Clutch Help Center - Free CVT Clutch & Belt Diagnosis

“Why do I keep burning belts?” “Do I actually need a clutch kit?” “I think my clutches are bad.” “It shudders on takeoff and I do not know why.”

We hear these every week. Most of the time the answer is not the part the owner came in asking for, and that is the whole point of this page: tell us what the machine is doing and we will tell you what we think is actually wrong, whether or not it ends in a sale.

Two ways to get help

1. Call us

Call (662) 631-9254. If you can describe how the machine behaves, we can usually narrow it down on the phone in a few minutes. This is the fastest option, and it is free.

2. Email us the questionnaire below

If you would rather write it out, copy the questions below, answer them, and email the whole thing to fixnoffroad@outlook.com. The more of these you can answer, the better the diagnosis.

  • Year?
  • Make?
  • Model?
  • Two, three, four or six seater?
  • What size tire?
  • How many miles on the clutches?
  • Are these OEM clutches? If not, what brand?
  • Do you have a clutch kit? If so, what brand?
  • Are you a fast or a slow rider, and do you rock crawl?
  • What is the issue — and when does it happen? Cold, hot, under load, at low speed, at high speed?

For a custom clutch calibration that goes beyond off-the-shelf parts — big tires, altitude, a turbo, a heavily modified machine — we work directly with Todd at Hunterworks, who builds the belts and tools we sell and has been doing CVT clutch tuning longer than almost anyone. Send us your answers and we will bring him in if your setup calls for it.

Before you buy anything, check these four things

A surprising number of “bad clutch” problems are not the clutch, and all four of these are free to check.

  1. CVT airflow. Pull the intake and exhaust ducting and make sure it is connected, sealed and clear. A duct that has come loose or packed with mud will cook belts indefinitely, and a new belt will not fix it.
  2. Clutch alignment. If the crankshaft and transmission shafts are not parallel and correctly spaced, the belt is being twisted once per revolution. It never announces itself — it just shortens the life of every belt you install. Check it with the alignment tool for your model, especially after any engine or transmission work.
  3. Belt dust and glazing. Pull the cover and look. Packed belt dust in the housing and glazed, shiny sheave faces both cause slip, and slip causes heat.
  4. How you ride it. Lugging a machine in high range at low speed is the fastest way to destroy a belt. Use low range for what low range is for.

Start with the guide for your machine

Diagnosing and fixing the cause

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Fix’N Offroad — Vardaman, Mississippi. Call (662) 631-9254 or email fixnoffroad@outlook.com.