Polaris Explorer 400 Clutch cover Rattling noise..
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Hi im new here.. my dad bought a explorer 400 back in '97 brand new. Its always worked top notch except for when i would go out and break it. For about ohh.. 2 years the cover for the clutch has been rattling (but not a lot) under certain rpms.. now it basically rattles all the time. I'd like to get a bit of an idea of what could be causing it. Could it be the clutch going out? I've had someone tell my dad that its the belt being loose. Thanks.
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well it could be that, or you could have a little stone in there maybe, or your belt could be falling apart and when you rev it you here a strand of thread from the belt hitting the cover. Your best bet is to just take the cover ovv and take a look, its only like 8 screws.
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When you buy the new cover for it.. does the back piece come with it? How much did it cost? My front cover has 2 holes in it that my dad patched up a long time ago.. and theres a new hole on the top that i patched up with plastic.. but the whole thing still seems weak when i move it around. The belt was pretty worn out so i went out and got a new one but it didn't change much.
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when the cover is screwed onto the backplate it shouldn't move much at all, maybe up and down a little from the backplate flexing. there are three screws behind the secondary clutch, four behind the primary clutch, and one on the left bottom corner that goes thru a tab on the frame. these hold the backplate on. check these to see if any are loose or missing. if that all looks good and you have a new belt your cover is bad. the backplate does not come with the cover. all yeah make sure there is a cover gasket in the slot around the backplate.
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