Maintenance - Polaris 2000 Universal Snow Owner's Safety And Maintenance Manual

MAINTENANCE

Polaris Recommended Owner Maintenance Program
Your Polaris snowmobile has been engineered and manufactured by skilled Polar-
is personnel to the highest degree of performance and reliability possible. In order
to maintain this high degree of performance and reliability your Polaris must be giv-
en regular service and maintenance inspections.
We are interested in ensuring your continued enjoyment in snowmobiling with Po-
laris. To assure you of trouble-free enjoyment, the Polaris Owner Maintenance
Program has been developed. If the recommended regular maintenance and ser-
vice checks are followed, you will be doing your part in keeping your snowmobile
in excellent operating condition at all times.
The recommended maintenance schedule on your snowmobile calls for a service
and maintenance inspection at 150 miles (240 km), 1000 miles (1600 km), and
2000 miles (3200 km). These inspections should be performed by a qualified ser-
vice technician. All necessary replacement parts and labor incurred, with the ex-
ception of authorized warranty repairs, become the responsibility of the registered
owner.
If during the course of the warranty period parts failures occur as a result of owner
neglect in performing the recommended periodic maintenance, the cost of such re-
pairs shall be borne by the owner. Please consider the recommended mainte-
nance program illustrated on the following pages as a preventative maintenance
program designed to maintain the performance and reliability of your snowmobile
in the years to follow.
Weekly Maintenance Check
For best machine performance and safe operation, check these points
weekly and before any long distance trip:
1. Track alignment and adjustments
2. Chain (if applicable)
3. Gearcase oil level (if applicable)
4. Drive chain tension (rotate driven clutch back and forth, checking for
excessive deflection)
5. Drive belt condition/tension
6. Brake operation, adjustment (Mechanical), fluid level (Hydraulic)
7. Headlights, tail and stop lights
8. Emergency shut off switch operation and throttle safety switch function
9. Suspension mounting bolts (tighten)
10. Steering arm and tie rod ends (check for play or looseness)
11. Ski saddle and spindle bolts (tighten)
12. Suspension front limiter strap bolts (tighten)
13. Condition of front limiter strap
14. Throttle cable condition
15. Coolant level
16. Battery fluid level
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