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Battery and Electrical Systems
Starter Motor/Flex Drive Assembly
Starter Motor/Flex Drive Service
The starter motor, flex drive, and pinion gear can be
serviced with the engine in the snowmobile.
1. Remove the exhaust pipe. If servicing the motor,
r
emove the silencer.
2. When servicing the pinion gear, remove the y-pipe.
3. Using a ball-end allen wrench, remove the 3 screws
at
taching the pinion assembly to the engine.
4. To remove the starter motor, remove the gear clamp,
and
then the two-rear starter motor mount nuts.
5. During assembly, install the flex drive on to the pinion
asse
mbly. Install the three pinion assembly screws
and torque to specification.
6. Loosely fit the gear clamp around the motor, and then
insta
ll the flex drive on to the motor shaft.
7. Torque the rear nuts to specification.
8. Torque the gear clamp hand tight.
9. Reinstall the y-pipe. Torque fasteners to specification.
10. Reinstall the silencer and exhaust pipe.
FLEX DRIVE
END PLATE MOUNTING BRACKET
STARTER MOTOR
PINION/PINION BRACKET
WORM GEAR CLAMP
A
B
B
C
Disconnect battery before servicing starter motor
components.
Always remove BLACK (-) battery cable first, and then
RED (+) cable. Reverse order during battery
installation.
A = 22 ft-lbs (30 Nm)
B = 7 ft-lbs (10 Nm)
C = 8 ft-lbs (11 Nm)
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