2011 Yamaha Motorsports Apex X-TX Owners Manual - Page 78

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment Shifted to left 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Forward Gap Slide runner Drive track Slide metal 1. Rear axle nut 2. 3. 4. 5. Adjust the drive track deflection to specification. NOTICE: The right and left adjusting bolts should be turned an equal amount. [ECS00970] Drive track deflection More than specified Turn in Turn in Less than specified Turn out Turn out Lift the rear of the snowmobile onto a suitable stand to raise the drive track off the ground. Start the engine and rotate the drive track one or two turns. Stop the engine. Align the drive track by turning the left and right adjusting nuts. Drive track alignment Shifted to right Turn out Turn in Shifted to left Turn in Turn out Left adjusting bolt Right adjusting bolt Left adjusting nut Right adjusting nut 6. Tighten the locknuts to their specified torque. Locknut tightening torque: 59 Nm (5.9 m·kgf, 43 ft·lbf) 7. 8. 9. Recheck alignment and deflection. If necessary, repeat steps 3 to 6 until the proper adjustment is achieved. Lower the snowmobile to the ground. Tighten the rear axle nut. Rear axle nut tightening torque: 75 Nm (7.5 m·kgf, 54 ft·lbf) 1. Left adjusting nut 2. Right adjusting nut Adjusting the drive track alignment and deflection (RX10PXT) 1. Loosen the rear axle nut. 72

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment
72
Shifted to left
5.
Adjust the drive track deflection to speci-
fication.
NOTICE:
The right and left ad-
justing bolts should be turned an
equal amount.
[ECS00970]
6.
Tighten the locknuts to their specified
torque.
7.
Recheck alignment and deflection. If nec-
essary, repeat steps 3 to 6 until the prop-
er adjustment is achieved.
8.
Lower the snowmobile to the ground.
9.
Tighten the rear axle nut.
Adjusting the drive track alignment and de-
flection
(RX10PXT)
1.
Loosen the rear axle nut.
2.
Lift the rear of the snowmobile onto a suit-
able stand to raise the drive track off the
ground.
3.
Start the engine and rotate the drive track
one or two turns. Stop the engine.
4.
Align the drive track by turning the left
and right adjusting nuts.
1. Forward
2. Gap
3.
Slide runner
4.
Drive track
5.
Slide metal
Drive track
deflection
More than
specified
Less than
specified
Left adjusting
bolt
Turn in
Turn out
Right adjust-
ing bolt
Turn in
Turn out
Locknut tightening torque:
59 Nm (5.9 m·kgf, 43 ft·lbf)
Rear axle nut tightening torque:
75 Nm (7.5 m·kgf, 54 ft·lbf)
1.
Rear axle nut
Drive track
alignment
Shifted to
right
Shifted to left
Left adjusting
nut
Turn out
Turn in
Right adjust-
ing nut
Turn in
Turn out
1.
Left adjusting nut
2.
Right adjusting nut