tfrick821
Veteran
Ok maybe its not new but something i stumbled across when wrenching on my nytro this morning. If you put a 12mm wrench onto one of the nuts that holds the helix on it gives you more mechanical advantage to twist the spring. Then just push the spring in and the belt down and around the bottom. It really turned a job that took three hands for me before into one that is a lot more manageable with just two hands.
terret725
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
yea ive done that too. just have to be carefull not to over torque thoes nuts/studs. rember its aluminum and its relay not that hard to strip it out. ive had a secondary rip apart on me not sure if its from doing that or my belt was worn to skiny all i know is one of the rams the stud goes into snaped off and the other two blew the studs out. one of the site sponsors makes a plate that u can bolt on and has a little threded tool that pushes the helix in like one a team roller clucth.
Mikey
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
not a new trick but still a good one...
Bluebullet
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Have you ever tried putting the emergancy break on Then grabing the helix of secondary and twisting till the secondary releases, hold with one hand and remove the belt, anyway that's how I do it.
skyboz
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
If you just push on those nuts, the belt will fall into the sheaves and you can take it off that way!!
Nikolai
TY 4 Stroke God
Bluebullet said:
This is what I do. I wouldn't put a wrench on those nuts.
ExSkidooMan
Newbie
for being such a well engineered sled this has to be the worst way of having to remove a belt. yamaha has to definately redesign this so belt changes are easier. I dread the day when its 20 below and i need to swap a belt.
Goddo
Expert
ExSkidooMan said:
No offense ExSkidooMan but I'll take the emergency brake and twist of the secondary any day over the Firecat plug with the shims. I'm very thankful that I never had to change a belt on my firecat outside of my garage. Can you imagine -20 and cold trying to get that o-ring off the plug and then stacking those shims on the running board. i wonder how many people have lost one of those shims on the trail somewhere.
Having said that if you are coming from a Ski-doo than I can understand your comment. The little threaded wrench on the ski-doo is very easy.
FxsX24
Pro
yeah the TEAM secondaries that doo runs does make it easy (at least the snox secondary)
Unluckydiablo
Expert
Wish I'd read this earlier today, i had to do it and was getting very upset as I couldn't seem to turn the clutch. Finally got it on, and put 30+ miles on her tonight.
Ski-doo's can be a PITA to change a belt on, especally when the threaded tool strips out the threads on the driven. Then you have to do it the traditional way by hand. I don't know about the XP, but Doo runs a short belt and a closer center to center distance than a Polaris or Yamaha.
Goddo said:
Yamaha Clutches have always been that way. It's not hard to. I suggest doing it a couple of times in the garage so that when you are on the trail it will be easy.
One suggestion when changing a belt on any sled is to roll the track before you ride it.
