2000 Polaris Universal Snowmobile Owners Manual - Page 145

2000 Polaris Universal Snowmobile Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING Engine Troubleshooting CAUTION: Unless you have experience and training in two-cycle engine repair, see your dealer if technical problems arise. Problem Erratic engine operating RPM during acceleration or load variations Probable Cause Drive clutch binding Solution a. Disassembly of drive clutch required to inspect shift weights for wear and free operation. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. b. Clean and polish stationary shaft hub. Driven clutch malfunction a. Replace ramp buttons. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. b. Inspect movable for excessive bushing clearance/replace. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. Machine fails to move Transmission in Neutral Clutch jammed Track jammed Shift Belt twisted, spring broken, weights stuck, lubricated, CONTACT YOUR DEALER. a. Foreign object caught or hi-fax melted to track clips due to lack of proper lubrication. b. Machine may be frozen to ground. Track may be iced up. Chaincase sprocket or chain jammed or broken Noise in drive system Broken drive clutch components Bearing failure/ chaincase, jackshaft, or front drive shaft Drive belt surface flat spots Drive chain loose or worn, sprocket teeth broken Poor low RPM performance Worn drive belt Excessive belt/sheave clearance Loose torque stop Sticky clutch Engine does not start (electric start models) Wire connections Chain is loose or broken, chain tightener is loose. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. Inspect/adjust or replace. Inspect/replace. Inspect/replace. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. Inspect/adjust. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. CONTACT YOUR DEALER. 140

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Engine Troubleshooting
CAUTION:
Unlessyouhaveexperienceandtrainingintwo-cycleenginerepair,
seeyourdealeriftechnicalproblemsarise.
Problem
Probable Cause
Solution
Erraticengineop-
eratingRPMduring
accelerationor
loadvariations
Driveclutchbinding
Drivenclutchmalfunc-
tion
a.Disassemblyofdriveclutchrequiredtoin-
spectshiftweightsforwearandfreeopera-
tion. CONTACTYOURDEALER.
b.Cleanandpolishstationaryshafthub.
a.Replacerampbuttons. CONTACTYOUR
DEALER.
b.Inspectmovableforexcessivebushing
clearance/replace. CONTACTYOURDEAL-
ER.
Machinefailsto
move
TransmissioninNeu-
tral
Clutchjammed
Trackjammed
Chaincasesprocketor
chainjammedorbro-
ken
Shift
Belttwisted,springbroken,weightsstuck,
lubricated,CONTACTYOURDEALER.
a.Foreignobjectcaughtorhi-faxmeltedto
trackclipsduetolackofproperlubrication.
b.Machinemaybefrozentoground. Track
maybeicedup.
Chainislooseorbroken,chaintighteneris
loose. CONTACTYOURDEALER.
Noiseindrivesys-
tem
Brokendriveclutch
components
Bearingfailure/chain-
case,jackshaft,or
frontdriveshaft
Drivebeltsurfaceflat
spots
Drivechainlooseor
worn,sprocketteeth
broken
CONTACTYOURDEALER.
CONTACTYOURDEALER.
Inspect/adjustorreplace.
Inspect/replace.
PoorlowRPMper-
formance
Worndrivebelt
Excessivebelt/sheave
clearance
Loosetorquestop
Stickyclutch
Inspect/replace.
CONTACTYOURDEALER.
Inspect/adjust.
CONTACTYOURDEALER.
Enginedoesnot
start(electricstart
models)
Wireconnections
CONTACTYOURDEALER.