UTV Clutching 101: Everything You Need to Know and More!

This was a very well put together video. I ride snowmobiles mostly, so this info is still relevant. Thank you very much!

Hey brother I have a 2016 kymco 450i it has 3000 miles on this machine. The belt is in peices,half is tangled up behind the pully. On the smaller clutch there is some loose round peices about the size of half inch nuts looks like there's 3 or 4 just rattling around, don't know what they are. It looks like a small groove 1/8inch teeth 1/8 apart and 1/8 tall teeth. The other belt is an inch wide,3/8 tall and 1/8 gap between teeth. Why would there be 2 belts? How would I get a new belt on, what's the best way? I need help, this is my first time doing this

I have a 2020 polaris general xp 1000. It has a stage 1 evo tune with a gilomen clutch kit. I run highway speeds a good bit but also play in the mud. Im hitting 7k rpms @45-50mph. What do you recommend on getting those rpms back down around 5-6k on highway speeds?

5000rpm at 30 mph sound right for my highlifter 900xp?

What about a clutch for riding down the road at low Rpm's 🤔

If someone has the right tools and understands mechanics adjusting these clutch set ups would be do able

I got a question for anyone that can answer it.. I have a Cub cadet volunteer and when I turn it on it makes some buzzing sound that gets louder as the engine gets more revolutions plus the speedometer is going crazy as I drive it( says 15mph when going about 5mph)

would that be a clutch issue or something else?

How about 2012 900xp with some 14 inch 29 inch tires

this is the info I needed. Canam Ryker needs , and options are non existent for 600 engine. But we gonna change that

I need to know how to release the emergency brake on my 2023 Can-Am Maverick X3 X rs Turbo RR

i have a wolverine x2 2023 and i dont like it because the rpm is running to hight so i want to find a way to lowering the rpm otherwise i will sell it for a pioneer 1000

I have a 2023 Massimo T-BOSS 550,,, Clutch slip in,,Removed the cover and had oil on the belt,in all about a cup of oil, the kicker it only 2 weeks old and 20 mile's on it.....and the Clutch is different than what you show on your video

Polaris, can am, article cat: yes, absolutely you better upgrade.

KRX: you can if you want to, but not really necessary.

Great info

Awesome. Thanks for explaining all that.👍

On my Canam 570 I put on heavy black water 27” tires to replace the 25” light tires and did not replace the clutch. Still works good on Colorado trails

How would i know if i needed a clutch…..the atv seems to have plenty of torque however it is almost too responsive…..im not used to driving a side by side and my atv doesnt do that

I bought a maverick max 1000r xrs used from dealer. Dealer had to put new tires on before sale and they ended up putting oversized tired on it. First trip out I blew the belt apart. 😒 I got a new belt put on and currently breaking it in. Just worried that with the oversized tires that it will break again. What would you recommend? 🤔. Tia

I have a 2013 Arctic cat Wildcat 1000...The previous owner install a racing clutch which jerks when you give it gas, we checked the belt and it is fine but I think the spring set up is to strong which if I understand your video is the reason for the jerk and this is especially noticeable when you go to take off slow be it in reverse or forward. I think I need different springs. The past owner was kind of a rock crawler but I am a Desert Runner most of the time and would like to know I am not hurting the belt and trans. which feels like it now.
Thanks
Jim

I've got a Cub Cadet Volunteer. The clutch won't disengage all the way until I pull the E-brake, which inturn beginning to kill the engine, thus disengaging the clutch fully allowing me to shift. Any thoughts? Great tutorial BTW. Thanks for posting.

