that very well could have happen to me last year...I`ll try to keep it short...
went to look at a 1997 polaris XCR if memory serves...got there and emediatly seen it was a total POS..and not just cause of the name brand..but the appearence..LOL
anyway...the guy opens the hood..and as I`m looking it over, he decides to fire it up...it sounds like HELL!!
I told him to go ahead and shut er down...then as i`m still glancing at the oil SOAKED motor, i notice a HUGE, and i mean HUGE!!! crack in the clutch!!
the sheaves were well seperated....not just a line..but a gapping hole/crack kinda deal!!!
then about the time I was looking at that..i seen there was NO clutch bolt in it??
WTF???
anyway...he said his buddy wanted the "racing" clutch that he did have on it..so he traded for the one that was on it now..so i ask him if he knew about the HUGE crack and no bolt, and he said yeah, but it`s been like that for a while, so it`s okay...
unreal....