With worn or damadged buttons the driven clutch is slow to back shift
this puts more stress on the belt , causing slipping and heat . As this occures it compounds it self , more slipping more heat more
belt wear and then finally no belt .

 

The 700 belt is the belt that is used on the Sportsman 700. Don,t know why but some people on another forum have tried it on other quads and the liked it.

 

I guess it wouldn't hurt to eplace the buttons, what afew more $$'s anyway if it saves a belt. If that does not work, I'll put the OE stuff back on and sell it.Hate to talk of jumping ship, but endless problems are not my idea of fun.

 

You probaly all ready know but take the air hose to both clutches and
housing . Make sure the splines are clean on the driven clutch and
never oil any clutch part . The oil holds belt dust and that will
wear clutch rollers .

 

You stated that "The Polaris belt that my dealer replaced this time made my quad creep when at idle. He told me that they sometimes do that and to bring that belt back and he would replace it with another one."

That is an indication that the clutch is out of alignment. You should get absolutely no creep at all. If you do, it is either the incorrect belt or misaligned. It's very easy to check the belt width with a mic. If you have an aligment problem, it's also very easy to correct and your belts will last a long, long time. For a mechanic to put a new belt on and then get creep makes me question what he is doing. Occasionally I've seen the aluminum clutch sheaves grooved that could cause this, but it's easily noticed. The sheaves should look polished with no grooves.

As a rule I generally replaced mine when they wore over 1/16" and saved for a spare. When it's worn 1/8" pitch it out.

 

Jack'
What causes the sheaves to grove? Mine are that way and I cannot figure out why.

Ronnie

 

Snoopy61, when I first put the rcr stage 1 kit on with orange primary, a brand new belt lasted 3 hrs. I had polaris mechanic check it out. He said the engagement was to high, causing a tremendous amount of belt slippage upon engagement. The heat causes the belt to crystallize and grove the clutch surfaces. I had to replace mine because of the grooves.