BOMBARDIER EVEREST Operator's Manual page 23

DRIVE BELT AND GUARD REMOVAL
Belt Guard Removal
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WA RNING:
Engine should be
running only when belt guard is
secured in place.
1.
Tilt the hood, remove both belt
guard retaining clips
(A).
2. Pull out both retaining pins (BL
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WA RNING:
At the removal or in-
stallation of the belt guard front
retaining pin be careful not to burn
yourself-on the exhaust system.
3. Lift and remove the belt guard as-
sembly.
Drive Belt Removal
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WARNING: Never start or run
engine without the drive belt in-
stalled. Running an unloaded engine is
dangerous.
1. Tilt the hood and remove the belt
guard.
2. Open the driven pulley by twisting
and pushing the sliding half. Hold in
fully open position.
3. Slip the belt over the top edge of the
sliding half.
4. Slip the belt out from the drive pul-
ley and remove completely from the
vehicle. To install the drive belt, re-
verse the procedure.
Drive Belt Condition
Inspect belt for cracks, fraying or ab-
normal wear (uneven wear, wear on
one side, missing cogs, cracked fab-
ric). If abnormal wear is noted, proba-
ble cause could be pulley misalignment,
excessive
R
P.
M.
with frozen track,
fast starts without warm-up period,
burred or rusty sheave, oil on belt or
distorted spare belt. Contact your deal-
er.
Check the drive belt width. If less than
30 mm (1
3/16
in), replace the drive
belt.
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