concern is not how hard the sled is pulling, it seems just fine near as I can tell as this was the first weekend this year that we could do ANY climbing due to the snow conditions, but I am simply SHOCKED how hot the clutches are getting.... they never got this hot last year and it was only about 25* out yesterday.
I think my belt deflection seems to be close to what it should be (I'm gonna tighten it up just a bit for the next ride) But other than the possibility of the secondary spring being incorrect to match the primary setup, I am at a loss.
The sled runs like a top but I can't believe it pulled a cord at 160 miles
Assuming the motor mounts are ok - Bad clutching or I bought a lemon belt?
It is also worth mentioning that when I move it around the house b4 or after trips that I am getting some rubber on the very bottom of the primary clutch sheave... it is obviously slipping at low speed for some reason - another symptom I did NOT have before. It is not present when riding, only when pulling it into the back yard on the grass.
Thanks guys
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