richep

I have an 85 cougar that I put a new belt on. It seems to work fine through the rpm's, but when idling, it won't disengage. It's also hard to pull over. any ideas?

Wild child

It sounds like you have to tight of a belt

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poke74

just wondering if its a oem belt or aftermarket? i bought an aftermarketbelt for the pol that was "supposed" to be the right one . wasn`t it was to small and wouldn`t disengage .

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richep

It's an aftermarket.

smallengineguy

What brand is it?

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TUGHILLYAMMI

I would start by making sure you have the right belt. It sounds too tight. I know everyone hates to pay dealers price but i might buy one from the dealer that way you know it the belt that the machine is called for then go from there.

Wild child

I had bought a belt from dennis kirk to save some cash and when i got it i compared it to my polaris belt and it turned out to be 1/2inch to short. I buy nothing but polaris belts now

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ac bigbore

I had same problem on 92 wildcat. Turned out to be
a bad bushing on the primary clutch. It was the bushing
inside the movable sheve. The bushing slid part
way out and wouldn't allow the sheve to return to full rest
position- it would come to rest in a partly engaged position. Sled would move when pulling the cord, and needed brake to keep it stopped. This with a well worn correct belt. This started slowly while out on the trail- noticed when sled kept
moving after trying to come to stop.
Just one possibility.

rgoers

Had a similar problem a while back. It turned out to be a busted weight! It was stuck in such a way that it wouldn't let the clutch open all the way.

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Wild child

It's the belt it's to tight. If it was the clutch it would not run good thru the rpm's. My sled had the same problem from an after market belt. It was the wrong size

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tcat20

after market belta are usualy close to the right size you just have to adjust the driven clutch you have to do this even with oem belts there never the same size

TUGHILLYAMMI

This is kinda off topic to your problem but you might wanna make sure your primary and secondary is aligned just while you are playing in the general area. If not so shim up clutch and align them. If not your might cease your crank. I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE.

sledhead67

i say you got the wrong belt i would buy and i do buy nothing but from the dealer them self from i had the same problem once i wont do it again. sry to hear you arent haven the luck.

richep

How do I adjust the driven clutch?

forrest_fire1

How long has it been since it has worked properly?

Andy Rice

if you have a comet clutch it could be sticking look at it see if its sticking lube it up or take it apart and find the problem