2004 Polaris WideTrak Owners Manual - Page 129

2004 Polaris WideTrak 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. Driven clutch malfunction Replace ramp buttons and rollers. SEE YOUR DEALER. Inspect movable sheaves for excessive bushing clearance and replace if necessary. SEE YOUR DEALER. Harsh drive clutch engagement 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. Drive belt turns over Engine mount broken Inspect and adjust or replace. SEE YOUR or loose DEALER. Machine fails to move Transmission in neutral Clutch jammed Track jammed Shift out of neutral. 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 or track may be iced up. Chaincase sprocket or Chain is loose or broken, chain tightener is chain jammed or loose. SEE YOUR DEALER. broken 127

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