New 900 question

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SLee

Discussion Starter · Feb 12, 2015

Hello, I have just bought my first ranger, a 900 xp and right now I have 14 miles on it. Is it normal to have a little slack in it when you first give it the gas and when you put it in reverse. It seems that you have to give it a little more gas before it starts to move than I thought it should. Also when I put it in reverse, I have to do the same thing but it has a little of a clunk before it starts to move. Is this normal on a new machine and will it smooth out the more I drive it.

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J Suds

· #2 · Feb 12, 2015

Mine is about 8 mnths old and done the same thing your talking about..It now has about 2000 miles on it and seems to have maybe smoothed out some

SLee

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 12, 2015

Thanks, I was wanting to make sure that something was not wrong with it. My luck is that the warranty usually runs out when something goes wrong

SlimRockett

· #4 · Feb 12, 2015

Yep my 800 did it and my 900 makes same noise nature of the beast.

Lovintheride

· #5 · Feb 13, 2015

Normal........

pondskum

· #6 · Feb 13, 2015

It's normal, The way the clutches work is with centrifugal forces to close on the belt.

QuackAttack

· #7 · Feb 13, 2015

Welcome to the Ranger world..totally normal! There are also a few other things that will make you a little curious, but are perfectly normal...just the nature of the beast

trog

· #8 · Feb 13, 2015

unless you got the duraclutch

Lovintheride said:
Normal........

Roadrunner

· #9 · Feb 13, 2015

Yep that issue goes away the Duraclutch :fat:

Ranschau1

· #10 · Feb 14, 2015

I agree, but as much as these things cost, maybe they should get the clutch right the first time?

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Camozuki

· #11 · Feb 14, 2015

I tried fixing it with the EPI kit but that failed. Only thing it done was raise the engagement rpm and make it more abrupt. Maybe someone will clone the infamous Duraclutch for a lot less $$$.

Roadrunner

· #12 · Feb 14, 2015

The Duraclutch cures a lot of ills with old OEM Clutch which is ok until it comes to mountain trails and other extremes. I love the engine braking and seamless clutch engagement. So smooth :fat:

stainlessman

· #13 · Feb 14, 2015

Working seven days a week here....with snow deeper then a yeti's ass in January.....I've been collecting my 'upgrades' to install come spring...Duraclutch, winch, lift, still haven't decided on the wheel/tire choice...spring is coming.

heltonkelly

· #14 · Feb 14, 2015

Qsc clutch kit will solve your problem with the take off. $209 and you will have a super smooth take off. Completely changed my 900

SLee

Discussion Starter · #15 · Feb 18, 2015

Thanks for all of the information. Since it just has 22 miles on it right now, I am going to drive it for a while and see what happens. Maybe it will smooth out after a little wear

75bronco

· #16 · Feb 19, 2015

You get used to it the more you drive it.

cflowers

· #17 · Feb 19, 2015

Roadrunner said:
The Duraclutch cures a lot of ills with old OEM Clutch which is ok until it comes to mountain trails and other extremes. I love the engine braking and seamless clutch engagement. So smooth :fat:

So true. Very nice, high, but so far worth every penny. Sucks Polaris won't use a good clutch from the get go. If you ever take off you secondary clutch you will see just how cheep they really are.

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