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DRIVE CLUTCH
/DRIVEN
PULLEY ALIGNMENT
The
pa
rallel ism
and
t
he offset
between
the drive
clutch and dr
iven
pu
lley
are
set
at the factory.
Norma
lly,
no adj
ustment
is necessary as long as
neither the drive clutch nor the driven pulley is
removed or
disassembled.
However, if premature
drive belt failure is experienced or if the drive belt
tu
rns
over, the drive c
lutch/driven
pulley al
iqn-
ment
must
be c
hecked.
Take
th
e snowmob
ile
to
an
author ized
Arcti c Cat
Snow mo bi le
dea
ler
fo
r
thi
s
servic e.
DRIVE CHAIN
TENSION
The dri
ve
chain mu
st be
properi
y
t
ensi oned
for
pro per
operat io n
to preve
nt
"
ratc het ing" and
un-
necessary c
hain/s procket
wear
.
The c
hai n ten
-
sio ner
in
the
Arcti c dri ve
system
is
aut
omati c;
t
herefore, no adj ust me nt
is required by t
he
snowmob
i le
owner/o
perator.
Arc
t ic
recom mends
that the c
hain
,
sprockets
,
ch
ai n
ten sion er and
pads be
checked
for wear
and the
c
ha in
for p'roper
tension annually when
preparin g
t
he snowmobile
for summer storage. To check the
chain
,
sprockets, ch
ain
tensioner,
and
pads, remove the
chaln-case cover
and
seai
and
drai
n
t
he lubrica nt.
If
any
of the compone
nts
of t
he
c
hai n
case are
damaged
or
wo
rn
exc
es s iv ely,
ta
ke
th
e
snow
mo
bi
le
to
an auth
oriz ed
Ar
ct ic
Cat
Snow
mobi le
dealer for se
rvice
.
•
NOTE:
On the 5000, the pulse charger must
be
removed for
th
is
procedure.
•
NOTE:
Place rags
in
the belly pan to absorb
t
he
lubrican t.
OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS
Move
th
e eme
rgency stop
switc
h
to t
he UP
position
.
On the 6000, always check coolant
level
before
starting
the
engine.
For a cold
engine,
move the choke lever to the
full
-choke
position (Fig.
6).
If the engine is
warm
,
choking is not normally
necessary.
STARTING AND
STOPPING ENGIN E
It is impe
rat ive
that all
safety
c
hec ks
foun d on
pages
24-25
of t
he accompany ing
Snowm obi
le
Safety
Hand book be per
for med
bef
ore attemp t ing
to
sta rt the eng ine. Afte r
t
he engine
has
been
star ted,
c
hec k th
e headli ght
(high
and
low beam),
tailli ght ,
and
brakelight
t
o
be
sure
th
ey
are
wo
rk-
ing
properly
and
adj usted
correctiy.
Make
sure all
lights are clean to
provide
maxi mum illumi
nat io
n.
The headlight and
t
ai ll ight m
ust
be c
lean
and
must be
illuminated
whenever the engine is run-
ning
.
1.
2.
•
CAUTION
•
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