Does Your 800 "jerk" or "stutter"

dez · #1 02-14-2008, 12:52 AM

Just what it says ...

Thought that would allow most to skim past if they weren't interested ... A little more description ... I was doing some slow technical riding last Sunday, and I notice that when I ever so slightly ease into the gas, and the clutch engages and starts to move the quad, the quad jerks as if there were a high spot on the sheave ... After It gets to a certain point and engages fully it is non-existant and smooth as can be ...

Do all outlanders go:

light throttle, quad starts to move, and it goes jerk-jerk-jerk-jerk and then smooths out when fully engaged?

sort of a dumb question I guess I just want to see if I have an issue starting to rear it's head ... thanks

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dez · #2 02-14-2008, 12:53 AM

OOPS ... I started this in the wrong area ... sorry admin/mods ... please move it ... thanks

**OSOKILL** · #3 02-14-2008, 02:50 AM

no problemo LOL its moved

**OSOKILL** · #4 02-14-2008, 02:53 AM

mine has a smooth take off. apply the throttle very slowly and it all of a sudden will start to move and contines smoothly. sounds like you have a belt grabbing

hatu · #5 02-14-2008, 06:28 AM

Mine was doing the exact same thing. Took it to the dealer and they cleaned out all the dirt and dust that had accumulated inside the housing. Improved a whole lot, but still has a little jerk.

Kraker · #6 02-14-2008, 06:58 AM

kinda, a little bit, sometimes

**QUADAHOLIC** · #7 02-14-2008, 07:21 AM

dez wrote:

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light throttle, quad starts to move, and it goes jerk-jerk-jerk-jerk and then smooths out when fully engaged?

Mine will do it, but it seems it only does it when rolling along on flat ground, and then only for about 1 tire rotation. If I have any load on it(uphill, log, rock) it is not noticeable. :2cent:

zac41 · #8 02-14-2008, 07:22 AM

sounds like the belt to me. pull the cvt cover off and took a good look at the entire belt on all sides.

**OSOKILL** · #9 02-14-2008, 08:20 AM

also who is running something other then the stock outty setup?? I am running dalton levers/no weights and stock spring. it puts me half way in between the rene mod and stock somewhere

**fmj40** · #10 02-14-2008, 08:51 AM

So Oso.. with that setup you have the smoother engagement of the finger mod... without the higher engagement rpm because of the spring not being changed? while I think of it, the dalton fingers are lighter.. meaning perhaps a slightly earlier rpm engagement? Just curious..