2009 Polaris 600 IQ shift - clutch

[vandej01]

I bought a used 2009 Polaris IQ Shift from a guy who buys a bunch of resort sleds. He said the clutches were changed to account for a flat lander like me. My first ride yesterday was a break down.

The main bolt on my primaray clutch - the one that goes through the center of the clutch and is about 8" long and threaded on the end -continues to loosen up while under throttle. I have torqued it above 65 lbs but it continues to loosen up when operating. Any reason why? Should I torque it as much as I can? How about some thread lock?

 

[indy_500]

try some thread lock. He could've tried getting the bolt out by piling grease in there so it works like hydraulics. I did it and i put threadlock on there, hopefully mine holds.

 

[snowbuff]

Go up to 75# of torque and use blue lock tight.

 

[indy_500]

Go up to 75# of torque and use blue lock tight.

definatly use blue. I don't recommend using red on very many things although i used red on the bolts to hold the clutch cover since they aren't torqued much and i don't want them coming loose.

 

[trailshredder]

That shoudn't happen. Your crank turns counter clockwise...so your clutch bolt should be working against that....torque it a little tighter.....if possible with a 1/2 inch drive impact. DO NOT USE LOC TITE AT ALL!!

 

[oldguy]

I don’t think that you should keep tighten it. There is something else seriously wrong. Maybe the wrong clutch was reinstalled. Inspect the clutch hole for any damage or obstructions. Maybe the bushing or washers are missing off of the clutch bolt. Do you have any excessive vibrations? The bolt should not just loosen up with 65lb of torque applied.

 

[indy_500]

That shoudn't happen. Your crank turns counter clockwise...so your clutch bolt should be working against that....torque it a little tighter.....if possible with a 1/2 inch drive impact. DO NOT USE LOC TITE AT ALL!!

a tad of blue loctite isn't gonna hurt.

 

[vandej01]

Thanks for all the responses. I torqued down a little more. Ran it. Torqued it down. Ran it. Torqued it again and appears to be holding just fine with out thread lock.