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16 xf 7000 team clutch noise

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MY 7000 CLUTCH AT IDLE SOUNDS LIKE ENGINE IS GOING TO EXPLODE , DOSE IT WITH STOCK WEIGHTS AND GOLD STAR WEIGHTS LOTS OF FREE PLAY ON ARMS , DEALER SAID ITS NORMAL BUT I CANT STAND THE NOISE , ANY ONE HAVE SAME NOISE :eek
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Hello, I registred myself only to respond to this post. I have been working 3 winters to test and improve the clutch to get rid of the rattle coming out the primary clutch. I even "glued" with special aviation silicone the splines between the crank shaft and the taper shaft witch holds the clutch and NOTHING, rattle was always there. Spring, ramps, shims, etc...
This year I replaced the primary with the Power Block 80 from CV Tech #1100-0332 and added all the extra weights supplied with it.
PROBLEM SOLVED! !!! I now have the most wonderfull machine I ever dreamed in my hand!
Do that for your passion, you will not regret it, it is even more powerfull, the 7000 should come equipped with the Power Block.
By the way, I really think crank shaft and taper saft are two different parts so the crank can be lighter that way because it doesn't have to resist the flexion load cause by the primary, only torsion to make the sled foward. I lighter crank means less restriction to acceletation.
I installed it as it was in the box. The result was great , no noise (clac clac clac....) at any rpm. The engagement is smooth and precise, you can foward by 1 inch if you want. If the snowmobile would have had this sound when new we would have never tough about noise problems and we would have been really happy with it.
The acceleration as improve, I hit 60 mi/h just for fun ..( pantera 7000 xt) is a big machine with à XF you will ... Fly maybee. I dont know about the top speed.
I add the extra weights to lower the rpm, I was at 7000 at 70 km/h now Im at 6000.
600 miles with it yet and just fun. It is the same clutch they use in the 1200 ski doo brp aftermarket.
You can go on yutube and check for:
Power Block 80.
A lot of People rely on this here and they are extremely reliable. Polaris put them stock in a lot of models.
The compagny that makes it (CV Tech) dont list the 7000 arctic cat engine, I spoke with a tech over there and he suggested me the number i putted in my last post, I gave it a try and I am astoniched happy finally no more clac clac clac at idle or buzzzz at 25 km/h.
Excuse my english I'm french guy.
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