I put my 2020 hd8 in gear an it clunks once I take off then runs fine anybody have a idea where to start fixing stuff or is this common this is my first can am single cab just added 28x10x14 sti out an back 2in rubber tires don't know if this is bad got it used with 300 hrs

I have an idea for a kind of quadricycle with two small engines that each drive an axle. It bends in the middle. The idea is redundancy and an easy way to send power to the axles. I'm not sure if any of this will work but I think you could steer it with an old style steering gear from an old non power steering vehicle. It might have enough power to articulate the quad. I'm not sure how to put power to the axles but I imagine something like this clutch could do it. Any ideas?

thanks for the info. I have a wildcat trail with a speedwerx header pipe and muffler, performance secondary clutch sheaves (with performance spring), primary weights and spring as well. I installed the header and muffler first ( I haven't installed the supplied power commander yet) and tested it with my stock clutch system. I had the performance secondary spring already installed and the wildcat performed awesome! so I next installed the rest of the clutch parts without adding adjusting weights to the new weights and it feels like it is binding at slow take off. I had also lost some of my downhill backshifting ( I had trouble holding it going downhill). I then took emery cloth to the ramps to clean up any machining defects? and added the "medium weight" to the weights and reinstalled. Now my back shifting is almost all gone! WTF am I missing? All of these parts are sold as a performance kit designed to work with each other and now I just want to put my clutch back to stock. I imagine I need to remove the extra weight from the weights first but one thing that I am unsure about is I used the existing shims from the stock clutch and wonder if that needs to be corrected? could I be out of alignment? thanks for your consideration.

IVE GOT AN OLD 2005 700 BULLDOG UTV. IT HAD THE SUBURU 653 V TWIN . I PUT IN A NEW DUROMAX 713 AND I NEED GUIDEANCE ON WHICH CLUTCHES TO INSTALL PLEASE HELP ME PICK UP THE RIGHT CLUTCHES THE ORIGINAL CLUTCHES WERE TC, CVTECH 20662, AND 20661
TC, CVTech 10.25”

Awsome video thanks

Thats a pretty good explanation...good job.

Kinda ya

I've seen this guy somewhere on another channel. I can't remember it though

Maybe you can help me out, I can't find the answer anywhere. What would cause the primary to extend and wear into the clutch housing?

I want to ask if the pulley shaft to shaft distance matters as far as smooth running is concerned?

Wish you had mentioned costs of springs and weights

I’ve bought a New Can Am 650. It will do 70mph +, I’m not interested in driving an ATV that fast. I’d like to trade top end for bottom end. I’d also like to keep the same factory engagement. I used to play around a lot with Snow Machines back in the day for more performance at times. If I were to contact say, Dalton would you say they could tell me exactly what I need?

some workshop in houston Texas

I an a snowmobiler not an ATV or UTV rider. Seeing this I took a chance and finally found a SIMPLE explanation of clutch basics where most videos were jumping into more advanced tuning. Thank you!

Great explanation

Honda talon have a not strap transmission. The rear suspension is bad designed but no friking snowmobile clutches..

What causes the pop sound when you hit the gas? Only when stopped and you go. 🤔

excellent video. keep it up

Only thing I need is one that’s not 250$

On 17 xp4 turbo stage 4 32” tires what helix would you recommend for aggressive trail and sand rider? Progress, straight or reverse cut?

Of course, the best CVT is designed by Yamaha, which uses a wet clutch so your belt is always engaged with the primary sheave and thus no belt burning. They back up this industry-leading design with a 10 year belt warranty.

In a nutshell tons of extra shit to break on the trail nooo thanks

And this is one reason I chose a Honda pioneer, an I’m more then happy with it.

I'll be watching for sure. Great job on the video layout

Good video

It think it would greatly Enhance your tutorial - if the "function of the Helix" was explained in stronger detail. Thanks nice Video.

Great job!!!

We are trying the tune yourself method our only problem is we have no idea what does what.. I.e what weight added to what position does what to start with. What specifically does adding/subtracting weight to the heel or tip do?

Hi, just to clarify. I have a cfmoto zforce 1000 and I put larger tires from 27 to 30inch. Larger tires means I should use smaller weights correct? 14grams is standard plus 8 grams for the plastic sliders that hold the weights. I should go to 10 or 12 grams correct?

Nailed it!