P-85 Clutch movable sheave bushing loose?

[RMK_SLED_TO_SKI]

Pulled the sled out of storage today and pulled the belt off to replace it for the upcoming season. I noticed, what I think to be, the movable sheave insert is loose and has been wearing the belt. Has anyone else seen this?

It appears to be Ref# 12 in the schematic below.
https://www.babbittsonline.com/oemparts/a/pol/503717e0f87002368411c333/drive-clutch-a

Can the clutch be rebuild after having this issue or should I start looking for a replacement?

Thanks!

 

[turbonatorz]

That does not look right to me, have you went through a service manual and check the parts diagram for the P-85?

 

[turbonatorz]

Yup, i see the link for Babbits in your post now, maybe you can just dissassemble the clutch and either clean up the part in question, or swap in a new one..... Still be cheaper that route than replacing the entire clutch...

 

[mtncat1]

That does not look right to me, have you went through a service manual and check the parts diagram for the P-85?

You have to break down the clutch to replace that. Mays we’ll rebuild it at the same time

 

[RMK_SLED_TO_SKI]

Thanks guys,

The maintenance manual shows those parts being press fit in with a special tool (page 5.42 - https://coodie.com/polaris/1999-Polaris-Service-Manual.pdf). Wonder how much the shop would charge for a rebuild, given all the special tools required for a clutch tear down get pretty expensive to fix it myself. Looks like a rebuild is in order and I will call around to shops this week for quotes. But hey, I'd rather be doing this in September than January!

Thanks again.

 

[whoisthatguy]

The roller bushing in the photograph is also grooved. I would look for a used clutch on EBAY before I started throwing a lot of money at that clutch. It looks like it has more than 5000 miles on it.