New belt gets stuck

[geolimbo]

I have a 2002 sportsman 400 with the EBS option

I bought a couple of new Polaris belts and installed one of these belts and I am having a problem with the belt grab. My model has the one way bearing between the clutch sheaves. When I engage the throttle the belt climbs up the sheaves normally, but when I let of on the gas the belt does not return to the center bearing properly. I seem to jam outside of the groves and push into the engine side clutch sheave causing the belt to be engaged at all times.
The one way bearing that is between the sheaves is grooved, from the factory. It's part of the EBS system.
This makes it impossible to shift out of gear without shutting down the engine. It's almost like the belt is too narrow, it just will not return to the groves of the center one way bearing. Do you have any insight as to what may be causing this?


Thanks for you time,

 

[neilsleder]

Belt is opposite of being to narrow, it’s new and a bit wider. It’s turning the clutch’s as it’s running that’s why you can’t shift. If it was good before you changed the belt just give it a few km’s and it will break in. If not you will have to adjust you deflection a bit. You do that bye adding or removing shims in your secondary

 

[QMAO]

It could also be to short, could you to a differant make of belt.
Talk to Todd at hunter works, he is a guru with these CVT clutches.