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Content Source: 2020 RS1 Owner’s Manual (9930796 R02) > Maintenance Chapter
IMPORTANT |
The Owner's Manual for this vehicle contains warnings, instructions and other information you must read and fully understand before safely riding or performing maintenance on this vehicle.Always follow the warnings and instructions in Owner's Manual. Click the CONTENTS link above for the Table Of Contents, or download a full PDF of the Owner Manual in the Owner Support area of Polaris.com |
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Failure to comply with the instructions in this warning
can result in severe injury or death.
Do not modify any component of the PVT system. Doing
so may reduce its strength so that a failure may occur at a high speed.
The PVT system has been
precision balanced. Any modification will cause the system to be out
of balance, creating vibration
and additional loads on
components.
The PVT system rotates at high speeds, creating large
amounts of force on clutch components. As the owner, you have the
following
responsibilities for your
own safety and the safety of others:
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Failure to remove ALL debris when replacing the belt could result in vehicle damage, loss of control and severe injury or death. |
TIP |
Belt slip is responsible for creating excessive heat that destroys belts, wears clutch components and causes outer clutch covers to fail. Switch to low range while operating at slower speeds to extend the life of the PVT components (belt, cover, etc.) |
TORQUE | |
35 in-lbs (3 Nm) |
NOTICE |
When washing the vehicle, always avoid spraying water directly toward the PVT intake duct. See the Washing the Vehicle section for details. |
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