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New to the sport and new to the forum! Got rid of a Yamaha YFZ 450 and picked up an XRS in September 2013 and so far so good... until today.
Took the mav to the end of the block and on my way back (40-50mph) heard/felt a loud pop-noise followed by a terrible grinding sound along with smoke coming out of from the bottom of the maverick. Immediately let off the gas, pulled over and towed it back to the house I figured the belt snapped, but after doing some research on this forum I've come to the conclusion that it could also be many other things that could be damaged as well. (i.e. The CVT cover cracking, primary bolt popping out, etc.)
The weekend before I took it through some deep mud and water (about 2-2.5ft deep) and was in High gear for the entire ride. (I then learned that in the tough muddy situations I ought to switch to Low gear.) Brought it home and drove it back and forth in my lake in about 2-2.5 ft. of water to get rid of the majority of the mud. Here are some photos of how I brought the maverick back home and the pre-cleaning process!
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The day after this expedition just driving it around my neighborhood I felt some slipping of the clutch when taking off or switching to and from park, reverse, high, low gears. I was told by someone with much more knowledge on these toys that the slipping could have been the excessive water I put the maverick through the day I went mudding and the day after when I stuck it in the lake.
Today when the belt snapped, there was debris throughout the maverick as seen below. I noticed two different belt sizes in the debris.. To my knowledge there was only 1 belt? Anybody know why there are 2 different width/teeth patterns in the belts seen below in my hand? Also, does anybody know what that fuzzy stuff in my hand with the shredded belt pieces could be?
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I dropped the maverick off at the shop today to get the machine looked at.. Does anybody have any recommendations as to what belt I should replace the snapped one with? I was under the misconception that a snorkel was for the engine intake and someone today explained to me that it was in-fact to get air to the CVT box? (someone please shed some light as I am fairly new to these belt driven toys) Are there any upgrades I ought to look into that will keep this from happening to me, keeping in mind the riding conditions in Miami, Fl (excessive water and mud everywhere you go)? Would a snorkel help? Would upgrading my secondary and primary help?
Any general advice/constructive criticism/upgrade suggestions regarding the issues that I am having would be GREATLY appreciated!!
Took the mav to the end of the block and on my way back (40-50mph) heard/felt a loud pop-noise followed by a terrible grinding sound along with smoke coming out of from the bottom of the maverick. Immediately let off the gas, pulled over and towed it back to the house I figured the belt snapped, but after doing some research on this forum I've come to the conclusion that it could also be many other things that could be damaged as well. (i.e. The CVT cover cracking, primary bolt popping out, etc.)
The weekend before I took it through some deep mud and water (about 2-2.5ft deep) and was in High gear for the entire ride. (I then learned that in the tough muddy situations I ought to switch to Low gear.) Brought it home and drove it back and forth in my lake in about 2-2.5 ft. of water to get rid of the majority of the mud. Here are some photos of how I brought the maverick back home and the pre-cleaning process!
View attachment 7580 View attachment 7578 View attachment 7579 View attachment 7581 View attachment 7582
The day after this expedition just driving it around my neighborhood I felt some slipping of the clutch when taking off or switching to and from park, reverse, high, low gears. I was told by someone with much more knowledge on these toys that the slipping could have been the excessive water I put the maverick through the day I went mudding and the day after when I stuck it in the lake.
Today when the belt snapped, there was debris throughout the maverick as seen below. I noticed two different belt sizes in the debris.. To my knowledge there was only 1 belt? Anybody know why there are 2 different width/teeth patterns in the belts seen below in my hand? Also, does anybody know what that fuzzy stuff in my hand with the shredded belt pieces could be?
View attachment 7574
I dropped the maverick off at the shop today to get the machine looked at.. Does anybody have any recommendations as to what belt I should replace the snapped one with? I was under the misconception that a snorkel was for the engine intake and someone today explained to me that it was in-fact to get air to the CVT box? (someone please shed some light as I am fairly new to these belt driven toys) Are there any upgrades I ought to look into that will keep this from happening to me, keeping in mind the riding conditions in Miami, Fl (excessive water and mud everywhere you go)? Would a snorkel help? Would upgrading my secondary and primary help?
Any general advice/constructive criticism/upgrade suggestions regarding the issues that I am having would be GREATLY appreciated!!
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