2005 Polaris Frontier Touring Owners Manual - Page 85
2005 Polaris Frontier Touring Manual
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MAINTENANCE General Maintenance Drive Chain Tension To obtain correct chain tension: 1. Rotate the driven clutch counterclockwise to move all chain slack to the tensioner side. Lock the brake lever lock, or have an assistant hold the brake lever firmly. 2. Loosen the adjuster bolt jam nut (A). 3. Finger tighten the adjuster bolt (B) until it can no longer be adjusted by hand, then back off 1/4 turn. 4. Tighten the jam nut while holding the adjuster bolt. 5. The chain is now tensioned. Release the brake lever lock. A B 82
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MAINTENANCE
General Maintenance
Drive Chain Tension
To obtain correct chain tension:
1.
Rotate the driven clutch
counterclockwise to move all chain
slack to the tensioner side. Lock
the brake lever lock, or have an
assistant hold the brake lever
firmly.
2.
Loosen the adjuster bolt jam
nut (A).
3.
Finger tighten the adjuster bolt (B)
until it can no longer be adjusted
by hand, then back off 1/4 turn.
4.
Tighten the jam nut while holding
the adjuster bolt.
5.
The chain is now tensioned.
Release the brake lever lock.
A
B