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MAINTENANCE 33
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NOTE: Drive belts should be pur-
chased from an authorized Arctic
Cat Snowmobile dealer, as Arctic
Cat drive belts are made to exact
specifications and of quality mate-
rial. Belts made by other manufac-
turers may not be of the same
specifications
or quality and,
therefore, usage could result in
poor performance and premature
belt failure.
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NOTE: Before starting the snow-
mobile in extremely cold tempera-
tures, the drive belt should be
removed and warmed up to room
temperature. Once the drive belt is
at room temperature, install the
drive belt.
Also, drive belts have a break-in period
of approximately 25 miles. After
installing a new drive belt, drive the
snowmobile for 25 miles at 3/4 throttle
or less. By revving the engine up and
down (but not exceeding 60 mph), the
exposed cord on the side of a new belt
will be worn down.This will allow the
drive belt to gain its optimum flexibil-
ity and will extend drive belt life.
Checking/Adjusting
Drive Belt Deflection
0743-319
The drive belt must have the proper fit
in the drive clutch and driven pulley.
To check for proper drive belt fit, use
the following procedure.
1. Place a straightedge on the top of
the drive belt. The straightedge
should reach from the drive clutch
to the top of the driven pulley.
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NOTE: Make sure the drive belt
is all the way out in the driven pul-
ley before checking drive belt fit.
2. Using a stiff ruler centered
between the drive clutch and
driven pulley, push down on the
drive belt just enough to remove
all slack and note the amount of
deflection. The deflection should
be within the range of 28.5-31.8
mm (1 1/8-1 1/4 in.).
3. To correct drive belt deflection,
remove the sheave adjuster from
the pulley, remove or add shim
washers to the adjuster, and install
the adjuster.
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NOTE: Adding shim washers will
decrease belt deflection and remov-
ing shim washers will increase belt
deflection. Available shim washers
from Arctic Cat are p/n 0648-714
(0.090 in.) - one included in the tool
kit, p/n 0648-715 (0.030 in.), and p/n
0648-716 (0.060 in.).
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NOTE: Removing/adding shim
washers may be done by the snow-
mobile owner if qualified to do so.
If the owner does not feel qualified,
take the snowmobile to an autho-
rized Arctic Cat Snowmobile dealer
for this service. This service is at
the discretion and expense of the
snowmobile owner.
CAUTION
Never run the engine with the drive
belt removed. Excessive revving of
the engine could result in serious
engine damage and drive clutch
failure.