Polaris 550 Indy Sport 2024 Owner's Manual page 110

MAINTENANCE
BATTERY/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STORAGE
Never leave a battery unattended
during the storage season. Snowmobile
batteries are small and cannot maintain
their charge over the storage season.
To ensure your battery maintains its
level of charge, the battery should be
connected to a battery trickle charger
using the battery charge port
1. While the battery can remain installed on the snowmobile, it is recommended
the battery be removed from the snowmobile and stored in a cool, and dry
location. Removing the battery from the snowmobile facilitates off-site
storage of the snowmobile where electricity may not be available to connect
a battery charger. In addition, removing the battery allows access to other
maintenance items, such as the chaincase chain tensioner bolt.
2. Connect a Polaris battery charger or equivalent commercially available
charger to the battery.
3. Inspect the electrical connections and wire harnesses throughout the
snowmobile. If damage is found, make a note of the damage so that you and
your authorized Polaris dealer can address the concern.
CHAINCASE
Never leave 'used' lubricant in the chaincase during the storage season. Doing
so may leave water present in the chaincase which may cause corrosion and
rust.
1. Follow the Owner's Manual procedures and drain / fill the chaincase with
new Polaris SCL (Synthetic Chaincase Lubricant). All Polaris PRO-RIDE,
AXYS, and MATRYX snowmobile feature 'fill-to-spill' lubricant fill
specifications which makes it relatively 'easy' to re-fill the chaincase.
2. Rotate the driven clutch in the direction of forward vehicle travel to move the
chain slack to the tensioner-side of the drive system. Lock the parking brake.
3. Loosen the drive chain adjuster lock nut. Turn the adjuster screw inwards
until it can no longer be turned by hand.
4. At this point, turn the adjuster nut ¼ turn counter clockwise.
5. Tighten and then torque the jam nut to the specification listed in the Owner's
Manual. Release the parking brake.
If the snowmobile is equipped with a transmission (Titan / WideTrak
snowmobiles), there is not a drive chain adjustment procedure.
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