In this final part of how to extend your snowmobile belt life Bret discusses maintenance, modification, and towing. It's important to maintain your belt by washing and cleaning periodically. If you modify your snowmobile gearing it will effect the belt life. And if you are in a situation where you need to tow your sled make sure to remove the belt first.

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This is part three of how to extend your snowmobile's bout life. Let's talk about maintenance modifications and towing. Part of your regular clutch maintenance should be to keep the flanges clean and free of belt residue and oils and I'm using this XPS S1 Clutch and Pulley Flange Cleaner to help with this process. In this case I've got some burned on rubber. I'm gonna have to use a Scotch-Brite pad to get that cleaned off. I've got a belt here in the kitchen sink. I'm going to go ahead and clean it with some hot soapy water. This is a old use belt and it's important that it's cleaned periodically and all the old belt residue removed and any oils or anything like that. With a good clean belt like this it promotes grip. All of the belts have a directional arrow on it if you can see that, and I always install the belt with the arrow pointing in the same rotation as the track 'cause everything, the engine, the drive train and the track all turn in the same direction. As I install the belt, I'll want to check the belt deflection, work the belt up into the top of the flange. And so I have about eighteens, maybe a little more rubber sticking up above the circumference of the pulley flange and when I take a hold of the belt, I can actually get it to slip inside of the flanges. I want this belt as tight as I can get it without it squeaking and are preventing it from going into reverse without killing the engine. That ensures that I'm starting in first gear which is really important to belt life. As I put the side panel on I want to check for the ducting for the CVT system is in place that I don't have any place for snow to work its way into the system. I'll go ahead and install it and I want to make sure that I've got a good seal here. When it's closed, if I have a gap, or if there's a broken panel or anything that will allow snow to get into the CVT system, it will greatly drastically reduce my belt life. Having the right clutching and gearing on your snowmobile is critical to reducing and keeping temperatures down in your CVT system. One more tip that might save you some money. If you ever have to tow your sled for any reason, be sure to remove the drive belt. This concludes our three part series of how to extend your snowmobile's bout life. We just covered maintenance, modification and towing. If you like this series, please share with your friends and we'll see you next time.

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