James take a look at these

I talked to James on the phone yesterday because it feels like I may have some weight flop going on. I couldn't tell you for sure because I have never had this before. But my rhino will run up in rpm and speed to about 10 mph then it feels like it grabs another gear and goes without the rpm changing. plus it doesn't have quite as much low end as I want. I top out at 52 mph but I would give up some of that for more low end no question. James thought it might be the fixed sheave or the plate and asked me to take pictures of them. I told him I would post them on here so that if anyone else had the problem they might be able to see it on here and save asking question.....maybe. James I did find that my o-ring around the sheave is no longer among the living so im going to need one of those too but we will just throw it in with what ever part I need.

I know that my rhino feels like its in low until 10 mph then it kicks up. Did you mill out the extra webbing in the sheave yet for more low end?

man those threads look hooped. Or is it just the picture that makes em look bad. Thought it was the spline at first but am thinking there just aint much left for threads. Was the nut tight when you took it off or is that when the carnage happened?

heavychevy wrote:

man those threads look hooped. Or is it just the picture that makes em look bad. Thought it was the spline at first but am thinking there just aint much left for threads. Was the nut tight when you took it off or is that when the carnage happened?

No carnage at all....threads are good. its just the picture that makes them look like that. When my o-ring around the sheave and weights went away it let grease go all over the inside so its got some grease on those threads from me handling it but they are in good shape.

ok from the picture it looks like they are gone lol other than that i dont see nothing wrong but im no expert

you need to sand the fixed and the camplate looks a little worn....the grease could have been some of it...measure the belt now and make sure its good....post some pics of the side of the belt

The fixed sheave has some ridges in it from wear. The belt is new from about 2 months ago with maybe 20 miles on it. what kind of sanding on the fixed and cam plate?

even with 20 miles if it got grease on the belt it could be worn

Are those cam plate sliders on upside down?

they are!!

WV Hot Rod Rhino wrote:

they are!!

will that make any difference or is it just something im in there next time to flip um?

I make the same mistake on my Kodiak and it allowed the belt to ride higher in the secondary and rub the cover.....but man was it geared low.

So your saying that with them flipped like they are i am getting MORE low end gearing? NO WAY because i dont have enough low end right now.

No Sir, I'm not saying that's your case, but my belt ran 1mm higher than it does now and my belt ratio was 3.25/1 when they were in backwards. My belt ratio is now a tolerable 3/1 with a new belt and the sliders in right. (Thanks to James)

chuddly wrote:

WV Hot Rod Rhino wrote:

they are!!

will that make any difference or is it just something im in there next time to flip um?

I think with them upside down they are hitting the fins early and killing Your low end. I would definitely pull it apart and turn them over. It may have even allowed a weight to flop over

i think they are too tight and sticking and the fixed needs sanded

Do i just run some like 180 grit on a DA on it to sand it or what?

Some guys scuff them with scotch-brite pads, I used something like that on a rotary die grinder, worked great.

chuddly wrote:

Do i just run some like 180 grit on a DA on it to sand it or what?

i use a DA sander...180 then 220....DA gets it alot straighter...

Junglerider wrote:

Are those cam plate sliders on upside down?

Thank JBS for this forum. I'm cleaning my cvt system with parts from Hotrod. In the last week I did a lot of reading and watching his vids. I had my sliders in backwards also according to this post. Now I'll correct it. I wouldn't be doing this tonight if it wasn't for Hotrods super service. Order on Monday- get parts Wednesday. Cool. I'm gonna try and do a thread on this clutch mantinence with pics. Maybe we can help the next guy with this. Thanks to everyone on here and Hotrod.