2016 Polaris 600 Switchback Owners Manual - Page 172

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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 Probable Cause Solution Drive clutch binding Driven clutch malfunction Drive belt worn or too narrow Excessive belt/ sheave clearance • 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. Drive belt turns over Wrong belt for application Clutch alignment out of spec Engine mount broken or loose Machine fails to move Clutch jammed Track jammed Chaincase sprocket or chain jammed or broken 170

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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.