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Snowmobile Belt Maintenance

Preventive maintenance and the application of some common sense rules can extend belt life dramatically. . Snowmobile Belt Maintenance Tips . A little attention to the belt on your sled can go a long way toward achieving the

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Snowmobile Belt Maintenance

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    4. Maximizing Belt Life

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    13. Problem Possible Cause Solution Uneven belt wear Clutch misalignment Align clutches on one side only Loose engine mount Replace or tighten engine mounts Rough, burred or Grind or polish pulleys damaged pulley surface

    14. Problem Possible Cause Solution Belt Glazed Excessively Excessive slippage Check primary or Baked Appearance caused by insufficient clutch for pressure on belt sides smooth actuation Slippage caused by Consult dealer excessive horsepower (modified sleds) Excessive slippage from oil Check bearing seals or moisture on pulley surfaces and clean pulley Insufficient pre-load Repair/replace worn on secondary driven spring out clutches. Weak or broken springs can cause insufficient pre-load Excessive operation in low gear Inspect converter

    15. Problem Possible Cause Solution Belt Worn Excessively Excessive Slippage Check primary clutch for in Top Width smooth actuation Rough, burred or Grind or damaged pulley surface polish pulleys Improper belt angle See Carlisle catalog (incorrect belt for for correct belt the application) application Considerable use See Carlisle catalog (belt worn out) for replacement belt

    16. Problem Possible Cause Solution Belt Worn Narrow Secondary seized Repair or replace in One Section or not functioning secondary and replace properly belt Excessive idle speed Reduce idle speed and replace belt Excessive slippage in Rotate track by hand primary caused by until free. Replace belt locked track. Track frozen to ground or problem with hyfax

    17. Problem Possible Cause Solution Excessive Belt Excessive engine Reduce engine Tension idle speed causing idle speed (at engine idle) the clutch to engage the belt Incorrect belt angle See Carlisle catalog or length for correct belt Incorrect installation See owners manual tension for correct tension Incorrect center distance Consult dealer (common on modified sleds) Primary clutch binding Inspect primary clutch for damage

    18. Problem Possible Cause Solution Concave Worn Excessive ride-out Repair or Belt Sides on primary clutch replace primary Drive misalignment Align clutches Rough, burred or Grind or damaged pulley polish pulley surface Excessive slippage Repair or replace primary clutch

    19. Problem Possible Cause Solution Belt Disintegration Excessive belt Reduce engine speed rpm at high speed Clutch misalignment Align clutches causing belt roll-over Excessive slippage/ Inspect converter heat build up in belt Excessive operation Inspect converter in low gear

    20. Problem Possible Cause Solution Belt Roll-Over Pulley misalignment Align pulleys at high speed Excessive belt speed Reduce engine RPM Excessive ride-out Repair or replace on primary clutch driver pulley Incorrect belt length See Carlisle catalog for correct belt

    21. Problem Possible Cause Solution Belt Edge Pulley misalignment Align pulleys Cord Broken Improper belt installation See owner’s manual Excessive idle speed Reduce idle speed (belt engaging clutch) Excessive pre-load See owner’s manual on secondary clutch and adjust to correct pre-load

    22. Problem Possible Cause Solution Flex Cracks Considerable use, See Carlisle catalog Between Cogs belt worn out for replacement belt Bent pulley flange Repair or replace causing belt distortion pulleys Excessive operation in Inspect entire low gear drive system Operation in extremely Warm up belt slowly low temperature before operating environment sled

    23. Problem Possible Cause Solution Sheared Cogs Improper belt See owner’s manual installation Belt rubbing Check drive components stationary object and remove obstacle Primary clutch binding Inspect primary clutch for damage

    24. Problem Possible Cause Solution Broken Belt Engagement speed Reduce engine (RPM) too high engagement speed Belt hanging up on Wrong belt (too short) bottom of secondary Replace with correct belt Locked Track Rotate track by hand until free

    37. The average snowmobiler puts 1500 miles per year on his sled. Carlisle annually logs over a million miles in product field testing. This includes sleds made by all the major OEM manufacturers. This extensive testing helps to ensure our confidence in the dimensional criteria, durability and high performance of our belts.

    38. Carlisle - The world’s leading supplier of snowmobile drive belts !

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