I have a prairie 650 4X4. While riding the other day it suddenly shifted into neutral and now the transmission will not engage. Engine will crank and run fine but no movement. The dash does not show anything either. I can see down through the gearshift and everything looks fine as far as I can see. Any ideas?

 

Does the green N light turn ON on the dash meter when the gear is in Neurtral?
Does the green N light turns OFF when the gear is in H or L position?
Does the quad go in reverse OK?

 

I honestly don't know about the lights. But, it will not move to reverse. I took the cover off where the belt is and the belt is desentigrated. It is in 100 pieces. So, I know I need to replace the belt. Isthis something I can do or do I have to take it somewhere? Also, could there be anything else?

 

You need a special tool (puller) to remove the drive converter from the crank to install a new belt. Not sure what your mechanical skill's level is, but always a manual helps.

 

On an '02, you can roll the belt off and on just like you can on a normal pulley set. With the cover off grab the top of the belt between the pulleys and pull it toward you. Rotate the toothed driven pulley counterclockwise. The belt will just clear the case. Once loose taking it off the drive pulley is easy.

Reverse to install. Put it on the drive pulley (pay attention to direction) first and then roll it onto the driven pulley.

 

Thanks so much. Only problem is that when i took off the case, the belt was in about 100 pieces so I don't have anything to go by. Also, there is this black and yellow string everywhere. I have had to really work hard to get it off hte pulleys. All the links i have found talk about using rulers to make sure that I get the tension right. I was really starting to get discouraged. Do you have any more tips on putting the new one on?

 

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To install a new belt, just make sure you can read the printed stuff on it - meaning it's not upside down. The tops of the letters will be inboard and the bottoms of the letters will be outboard. My '02 has 4,700 miles on it and I've never touched the belt adjustment. The only reason I replaced my belt is because the snorkel got ripped off by a stick and the pulleys got swamped. I spun the belt pretty good and glazed the sides.

Since you have that much debris in there, you have to make sure that your drive (front) pulley surface that contacts the belt is whistle clean. Clean and polish it until there is no visible sign of belt rubber, cord, mud, anything.

A new belt should get you underway without an adjustment. You should buy a service manual. Indispensable and the best investment you can make. It will pay for itself in just one repair job you do yourself.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Rattlebars

To install a new belt, just make sure you can read the printed stuff on it - meaning it's not upside down. The tops of the letters will be inboard and the bottoms of the letters will be outboard. </end quote></div>

Installing a new belt upside up is a good idea but not really important at all from a technical point of view. CVT belts are sliced from one giant roll of spriawled rubber/kevlar compound to an exact width, and it is symetric whether letters on the outside are up or down. However, if the belt was once used and removed, it MUST be reinstalled in a same direction that was originally installed in order to prevent possible "peeling" of the imbedded kevlar string in the center. But if it is new, it doesn't really matter and you just have to remember which direction you installed when new. Yes, upside up is easy to remember