Nope nope nope get a maverick belt.
The cover is what is. 8mm ratchet wrench. I personally wouldn't make the holes bigger but I'm in loose rock not the dunes. You may get away with it there. As for exhaust they all run the pipe down the same place or use the existing pipe. Sorry good luck. Keep a spare belt but I have buddies thar bought the cheap belts for that emergency and it didn't pay for its self.

 

Hmmmm can not see how it would not pay for itself... gets you back on the trail and lasts until you get a good new belt... i would rather keep the spare belt as a cheap belt because I would rather buy a new fresh belt when the old one breaks and keep the cheap like a spare tire... I would hate to throw a $100 belt in the storage compartment and have it go bad or become brittle.

Hope that makes sense on how i explained it.

You said the box is what it is?? no one has done any mods for this horrible set up? That is soo hard to believe.

 

Just buy two maverick or gates belts, then when one goes bad replace it, instead of buying one good nd one cheap, then if u break, one u gotta replace twice. You should probably change it anyway every 1500 miles anyway

 

Mud uses the 40 dollar gates belt. But changes it every 1000 miles but hasn't had any issues for 10000 miles.

 

I find it faster and easier in the end to remove all of the bolts but the RR back corner bolt on the skid plate / cover below the CVT cover, just loosen that bolt and swing skid back out of the way, by leaving in one bolt it is easy to re align and a snap with a 10mm socket and ratchet.
You will still need a good 8mm ratchet box wrench but with the skid plate out of the way the stroke will be a lot longer.

 

Where do you guys purchase your belts from?

Gates or Maverick belts better?

Thanks in advance

 

Mav belt a good dealer

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Ace, Is Seth really Bald, LOL

 

My thought reading this is if I broke or torched the OEM expensive original somewherein the middle of no where, my thought would be I would want as good or better thinking it would get me back, cheaper does not fit that purpose in my mind.

Perhaps keep an eye on the CVT intake, is it plugging with loose sand, read up on the clutch lock up with Troy and Bollax and draw your own conclusion, your gonna want to do a full service now that you smoked it and glazed things up or your headed down the road of Negligent Repetition quite likely.

Ahhhh the fun . . . . .

 

Lol don't know haven't seen him before. Next time I talk to him I will ask.

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Just curious does anybody on here have a video of them removing or replacing their belt I would appreciate seeing their procedure not that I can't do it just would be good to watch somebody who has done it a lot


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There is a youtube video, pretty good, all you need.

 

Yeah don't watch mine or your primary will be off before you know it. How many miles you got on your machine it maybe time for a one way bearing service if your close to a 1000 miles.

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when I run in the dunes I just remove the skidplate and clutch cover, I go to St Anthony so there's very little in the way of rocks or branches to worry about and the extra airflow seems to help, I've had the best luck with the canam belts over aftermarket

 

How does your commander do at St. Anthony's? I am thinking over going there next summer with the commander, I have only had sport quads there before

 

Here's how I solved the access problem to the clutch cover. All fasteners are removed from above and no need to remove the exhaust to slide out the cover.

 

I am not clear on why the exhaust had to come off for you, that is not something others had to do to change a belt, in clouding myself?

 

X2 so what there is now another joint in the exhaust pipe? Looks pretty close to the plastic panel