Maintaining the KEBC system on you're Kawasaki Brute Force or Prairie 360, 650 or 750 is a easy task. I'd recommending doing this anytime you replace you're belt, get water in the CVT or have a belt failure. This article pertains specifically to cleaning and lubing the fork located inside the CVT cover, how to video here. In a previous article we discussed how to clean the actuator that sits atop this fork. Its basic function is to apply pressure to primary clutch basket at low speeds and simulate engine braking or hold back. The fork is held on my a snap ring on the bottom of the mechanism and rides in a collar on top. Really not much to the disassembly, but I've documented the process in this video. Once I cleaned everything up, lubed the pivot points of this mechanism, installed a new belt and cleaned/lubed the KEBC actuator assembly the job was complete. Besides better performance and a quieter actuator I could feel and hear a difference when putting it in gear. The BF didn't lunge any more and no grinding noise. The system is a bit over engineered in my opinion when compared to other big bore systems like the Kingquad or Grizzly that provide engine braking without the use of all the electronics. At the end of the day the KEBC system does do what it is intended to do.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
How to take a part and clean the KEBC Fork
Maintaining the KEBC system on you're Kawasaki Brute Force or Prairie 360, 650 or 750 is a easy task. I'd recommending doing this anytime you replace you're belt, get water in the CVT or have a belt failure. This article pertains specifically to cleaning and lubing the fork located inside the CVT cover, how to video here. In a previous article we discussed how to clean the actuator that sits atop this fork. Its basic function is to apply pressure to primary clutch basket at low speeds and simulate engine braking or hold back. The fork is held on my a snap ring on the bottom of the mechanism and rides in a collar on top. Really not much to the disassembly, but I've documented the process in this video. Once I cleaned everything up, lubed the pivot points of this mechanism, installed a new belt and cleaned/lubed the KEBC actuator assembly the job was complete. Besides better performance and a quieter actuator I could feel and hear a difference when putting it in gear. The BF didn't lunge any more and no grinding noise. The system is a bit over engineered in my opinion when compared to other big bore systems like the Kingquad or Grizzly that provide engine braking without the use of all the electronics. At the end of the day the KEBC system does do what it is intended to do.
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