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Maintenance, Drive chain tension – Polaris 2010 FST IQ Touring User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

Drive Chain Tension

Check drive chain tension weekly

and before each long trip. To

obtain correct chain tension:
1. Rotate the driven clutch

counterclockwise to move all

chain slack to the tensioner

side. Lock the brake lever

lock, or have an assistant

hold the brake lever firmly.

2. Loosen the adjuster bolt jam

nut.

3. Finger tighten the adjuster

bolt until it can no longer be

adjusted by hand, then back off 1/4 turn.

4. Tighten the jam nut while holding the adjuster bolt. Torque to 18-23

ft. lbs. (24-31 Nm).

5. Release the brake lever lock.

Adjuster

Bolt

Jam

Nut