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We, at Thunder Products Clutching have been getting a lot of phone calls about miss information about float on the Sidewinder secondary.
Your secondary will not have float at an idle on a Sidewinder. This is if you use a belt adjuster or not....there is no float at an idle or if you are not moving and your belt is towards the top of the sheave. The reason is Yamaha changed the way belt deflection is adjusted from the previous button style clutch to the roller secondary on the Sidewinder. (The previous style used (3) 8MM bolts that would hold the movable sheave away from the fixed secondary sheave, resulting in leaving a gap between the helix and the washer that would hold the secondary on the sled.)
After you take off from idle, now your secondary sheaves are shifting. This results in the helix moving inward away from the large washer that holds on your secondary. NOW....you should have float in your secondary for the belt to center itself.
Here is an easy test......
With the sled stationary at idle. (this is right after you come to a stop from riding or have the sled on a track stand (Just make sure the track is lubricated with snow or water to keep slides from sticking)). Turn the sled off and you will see the secondary does not have float. You can lock your brake handle and push in on your helix. The belt should drop down in the secondary and hold your secondary sheaves open. If you grab your secondary and move it in and out, you will have float.
Your secondary will not have float at an idle on a Sidewinder. This is if you use a belt adjuster or not....there is no float at an idle or if you are not moving and your belt is towards the top of the sheave. The reason is Yamaha changed the way belt deflection is adjusted from the previous button style clutch to the roller secondary on the Sidewinder. (The previous style used (3) 8MM bolts that would hold the movable sheave away from the fixed secondary sheave, resulting in leaving a gap between the helix and the washer that would hold the secondary on the sled.)
After you take off from idle, now your secondary sheaves are shifting. This results in the helix moving inward away from the large washer that holds on your secondary. NOW....you should have float in your secondary for the belt to center itself.
Here is an easy test......
With the sled stationary at idle. (this is right after you come to a stop from riding or have the sled on a track stand (Just make sure the track is lubricated with snow or water to keep slides from sticking)). Turn the sled off and you will see the secondary does not have float. You can lock your brake handle and push in on your helix. The belt should drop down in the secondary and hold your secondary sheaves open. If you grab your secondary and move it in and out, you will have float.
