Reverse gremlins with mtx

[dookiller]

I have an 08 mtx and find the reverse to be a joke in this thing. I see some people recommend rocking the machine. some pick up the rear of the sled. Is there a fix to this problem other than fighting with it. Is it pressure on the chain due to tight belt deflection or is there a spring issue
in the chain case.

 

[jlparker77]

Mine was bad when I first got it too. I just put a shim in the secondary clutch, to loosen the belt just a little, and it fixed it. There is also a new different number belt that they suggest running to fix it too. I think it is the 8gk belt instead of the 8gs. or vice versa. not sure

 

[dookiller]

Thanks I noticed after 50 miles it got better. Probably shimmed the secondary too much.

 

[RX PAT]

my buddy said just kick it and it will work every time

 

[LJ 452]

Baring any part failure I would guess it's mostly your belt deflection. I shimmed my Nytro too much last year, my belt would squeal if idling. What I noticed while riding about a thousand miles this way, was that I couldn't get it to go into reverse most of the time. I was afraid I was going to break the handle off. Since the Nytro has a manual lever for reverse you could actually feel the forces against the mechanism. I'm not at all suprised the Phaser servo drive doesn't work under these conditions.

 

[Genesis80fi]

all 2010 and newer phazers have the new reverse engine that always kicks it into reverse. i had the same problem on my 09, but i changet to the 2010 reverse engine and now it always works. my friend has an 08, and he got the dealer to tighten a spring in the reverse engine so that it works now.