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IMPORTANT

The Owner's Manual for this vehicle contains warnings, instructions and other information you must read and fully understand before safely riding or performing maintenance on this vehicle. Always follow the warnings and instructions in Owner's Manual.

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Track Alignment

Proper track alignment is an essential factor in proper snow bike handling and in preventing excessive wear to the track and rail slides (i.e hifax).

Inspecting Track Alignment

To inspect track alignment, follow the steps below.

  1. Elevate the track off the ground using a stand.

  2. Idle the bike in-gear for several revolutions. Inspect whether track is revolving evenly.

    NOTICE

    The track is properly aligned when the track clips 1 run evenly along the hifax 2 and the track is centered on the suspension.

  3. Shut off the engine.

  4. Measure the horizontal distance 3 between the hifax and the track edge 4 on both sides of the bike.

  5. If the track is aligned properly, both sides should measure approximately the same distance 3.

    If the track is running too far to one side, track alignment must be adjusted. See Adjusting Track Alignment section for proper adjustment procedure.

Adjusting Track Alignment

To adjust track alignment, follow the steps below.

  1. Loosen axle bolt 5.

  2. Loosen the adjustment bolt jam nuts 8 and 9.

  3. If the track is running too far to the left, turn the right tension adjustment bolt 7 clockwise approximately one-half turn.

    If the track is running too far to the right, turn the left tension adjustment bolt 6 clockwise approximately one-half turn.

    NOTICE
    Tune the adjustment bolt one half-turn at a time. Check the alignment between adjustment to determine if additional adjustment is needed.

  4. When track is revolving evenly along the hifax, tighten the adjustment bolt jam nut and tighten axle bolt to specified torque.

    TORQUE

    Axle Bolt 5

    36.9 ft-lbs (50 N·m)

  5. Idle the bike in-gear for several revolutions for track alignment adjustment to take full effect. Observe the running track for several additional revolutions.

  6. Shut the engine off. When aligned properly, the track should run straight and center on suspension rails.

  7. Re-measure the horizontal distance 3 between the hifax and track edge on both sides of the bike.

    • Proper alignment: Distance between hifax and track edge are approximately the same on both sides and track appears to run centered on the rails.

    • Not aligned properly: Distance between the hifax and track edge is NOT the same on both sides of the bike and the track is NOT centered on the rails. Repeat steps 1 through 5 until track is properly aligned.

IMPORTANT

Adjusting track alignment will alter the tension of the track. When track is properly aligned, measure track tension and adjust if necessary. See Track Tension section for more information.

Parent topic: Track Maintenance