Does anybody know what a new Polaris Sportsman 500 belts width is? The original one on my dad’s is currently 27.74mm wide. I would like to know the width of a new belt so i can see if the original one is overly worn. I noticed when I removed the cover to deal with two other issues that the belt deflection is almost 2.5" and the specs should be between 1 1/8"- 1 1/4". Now even when this atv had low miles, 500 or so, the belt deflection was greater then the Polaris specs. My dad took it into a dealer and they were supposed to make the adjustments via the shims inside the secondary clutch but I checked once he got the atv back and it was pretty much the same. Even when I was talking to the service guy he had no idea what I was talking about like there is no adjustment on these atvs. Well there is and there are a few things that can lead to a belt with a lot of deflection. Shims in the secondary clutch and engine to trans placement are the main two. Now since this atv has never had either removed I believe I need to play with the shims inside the secondary. Unless his belt is really worn but like I said even when this atv had low miles the belt was super sloppy. Once I get a new bolt for the secondary I will measure the center to center distance between the two clutches. It should be 10.05" and if it is less then I know for sure it’s a mount or drivetrain placement issue. If anybody knows what the width of a new Polaris belt is please post the correct info. Thanks guys.

Does anybody know what a new Polaris Sportsman 500 belts width is? The original one on my dad’s is currently 27.74mm wide. I would like to know the width of a new belt so i can see if the original one is overly worn. I noticed when I removed the cover to deal with two other issues that the belt deflection is almost 2.5" and the specs should be between 1 1/8"- 1 1/4". Now even when this atv had low miles, 500 or so, the belt deflection was greater then the Polaris specs. My dad took it into a dealer and they were supposed to make the adjustments via the shims inside the secondary clutch but I checked once he got the atv back and it was pretty much the same. Even when I was talking to the service guy he had no idea what I was talking about like there is no adjustment on these atvs. Well there is and there are a few things that can lead to a belt with a lot of deflection. Shims in the secondary clutch and engine to trans placement are the main two. Now since this atv has never had either removed I believe I need to play with the shims inside the secondary. Unless his belt is really worn but like I said even when this atv had low miles the belt was super sloppy. Once I get a new bolt for the secondary I will measure the center to center distance between the two clutches. It should be 10.05" and if it is less then I know for sure it’s a mount or drivetrain placement issue. If anybody knows what the width of a new Polaris belt is please post the correct info. Thanks guys.