Arctic Cat 2014 XF 2-STROKE, Service Manual

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1. Elevate the rear of the snowmobile onto a suitable
safety stand.
2. Set the meter selector to the DC Voltage position.
3. At the sensor side of the plug-in, connect the red
maxiclip and meter lead to the white/orange lead;
then connect the black maxiclip and meter lead to the
black lead.
4. Connect a positive 12-volt DC power supply to the
red/blue wire; then connect a negative cable to the
black wire from the main harness side of the plug-in.
5. Rotate the driven clutch. The meter must read 0 volts
and 12 volts alternately.
Testing Shift Switch
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NOTE: The switch is located on the right-side han-
dlebar control. To access the switch, the control
assembly must be disassembled.
1. Disconnect the two-wire connector from the handle-
bar control.
2. Connect one ohmmeter lead to one pin; then connect
the other ohmmeter lead to the other pin.
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3. With the reverse button pressed in, the meter must
read less than 1 ohm of resistance. With the reverse
button released, the meter must read OL (infinite
resistance).
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NOTE: If the meter does not read as specified in
either test, the switch is defective and must be
replaced.
Testing Servomotor/
Potentiometer
SERVOMOTOR
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NOTE: A 12-volt battery and test leads will be
needed for this test.
1. Remove the servomotor from the snowmobile.
2. Contact the red/black servo terminal with the battery
positive lead; then contact the black/red servo termi-
nal with the battery negative lead.
3. The servo should rotate when the negative lead con-
tacts the black/red terminal. Note the direction of
rotation.
4. Reverse the connections on the servo terminals: pos-
itive lead to black/red and negative lead to red/black.
The servomotor should rotate in the opposite direc-
tion.
5. Install the servomotor.
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NOTE: If the servo operates correctly in the above
test but fails to operate when connected to the ECM/
regulator/rectifier at the designated RPM, proceed to
Potentiometer test.
POTENTIOMETER
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NOTE: The following test should be made using
MaxiClips and the Fluke Model 77 Multimeter set to
the ohms scale.
1. Remove the servomotor from the snowmobile.
2. Connect the red maxiclip and meter lead to the black/
white servo terminal; then connect the black maxi-
clip and meter lead to the yellow servo terminal.
3. Rotate the servo clutch counterclockwise. The ohms
should increase as the clutch is rotated until it
reaches 4700-5000 ohms.
4. Continue the clutch rotation, and there will be a
small area in the rotation where the ohm reading will
disappear; then it will return again.
5. Continue the clutch rotation, and the ohms should
appear at a very low value but will again increase to
4700-5000 ohms. This is normal operation.
CAUTION
Care must be taken not to contact the servo yellow,
orange, or black/white terminals, or damage to the
potentiometer circuit will result.