2004 Polaris Pro X Snowmobiles Owners Manual - Page 115

2004 Polaris Pro X Snowmobiles Manual

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Engine Troubleshooting 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 -Disassemble drive clutch to inspect shift weights for wear and free operation. SEE YOUR DEALER. -Clean and polish stationary shaft hub. -Replace ramp buttons and rollers. SEE YOUR DEALER. -Inspect movable sheaves for excessive bushing clearance and replace if necessary. SEE YOUR DEALER. Driven clutch malfunction Harsh drive clutch engagement Drive belt turns over Drive belt worn or too narrow Excessive belt/sheave clearance Wrong belt for application Clutch alignment out of spec -Replace drive belt. -SEE YOUR DEALER. -Replace drive belt. -Adjust alignment offset. Engine mount broken -Inspect and adjust or replace. SEE YOUR DEALER. or loose Machine fails to move Clutch jammed Track jammed -Belt twisted, spring broken, weights stuck, lubricated. SEE YOUR DEALER. -Foreign object caught or Hi-fax melted to track clips due to lack of lubrication. -Machine may be frozen to ground. Track may be iced up. Chaincase sprocket or -Chain is loose or broken, chain tightener is chain jammed or bro- loose. SEE YOUR DEALER. ken 113

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TROUBLESHOOTING
EngineTroubleshooting
CAUTION:
Unlessyouhaveexperienceandtrainingintwo-cycle
enginerepair,seeyourdealeriftechnicalproblemsarise.
Problem
ProbableCause
Solution
Erraticengine
operatingRPM
duringaccelera-
tionorload
variations
Driveclutchbinding
Drivenclutch
malfunction
-Disassembledriveclutchtoinspectshift
weightsforwearandfreeoperation.
SEEYOURDEALER.
-Cleanandpolishstationaryshafthub.
-Replacerampbuttonsandrollers.
SEEYOURDEALER.
-Inspectmovablesheavesforexcessive
bushingclearanceandreplaceifnecessary.
SEEYOURDEALER.
Harshdrive
clutch
engagement
Drivebeltwornor
toonarrow
Excessivebelt/sheave
clearance
-Replacedrivebelt.
-SEEYOURDEALER.
Drivebeltturns
over
Wrongbeltfor
application
Clutchalignmentout
ofspec
Enginemountbroken
orloose
-Replacedrivebelt.
-Adjustalignmentoffset.
-Inspectandadjustorreplace.
SEEYOURDEALER.
Machinefailsto
move
Clutchjammed
Trackjammed
Chaincasesprocketor
chainjammedorbro-
ken
-Belttwisted,springbroken,weightsstuck,
lubricated. SEEYOURDEALER.
-ForeignobjectcaughtorHi-faxmeltedto
trackclipsduetolackoflubrication.
-Machinemaybefrozentoground. Track
maybeicedup.
-Chainislooseorbroken,chaintighteneris
loose. SEEYOURDEALER.