2011 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture GT Owners Manual - Page 107

2011 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture GT Manual

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment Shifted to right 1. Rear axle nut 2. 3. 4. 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Forward Gap Slide runner Drive track Slide metal Shifted to left Left adjusting nut Right adjusting nut 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Forward Gap Slide runner Drive track Slide metal 5. 1. Left adjusting nut 2. Right adjusting nut Adjust the drive track deflection to specification. NOTICE: The right and left adjusting nuts should be turned an equal amount. [ECS00592] Drive track deflection More than specified Turn in Turn in Less than specified Turn out Turn out Left adjusting nut Right adjusting nut 101

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment
101
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.
Shifted to right
Shifted to left
5.
Adjust the drive track deflection to speci-
fication.
NOTICE:
The right and left ad-
justing nuts should be turned an equal
amount.
[ECS00592]
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
1. Forward
2. Gap
3.
Slide runner
4.
Drive track
5.
Slide metal
1. Forward
2. Gap
3.
Slide runner
4.
Drive track
5.
Slide metal
Drive track
deflection
More than
specified
Less than
specified
Left adjusting
nut
Turn in
Turn out
Right adjust-
ing nut
Turn in
Turn out