2012 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture Owners Manual - Page 106

2012 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture Manual

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment Shifted to right 1 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. 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Forward Gap Slide runner Drive track Slide metal Shifted to left Left adjusting bolt Right adjusting bolt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Forward Gap Slide runner Drive track Slide metal 5. 1 3 1. Left adjusting bolt 2. Right adjusting bolt 3. Locknut 3 2 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 Left adjusting bolt Right adjusting bolt 100

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Periodic maintenance and adjustment
100
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.
Shifted to right
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]
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
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
bolt
Turn in
Turn out
Right adjust-
ing bolt
Turn in
Turn out