Drive Track And Slide Runners - Yamaha VK10A Owner's Manual

Periodic maintenance and adjustment
1. Area where projection cannot be installed
4. Tighten the front handlebar bolts to the
specified torque, and then tighten the
rear handlebar bolts to the specified
torque. NOTICE: Make sure each han-
dlebar holder is installed so that the
smaller gap is facing forward.
1. Forward
2. Small gap
Handlebar bolt tightening torque:
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lbf)
5. Install the handlebar cover.
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Drive track and slide runners

Drive track
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WARNING
A broken track, track fittings or debris
thrown by the drive track could be danger-
ous to an operator or bystanders. Observe
the following precautions:
Do not allow anyone to stand behind the
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snowmobile when the engine is running.
When the rear of the snowmobile is
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raised to allow the drive track to spin, a
suitable stand must be used to support
the rear of the snowmobile. Never allow
anyone to hold the rear of the snowmo-
bile off the ground to allow the drive
track to spin. Never allow anyone near a
rotating drive track.
Inspect the drive track condition fre-
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quently. Replace damaged slide metal.
Replace the drive track if it is damaged
to the depth where fabric reinforcement
material is visible or support rods are
broken. Otherwise, track damage or fail-
ure could result in loss of braking ability
and snowmobile control, which could
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cause an accident.
Checking the drive track
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WARNING
Do not operate the snowmobile if you find
damage to the drive track, or if it has been
maladjusted. Drive track damage or failure
could result in loss of braking ability and
snowmobile control, which could cause
an accident.
Check the drive track deflection, and check
the track for wear and damage.
Adjust or replace if necessary. (See the fol-
lowing section for more details.)