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glmtnapex
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Hello!
I'm the proud owner of a new 2021 Turbo Expert 165". After picking up my sled at the dealer, I put her in my Shop and began the process of making her my own. I set up the bars and controls the way I like them, installed a few minor mods like a brake reservoir guard and an adjustable brake lever. Then I went 'big' and installed Tom's suspension front and rear. Finally, I decided to thoroughly clean the clutches just like all the pre-season videos suggest. This is when I noticed that my Primary Clutch does not have any 'clicker' adjustments, it just has a plain 'roller' in each of the three spots where the 'clickers' would normally be. That's strange, because there's a sticker on my clutch cover explaining how to adjust the 'clickers', that I don't have on my clutch. Maybe the Turbo models have a special, non-adjustable clutch? I checked the little Owner's Manual (because Shop Manuals are not available yet!), and it shows the Primary to be adjustable.
So, I had a friend with another Turbo snap a photo of his clutch and send it to me.... and sure enough, his clutch has 'clickers'!!! Skidoo installed the WRONG PRIMARY CLUTCH on my brand new machine!!!!
I called my Dealer where I bought the machine (100 miles away) and explained the situation. And they did not believe I knew what I was talking about. They made me send them a picture of my clutch, and even then they didn't believe me. After talking (yelling) to 3 different people at the Dealership, and having to send all of them pictures of my clutch AND my friend's correct clutch, I FINALLY convinced them that I had the wrong clutch on my machine!
So, if you have a new Summit, Turbo or not, I would check your Primary Clutch for 'clickers'. It's not something I would normally think to check on a brand new machine. I'm guessing I'm not the only one this has happened to. Luckily, I noticed before I actually rode it. I'm not sure what would have happened if I had ridden the sled with the wrong clutch on it, especially a Turbo. There could have been some major damage if the clutch that's on it was able to handle the Turbo power. Now I'm worried that with all the Covid BS going on, that I may not be able to get the correct clutch right away.
Hopefully this info helps someone else out.
I'm the proud owner of a new 2021 Turbo Expert 165". After picking up my sled at the dealer, I put her in my Shop and began the process of making her my own. I set up the bars and controls the way I like them, installed a few minor mods like a brake reservoir guard and an adjustable brake lever. Then I went 'big' and installed Tom's suspension front and rear. Finally, I decided to thoroughly clean the clutches just like all the pre-season videos suggest. This is when I noticed that my Primary Clutch does not have any 'clicker' adjustments, it just has a plain 'roller' in each of the three spots where the 'clickers' would normally be. That's strange, because there's a sticker on my clutch cover explaining how to adjust the 'clickers', that I don't have on my clutch. Maybe the Turbo models have a special, non-adjustable clutch? I checked the little Owner's Manual (because Shop Manuals are not available yet!), and it shows the Primary to be adjustable.
So, I had a friend with another Turbo snap a photo of his clutch and send it to me.... and sure enough, his clutch has 'clickers'!!! Skidoo installed the WRONG PRIMARY CLUTCH on my brand new machine!!!!
I called my Dealer where I bought the machine (100 miles away) and explained the situation. And they did not believe I knew what I was talking about. They made me send them a picture of my clutch, and even then they didn't believe me. After talking (yelling) to 3 different people at the Dealership, and having to send all of them pictures of my clutch AND my friend's correct clutch, I FINALLY convinced them that I had the wrong clutch on my machine!
So, if you have a new Summit, Turbo or not, I would check your Primary Clutch for 'clickers'. It's not something I would normally think to check on a brand new machine. I'm guessing I'm not the only one this has happened to. Luckily, I noticed before I actually rode it. I'm not sure what would have happened if I had ridden the sled with the wrong clutch on it, especially a Turbo. There could have been some major damage if the clutch that's on it was able to handle the Turbo power. Now I'm worried that with all the Covid BS going on, that I may not be able to get the correct clutch right away.
Hopefully this info helps someone else out.
