Content Source: 2019 850 INDY XC Owner’s Manual (9929182 R01) > Maintenance Chapter

IMPORTANT

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Drive Chain Tension

Check drive chain tension weekly and before each long trip.
  1. Remove the side panels.
  2. Rotate the driven clutch counter-clockwise to move all chain slack to the tensioner side. Lock the brake lever lock, or have an assistant hold the brake lever firmly.
  3. Loosen the adjuster bolt jam nut .Image
  4. Finger tighten the adjuster bolt until it can no longer be adjusted by hand, then back off 1/4 turn.
  5. Tighten the jam nut while holding the adjuster bolt.
    TORQUE

    21 ft. lbs. (28 Nm)
  6. Reinstall the side panels.
  7. Release the brake lever lock.

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