bluelightning
New member
hey all,
as some of you may know, im a newbie to sleds, and was wondering a kinda dumb/simple question.....how the heck to you get the belt off? has a new one on it when i bought it, but was just wondering for when im going to have to....poked around a bit on here, but maybe its just too common sense for anyone to post it and im just not figuring it out?
as some of you may know, im a newbie to sleds, and was wondering a kinda dumb/simple question.....how the heck to you get the belt off? has a new one on it when i bought it, but was just wondering for when im going to have to....poked around a bit on here, but maybe its just too common sense for anyone to post it and im just not figuring it out?
ecopter
New member
Not a dumb question. Set the parking brake. Remove the clutch cover. With your right hand grasping the angled helix on the secondary (outside of the clutch), push in on it while your twisting it clockwise. Basically, you're trying to open the sheaves of the secondary. As soon as you twist and open the sheave a bit, with your other hand (left) work the belt up and over the outside sheave from about the 12 o'clock position down to the 4 o'clock position. This should be a sufficient amount of belt being worked over the sheave to allow you to remove it completely. Once it's removed from the secondary, you can then remove it from the primary.
Hope this helps...........don't forget the parking brake is still on.
Jon
Hope this helps...........don't forget the parking brake is still on.
Jon
bluelightning
New member
haha must have been a dumb question to everyone else! thanks for the quick answer ill have to give it a try tonight
grapeape
New member
Ecopter's way always works, but sometimes you can pop the clutch guard off, grab the belt between the primary and secondary, yank up hard, which will force the belt into the secondary which will open it. Now just take the belt off the secondary, starting at 12:00 and go clockwise...
98srx6
New member
grapeape said:
Thats what i do. Takes about 20 seconds to change a belt.
NY AttakGT
VIP Member
Grasshoppa'...the only dumb question is the one not asked....ponder that...
That's what us friendly bunch of TY'er are here for. To help each other out along their sledding journey.
--Steve (O.C.)
That's what us friendly bunch of TY'er are here for. To help each other out along their sledding journey.
--Steve (O.C.)
If you have very aggressive clutching it may get very hard to do. I bought Maxximum Performances belt changing tool and I love it. Makes it a "no strain" job and is very easy to install.
yamaholic22
Active member
its much easier on yamaha's with the open helix design compared to a polaris p-85 secondary with the encapsulated helix 
bluelightning
New member
thanks guys i appreciate it.....would have never figured that out on my own 
ski
New member
If you are refering to the newer team encapsulated polaris secondary you couldn't be further from the truth.... there is a tool included with the sleds that threads in and separates the sheaves for you. it is so simple and slick, a child could do it ... literally.
Maxximum's tool works very similar to the new Polaris' clutch.
yamaholic22
Active member
I was referring to the P-85 button secondary, as i stated in the previous post. I know it is very easy to change them on the Team's. It isn't HARD on the P-85 either, just harder than yamaha's open helix.
Junior
New member
NYSRXR said:
amen to that, I'd rather answer a stupid question than help to fix a stupid mistake.
as far as pulling belts goes, ecopter is bang on the money, do it enough times and you develope a callous in the middle of the hand where you push against the helix.
MADVIPER
New member
A Note On The Orig. Question. Don't Let The Secondary Clutch Slam
Shut,( When You Pull The Belt Out) Keep Hand Pressure On The Clutch Half That You Mooved To Open The Clutch. Then Let It Push Back Over The Closed Position. If It Slams You Can Break The Plastic Buttons The The Helix Slides On. Not And Major Expense, But They Will Need To Be Fixed.
Shut,( When You Pull The Belt Out) Keep Hand Pressure On The Clutch Half That You Mooved To Open The Clutch. Then Let It Push Back Over The Closed Position. If It Slams You Can Break The Plastic Buttons The The Helix Slides On. Not And Major Expense, But They Will Need To Be Fixed.
98srx6
New member
MADVIPER said:A Note On The Orig. Question. Don't Let The Secondary Clutch Slam
Shut,( When You Pull The Belt Out) Keep Hand Pressure On The Clutch Half That You Mooved To Open The Clutch. Then Let It Push Back Over The Closed Position. If It Slams You Can Break The Plastic Buttons The The Helix Slides On. Not And Major Expense, But They Will Need To Be Fixed.
Those stupid sliders are like 15$ each from yamaha.
