2012 Yamaha Motorsports RS Vector L-TX Owners Manual - Page 105

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment Adjust or replace if necessary. (See the following section for more details.) 1. Spring scale Checking the drive track alignment 1. Lift the rear of the snowmobile onto a suitable stand to raise the drive track off the ground. 2. Start the engine and rotate the drive track one or two turns. Stop the engine. 3. Check the drive track alignment with the slide runners. If the alignment is incorrect, adjust the drive track. TIP Measure the gap between the slide runner and the edge of the track window on both sides. 2 1 1. Drive track deflection 2. Slide runner Standard drive track deflection: 30.0-35.0 mm (1.18-1.38 in) 1. Slide runner 3. Measuring the drive track deflection 1. Lay the snowmobile on its side. 2. Measure the drive track deflection with a spring scale. Pull at the center of the drive track with a force of 100 N (10 kgf, 22 lbf). If the deflection is incorrect, adjust the drive track. Adjusting the drive track alignment and deflection (RS90P / RS90PLT) 1. Loosen the rear axle nut. 99

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment
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Adjust or replace if necessary. (See the fol-
lowing section for more details.)
Checking the drive track alignment
1.
Lift the rear of the snowmobile onto a suit-
able stand to raise the drive track off the
ground.
2.
Start the engine and rotate the drive track
one or two turns. Stop the engine.
3.
Check the drive track alignment with the
slide runners. If the alignment is incorrect,
adjust the drive track.
Measuring the drive track deflection
1.
Lay the snowmobile on its side.
2.
Measure the drive track deflection with a
spring scale. Pull at the center of the drive
track with a force of 100 N (10 kgf, 22 lbf).
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
(RS90P / RS90PLT)
1.
Loosen the rear axle nut.
1.
Slide runner
1
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