2012 Yamaha Motorsports Apex X-TX Owners Manual - Page 78

2012 Yamaha Motorsports Apex X-TX Manual

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment 1 1. Spring scale 1. Rear axle nut TIP Measure the gap between the slide runner and the edge of the track window on both sides. 2. 3. 4. 2 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. Loosen the locknut on the left and the right sides of the snowmobile, then align the drive track by turning the adjusting bolt on each side. Drive track alignment Shifted to right Turn out Turn in Shifted to left Turn in Turn out Left adjusting bolt Right adjusting bolt 1. Drive track deflection 2. Slide runner Standard drive track deflection: 30.0-35.0 mm (1.18-1.38 in) 3. If the deflection is incorrect, adjust the drive track. Adjusting the drive track alignment and deflection (RX10P / RX10PS) 1. Loosen the rear axle nut. 1 3 1. Left adjusting bolt 2. Right adjusting bolt 3. Locknut 3 2 72

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment
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TIP
Measure the gap between the slide runner
and the edge of the track window on both
sides.
3.
If the deflection is incorrect, adjust the
drive track.
Adjusting the drive track alignment and de-
flection (RX10P / RX10PS)
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.
Loosen the locknut on the left and the
right sides of the snowmobile, then align
the drive track by turning the adjusting
bolt on each side.
1.
Spring scale
1.
Drive track deflection
2.
Slide runner
Standard drive track deflection:
30.0–35.0 mm (1.18–1.38 in)
2
1.
Rear axle nut
Drive track
alignment
Shifted to
right
Shifted to left
Left adjusting
bolt
Turn out
Turn in
Right adjust-
ing bolt
Turn in
Turn out
1.
Left adjusting bolt
2.
Right adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
1
3
1
2
3