Hello internet! I have a 2015 Polaris Sportsman ETX. I have done the following modifications:
-Warn Vantage 3000 winch
-26" GBC Afterburn Tires
-HMF EFI Tuner
-HMF Titan Exhaust with snorkel kit
-PVD and Air Cleaner Snorkels
-K&N Air Filter with Filterwears water resistant pre-filter
Recently a defective drive belt shredded in my clutch housing, and I mean shredded. Chunchs if the teeth of the belt came off the thing, supposedly there was a recall and they sent me a new one. While I was going to be doing work on it I figured I would get a clutch kit. I talked to Ryan at RVS and they said they couldn't develop a clutch kit that improved performance at all, so he advised me to tighten the secondary clutch spring. I set the secondary cluch to 1 and the helix to 2, the tightest setting. Now when I put the helix back I set the spring put the helix an the splined shaft and turned the clutch clockwise to the next groove and set the helix. I drove it to begin the break in period and it sounds like something is sliding and banging in the clutch assembly. It appears to only happen when accelerating of the line, maybe a bit of a quick acceleration or if i accelerate and release, it is hard to tell exactly but ot makes a cha-chuck kind of sound.
So my questions then:
1. Is that sound ok? Does it just need to be broken in? Did I re-install the clutch improperly?
2. I did not take off the primary clutch when I did this, could debris from the defective belt have gotten behind the primary to cause something like that? I may take it off anyway and check now.
3. How long exactly is the break-in period for new belts?
4. I torqued the secondary clutch on the shaft with 13 foot lbs of torque because that's what I had heard but is that correct for this machine? While I'm at it what is the torque supposed to be for the primary?
Any information you have is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
