2016 Polaris 550 WIDETRAK LX Owners Manual - Page 119

2016 Polaris 550 WIDETRAK LX Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING Engine Troubleshooting 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 Harsh drive clutch engagement Drive belt turns over Probable Cause Drive clutch binding Driven clutch malfunction Drive belt worn or too narrow Excessive belt/sheave clearance Wrong belt for application Clutch alignment out of spec Engine mount broken or loose Solution • SEE YOUR DEALER. • SEE YOUR DEALER. • Replace the drive belt. • SEE YOUR DEALER. • Replace the drive belt. • SEE YOUR DEALER. • Inspect and replace. SEE YOUR DEALER. • Check for twisted belt or broken spring. SEE YOUR DEALER. • Foreign object may be caught or the rail slide melted to the track clips due to lack of lubrication. • Track may be iced up or frozen to the ground. • Chain is loose or broken or chain tightener is loose. SEE YOUR DEALER. Machine fails to move Clutch jammed Track jammed Chaincase sprocket or chain jammed or broken 117

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Engine Troubleshooting
Unless you have experience and training in two-cycle engine repair, see
your dealer if technical problems arise.
Problem
Probable Cause
Solution
Erratic engine
operating RPM
during
acceleration or
load variations
Drive clutch binding
°
SEE YOUR DEALER.
Driven clutch
malfunction
°
SEE YOUR DEALER.
Harsh drive
clutch
engagement
Drive belt worn or too
narrow
°
Replace the drive belt.
Excessive belt/sheave
clearance
°
SEE YOUR DEALER.
Drive belt turns
over
Wrong belt for
application
°
Replace the drive belt.
Clutch alignment out
of spec
°
SEE YOUR DEALER.
Engine mount broken
or loose
°
Inspect and replace. SEE YOUR
DEALER.
Machine fails
to move
Clutch jammed
°
Check for twisted belt or broken spring.
SEE YOUR DEALER.
Track jammed
°
Foreign object may be caught or the rail
slide melted to the track clips due to
lack of lubrication.
°
Track may be iced up or frozen to the
ground.
Chaincase sprocket or
chain jammed or
broken
°
Chain is loose or broken or chain
tightener is loose. SEE YOUR
DEALER.