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What’s up with this CVT belt?

Maybe I spoke too soon on buying cheaper parts off Ebay....

So I finally got around to replacing the CVT belt on my Xplorer 300 today.

The new belt pulls my quad just fine except for one problem. I can't get the cover back on! I went on a test run before putting the cover back on. Not something I would recommend unless you are really careful..

Here's some photos of both the old and new belt. These are direct links to my Google Drive so you can zoom in to get a better view:

If for some reason these links don't load, here is the direct link to my Polaris folder, I've named the photos old and new belt:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2...m96bzRCUnctVmc

The old belt:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BT...iTgwUM78V1FVLv

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C-...9xzAi_VwPJo5BX

Here's the new belt:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B_...MHifJd0tZkqjVs

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ld...G0j2DieqNj-6iN

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PS...sHbuQTdQ0BE7uW

As you can see the V shaped teeth are worn down a bit on the old belt and the outside of the belt is flush with the rear pulley.

I'm not sure how much life this belt has on it but there is a small chunk tore out of the side of it which looks like an trail failure waiting to happen. But might be worth keeping as a spare in case I or some other Polaris owner on this same trail needs a CVT belt.

I *think* the problem is because the new belt is thicker, it's causing it to ride higher on the rear pulley, so it's causing a clearance between the pulley and the cover.

Anybody ran into an issue like this?

If I loosen the bolt on the rear pulley (sorry can't recall it's proper name) will this expand the two halves and allow the belt to lay down within the pulley better?
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Fuel pump fuse



So about this time last year, my outty died unexpectedly while I was riding. I had just got done pulling my bush hog. It weighs about 500 pounds, and it usually takes me a couple hours. I had disconnected my bush hog and was about to put my outty up. It just died. I couldn’t figure it out so I took it to my dealer, and he replaced my fuel pump fuse and it started right up.

Since then I’ve ridden my outty several hours and several miles.

Fast forward to today. In the middle of bush hogging, I was sitting still getting a drink of water, and it died on me. Tried to start it back, nothing. I then remembered about the fuel pump fuse. I took out the fuse, and it was blown. I replaced it, and it started right up. I rode the rest of the day, no issues.

Is this normal? Does that fuse just blow every once in a while? Could pulling something that heavy, starting and stopping a lot, going forward and then reverse frequently, riding about 3 or 4 mph for a couple hours at a time cause this?
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What is thread pattern for flywheel nut/ bolt

1995 Sportsman 400

I had to replace the flywheel, now the "bolt" from the engine where the flywheel attaches is stripping the nut that holds the flywheel on. I need to use tap and die to chase the threads. What size thread is this?
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whats the oil life of a unopened container

I was cleaning out my garage today and found 2 brand new quarts of polaris fluid in the process today. 1 quart of agl and the other was a quart of synthetic 0w40 oil. These may be up to 13 years old due to my oldest 4 wheeler is a 2003. Can any own tell me if they think they would still be usable or should i get rid of them and purchase new ones? Any input would be greatly appreciated .
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Maverick engine in atv?

Im getting a 2015 maverick engine from a guy that bought a new engine for his. I thought it would be a cool project to take this engine and put in a spare atv frame i have laying around. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to make it work or if its even possible to make work without having the transmission.