I bought a 2002 Polaris Sportsman 700 in a basket, and after overhauling the engine and performing general maintenance I have it back in service. It purrs like a kitten, drives well, and works great except it won’t disengage the front differential. I noticed the 4WD light behind the switch doesn’t come on and the reverse gear speed limiter doesn’t work. Are these two faults independent or is there something that could cause both problems? I’m guessing the bulb is burnt out and I need to disassemble the front differential, but thought I’d run it by y’all. Thanks for your help.

I bought a 2002 Polaris Sportsman 700 in a basket, and after overhauling the engine and performing general maintenance I have it back in service. It purrs like a kitten, drives well, and works great except it won’t disengage the front differential. I noticed the 4WD light behind the switch doesn’t come on and the reverse gear speed limiter doesn’t work. Are these two faults independent or is there something that could cause both problems? I’m guessing the bulb is burnt out and I need to disassemble the front differential, but thought I’d run it by y’all. Thanks for your help.