I know all you experts can help me with this. I've been noticing that when I let off the gas while riding I hear some slapping/noise under the belt cover. It happens just before I start hearing the whining of it free wheeling. I opened the cover and the belt looks great. I couldn't get the cover off very far... how the heck do you get it past the fender??? Could it be a loose belt, or some other problem??

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The belt make look good from the top but take it off to inspect it ,it may be cracked or lost some cogs from underneath the belt.

 

I think I'll just put the new belt on to be safe. Anyone taken the cover off of a y2kBoss? I'm not sure of how to get the cover around the fender. It looks impossible to get the fender off....

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The sportsman has four philips screws with nylock nuts on the bottom(by the floorboards) After you take them out you can pull both fenders out to get the cover off the belt. Might be the same as yours.

 

My brother's 400 Xpress does the same thing. The belt is starting to fray on the underside. He has a new belt on order now.
To get the belt off of an Xpress or Xplorer, it helps to take off the footrest. Only 4 screw-headed bolts on the bottom holding it to the frame plus a few more where it connects to each fender. The TB might be the same.

 

You have to unbolt the fender from the floorboard and flex the fender out of the way if I remember correctly. Put a white spring in my sons 00Trailboss. Did it last year so I dont remember exactly but it wasnt all that hard.

 

You have to unbolt the fender from the floorboard and flex the fender out of the way if I remember correctly. Put a white spring in my sons 00Trailboss. Did it last year so I dont remember exactly but it wasnt all that hard.

 

I am glad someone wrote this in the forum. My 1993 make the same sound at idle and I will now replace the belt. I know it was sooner or later considering it is the original belt. The belt replacement will help power delivery .. right?

 

I got the cover off... but the belt looks great. No cracks, not frayed, hardly any dust in the cover. If I put it up on a jackstand and run it it doesn't make any noise. But when i run it on the road as I let off I hear a wining noise as it starts to freewheel and then I hear the slapping noise again. Could it be a loose belt, is there any way to see if it has stretched by looking at it?

Is it time to take it to the dealer since I don't know what I'm doing??

 

You have to take the rear fender off, my friend had to do it, it sounds like a B**ch but it really isn't that hard, just a few bolts.