HELP!!! Polaris Sportsman 800 is taking off when i put it into gear. I snapped the belt with a clutch kit so bought a new belt from highlifter. I didnt fit so i called my local dealer, and they said theres to sizes so I get the second belt from them which is oem. Put it in gear it still takes off, I bought another clutch kit, still does it. You try and hold the brake it starts squiling real bad and smoking the belt. What can i do???

 

What year 800, and is it fuel injected

 

Either way, have you checked the alignment of the clutches, they may be out of alignment due to a possible broken front motor mount

 

I had a 07 800 do the same thing recently. It was a broken front motor mount.

 

Also check to make sure your weights are sitting flat when disengaged. I had this same thing when I installed a Heal-Clicker kit. Noticed the weights were not sitting flat at idle and it was engaging the belt. A little filing and it was fixed.

 

Did you make sure you got all the old belt out from the clutches? Check the one way bearing a lot of the times when the belt shreds some of the shreds gets inbetween the pulleys.On the primary i have seen the belt when comes apart some of the shreds pull the PTFE washers out from the one way bearing on primary. What is your idle speed should be around 1150rpm.......

 

Its 1050, and that was my next question I thought it was to high. Its a 2007 EFI. Theres no more pieces of tha belt in there i just checked for that.

 

i would do like 700 said...check motor mounts

 

check for loose or broken motor/tranny mounts, most likely it. Also check for a broken primary spring. Also take spring out and work primary clutch up and down to make sure it isn't sticking anywhere.

 

just checked motor mounts and they all seem fine, I think? The front mount I pulled over to tha opposite side from where it was, having a problem tightening it but its holding. But it still takes off and u cant bring it to another gear. The other mounts seem in contact. They dont have a rubber spacer like the front though if that means any thing.The clutch in the back I took all apart and sand blasted and put back togather.