Polaris clutch doesn't fully disengage

[Walterwontfalter]

I have a 95 Polaris XLT Special and with the track up on a stand I engage the track and when the machine returns to idle the clutch is still engaged. I looked at the shaft of the primary and it seems to be sticking about 1/2 inch in from the end for a while. If I hit the brake it kills the engine. any ideas on how to fix this? Am I going to have to buy a new clutch?

[Deep_Sinker]

check the offset of the primary and secondary first...the spec should be on the belt guard.

[Tullibee]

I had the same problem with my 2000 RMK and all it needed was a good cleaning. would be worth a try before buying a new one.

[NAMASafetyDirector]

Give the clutch a good cleaning and normally what will cause this is the bushing in the cover is shot. All you need to do is take out the 7/16 bolts in the cover, remove it and replace the bushing in the cover and it should work alot better. If a person let's it go with a bad cover bushing it can wear the melanite coating off of the shaft which causes the bushing to drag even more and wear out faster yet.

[MikeYager - Suzuki]

If your clutches have never been rebuilt do yourself a favor and get it done. I do it every year and never had a problem. Its either dirty and/or bushing issue. Mayber your spring is broke. Could be a button issue too. There arent many things that can cause this but any one of them will do it.

[Walterwontfalter]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to try cleaning it up first, then work my way up in degree of difficulty until I have it fixed.