Burnishing Brake Pads - Tracker Off-Road 600 Operator'smanual

During the first 10 hours of operation,
always use less than 1/2 throttle. Varying
the engine RPM during the break-in
period allows the components to "load"
(aiding the engine/transmission compo-
nent mating process) and then "unload"
(allowing components to cool). Although
it is essential to place some stress on the
engine components during break-in, care
should be taken not to overload the
engine too often. Do not pull a trailer
during the break-in period.
When the engine starts, allow it to warm
up properly. Idle the engine several min-
utes until the engine has reached normal
operating temperature. Do not idle the
engine for excessively long periods of
time.
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Burnishing Brake Pads

Brake pads must be burnished to achieve
full braking effectiveness. Braking dis-
tance will be extended until brake pads
are properly burnished.
! WARNING
Failure to properly burnish the brake
pads could lead to premature brake
pad wear or brake loss. Brake loss
can result in severe injury.
To properly burnish the brakes, use the
following procedure:
1. Choose an area sufficiently large to
safely accelerate ATV to 30 mph (48
km/h) and brake to a stop.
2. Accelerate to 30 mph (48 km/h);
then compress brake lever to decel-
erate to 0-5 mph (0-8 km/h).
3. Repeat procedure 20 times.
! WARNING
Do not attempt sudden stops or put
yourself into a situation where a sud-
den stop will be required until the
brake pads are properly burnished.