New Team Clutches on the 9000

[sled obsessed]

Just wondering what guys think about the new Team clutches, will they stop the 9000's from blowing belts every 2.5 miles. Did any aftermarket solutions every actually fix the problems?

 

[Dale Franklin]

The belt blowing problem could be your clutch center to center is to far apart and cat doesnt want to admit that they have a screw up!

 

[Shredder]

Were the 1100's that bad? The only belt I have ever blown on either of my 800's was when I tried a softer secondary spring. That experiment cost me two belts, but other than that day no other belt failures for me on my 800's.

 

[rider 1]

I did a tcl delete stage two kit on my 14 m9000 and never blew a belt last season talk to Gene at white knuckle motor sports.

 

[0neoldfart]

I did a tcl delete stage two kit on my 14 m9000 and never blew a belt last season talk to Gene at white knuckle motor sports.

X2 - If you have a belt blower, odds are it isn't your clutches, rather the alignment of the clutches. If you're boosted, the stock driveline may not be up to the task.

 

[Dale Franklin]

mine was clutch center to center was to far apart the belt would blow into small pieces . this would happen only at full throttle climb,belt and clutches did not get hot

 

[0neoldfart]

mine was clutch center to center was to far apart the belt would blow into small pieces . this would happen only at full throttle climb,belt and clutches did not get hot

As was mine. Measured 11 9/16" instead of 11.5". Corrected with a TCL delete.

 

[ZRrrr]

There were a variety of reasons. Some had a one or two of the causes, some had many of the causes. C to C on my sled was a little long with some positive twist. I also had a primary clutch that was binding up on full shift. Cat helped by replacing some of the primaries. I also went with a 911 cover and Hercules helix from Thunder products. With some better venting and slighlty longer belt I had a decent season. My dealer recently bought an OSP alignment tool and I was able to borrow that. Using an OSP shim kit I got the C to C bang on and alignment dead nuts square. Will run the XTX 5020 belt. Feeling confident enough now that I just sent the ECU away to get reflashed. Time to wick it up a notch.

As for the new TEAM clutches, I think there will definitely be a quality improvement, especially in the primary. Less belt scrub and the infamous belt ballooning. It's a step in one right direction.

 

[feetsbig]

I have had good luck with the 5020 as well