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romashka
07-01-2009, 06:30 PM
Last saturday i went riding quads with my buddies. I didnt put any pressure on my quad, i was acturally dirving pretty calm. After about half an hour on the trails my quad gave me a loud bang, the quad stoped and smoke started pouring from the left side. As it turned out, my belt snapped. I replaced it within the same hour and agian, in about 20 minutes of riding time the same thing happened...

Whats goin on? please help.

DavidJoo
07-21-2009, 03:37 AM
I know someone who had this problem there are a few things it could be if your engine is not lined up right on mounts that will cause it. And if you have ebs they take a certain belt. It is different from a regular 500 belt. Your clutch could be the problem but unlikly. And if you are riding below 20 mph i have found it helps to keep the machine in low gear. That can be another problem once the belt slips it breaks shortly after.

romashka
07-21-2009, 09:44 PM
thanx for the info,
ive tried looking myself to find the problem but had no luck, I ended up taking my quad to the polaris dealer and have them look at it... To get to the point my clutches needed to be replaced, so i just ended up puting the ones from the newer model in.