I’m new to the world of ATVs/UTVs and am having a problem with a 2009 Big Bear 400 that I am now responsible for maintaining. It starts up fine, shifts from neutral to 1st gear and from neutral to reverse just fine, but it doesn’t shift from reverse to neutral when the engine is on. I can shift back to neutral after I turn it off, but not while it’s on.
Most of my Google searches have yielded results where people have a hard time shifting INTO reverse, which is not the case for me. I think the closest case is this one for a Bruin: grizzlycentral.com/forum/kodiak-big-bear-bruin-wolverine-discussion/46897-bruin-250-will-not-shift-reverse.html but I don’t have any diagrams about the inner workings of the Big Bear so I don’t know the same parts might be the issue.
I also don’t know this machine’s maintenance history, so it’s possible the previous owner neglected something.
It still gets the job done, but if I ever need to outrun a bear and have to make a 3-point turn first, I’m a goner!
Thanks in advance for any thoughts/links!
