Secondary clutch circular freeplay (slop) and reverse issue on 2011 Phazer
I have a 2011 Phazer rtx with electronic reverse. I take the belt off in the summer for storage. On the secondary clutch I noticed it had about 1 1/4 inches circular movement. Meaning i can rotate the secondary clutch about 1 1/4 inches (turning it)before i get any resistance to make it stop rotating. It does the same with the belt on. I checked the adjustment on the chain tensioner and it is right on. When you rotate the secondary clutch the brake does not rotate as much. My question- is this normal circular Free play (slop) for the secondary clutch ? Does anyone notice this on their sled? Also Reverse doe not alway want to engage. you have to rock the sled or push it back a little to make it go into gear. Is this normal ?
I have a 2011 Phazer rtx with electronic reverse. I take the belt off in the summer for storage. On the secondary clutch I noticed it had about 1 1/4 inches circular movement. Meaning i can rotate the secondary clutch about 1 1/4 inches (turning it)before i get any resistance to make it stop rotating. It does the same with the belt on. I checked the adjustment on the chain tensioner and it is right on. When you rotate the secondary clutch the brake does not rotate as much. My question- is this normal circular Free play (slop) for the secondary clutch ? Does anyone notice this on their sled? Also Reverse doe not alway want to engage. you have to rock the sled or push it back a little to make it go into gear. Is this normal ?
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It sure sounds like your jackshaft bearing is out. Also you should register and post this on TY4stroke.com
I wonder if that might be for switching gears. If everything was tight you would not be able to move the reverse lever. In your case electronically. I'm tinkling like a manual shift car, motorcycle ect. With out that play how could the gears move to sinc and together. Reverse gear is only used when engaged right?
If its play back and forth on the secondary, that is pretty normal for reverse meshing in the chain case.