If these clutches are anything like a cvt sled clutch, guys that do not feather the throttle at take off and just hammer it always go through rollers. especially on agressive helix angles.
I feather my 900 EPS Trail on every cold start. Ease into the throttle until the belt grabs positively and give it more gas. After the belt heats up no more hammering. The key is to feather the gas on first start up. That clunking sound is my rear driveline u-joint until the belt heats up.
Most of the jerky feeling on take off due to the primary grabbing the belt could be cured if the sliding sheave could be shimmed to maintain a closer belt-to-sheave clearance. The sheaves get a run on the belt before grabbing it, causing the jerkiness. We use to shim the Polaris P-85 snowmobile clutches to maintain proper belt-to-sheave clearance. This improves belt life, performance and makes for much smoother engagement. Not sure if this is possible on any of the SXS clutches, now. Would be nice and something I’m going to look further into.
@@Hunterworks that is correct. Although, on the snowmobiles the engines are rubber mounted and move around quite a bit while the solid mounted jackshaft the driven is connected to doesn’t. Even with this it greatly improves the performance on the snowmobiles. I think if the SXS clutches were aligned perfect and the belt-to-sheave clearance is set closer it would greatly improve driveability and performance.
@@BryanNestle I would agree but everyone is not going to have that. Polaris UTV are not rubber mounted, they are hard mounted together and still can be off
Any info on a possible clunk noise from cv axle on a 2017 polaris sportsman highlifter..can hold tire still and there's a little rotation in the axel and I feel it move ..thanks
@@Hunterworks well I forgot to add the noise is still there even after replacing the axle..it's the right rear making noise. It's on takeoff either forward or reverse...but I don't hear it while riding at any speed...thanks for the help I wish I could post a video ..again thanks
I jumped in to my new General XP (35 hrs) and went for a ride. Right away I noticed something was wrong, no power steering. Got to my destination, went in and ate lunch, all the while wondering what was going on with my steering. Jumped in to go home and the steering was working... Never had that happen to my Kawasaki... Hope nothings going on....
Thanks for the detailed explaination.
If these clutches are anything like a cvt sled clutch, guys that do not feather the throttle at take off and just hammer it always go through rollers. especially on agressive helix angles.
I feather my 900 EPS Trail on every cold start. Ease into the throttle until the belt grabs positively and give it more gas. After the belt heats up no more hammering. The key is to feather the gas on first start up. That clunking sound is my rear driveline u-joint until the belt heats up.
They are similar clutches to most sleds
Most of the jerky feeling on take off due to the primary grabbing the belt could be cured if the sliding sheave could be shimmed to maintain a closer belt-to-sheave clearance. The sheaves get a run on the belt before grabbing it, causing the jerkiness. We use to shim the Polaris P-85 snowmobile clutches to maintain proper belt-to-sheave clearance. This improves belt life, performance and makes for much smoother engagement. Not sure if this is possible on any of the SXS clutches, now. Would be nice and something I’m going to look further into.
You can but then you better have alignment perfect and that is not something we see on the polaris vehicles
@@Hunterworks that is correct. Although, on the snowmobiles the engines are rubber mounted and move around quite a bit while the solid mounted jackshaft the driven is connected to doesn’t. Even with this it greatly improves the performance on the snowmobiles. I think if the SXS clutches were aligned perfect and the belt-to-sheave clearance is set closer it would greatly improve driveability and performance.
@@BryanNestle I would agree but everyone is not going to have that. Polaris UTV are not rubber mounted, they are hard mounted together and still can be off
I have heat cracks on my spider and I was wondering if it would be fine to drive it like that or should I get a new clutch?
I'd have to see it to say todd@hunterworks.com with some pics
Any info on a possible clunk noise from cv axle on a 2017 polaris sportsman highlifter..can hold tire still and there's a little rotation in the axel and I feel it move ..thanks
If the movement is in the joint, it is worn, if the movement is in the diff then just slack or worn inside it
@@Hunterworks well I forgot to add the noise is still there even after replacing the axle..it's the right rear making noise. It's on takeoff either forward or reverse...but I don't hear it while riding at any speed...thanks for the help I wish I could post a video ..again thanks
My clunk was basically eliminated with your belt!
Good deal, while it causes it for the next guy. Lots of variables on this one
I jumped in to my new General XP (35 hrs) and went for a ride. Right away I noticed something was wrong, no power steering. Got to my destination, went in and ate lunch, all the while wondering what was going on with my steering. Jumped in to go home and the steering was working... Never had that happen to my Kawasaki... Hope nothings going on....
My 17 ranger more times than not the PS does not come one when I crank it, I turn it off and back on it comes on. I have lived with it, no idea why.
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