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warn 4×4 lock out for rancher 350

have here a good used 4wd lock out for rancher 350 works as it should transition is smooth and bearings and seals are tight . it will need a new cable as u can see in the pics everything else is in good working order asking 250 $ shipped in the USA.

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Bleeding Brakes

Changed pads on all 4 sides yesterday. Afterwards the rear were spongy. Some questions.

1) Can air get in the lines if I didn’t take any lines loose? I did take the calipers out of the rubber boots and grease them.

2) If I bleed them on the rear, can I just bleed from one side or do both sides have to be done?

3) Is the fill reservoir on the handlebars or is there also a separate one under the plastic for the rear?

I ran out of light but im going to check and make sure the inside pads aren’t hung up on the caliper this afternoon. Its a Grizzly 550.

06 outlaw 500 engine temp

I’m new to 4 wheelers with water system. After about fifteen minutes of riding it, which is kinda hard riding, the fan comes on and stays on. It has a over temp light. So far out hasn’t come on but not sure if that even works. But it hasn’t boiled over are anything. Even shut it off to listen. Didn’t hear anything boiling. Is this normal for the fan to stay on like this. Are do I have an issue. Haven’t run it longer than about forty five minutes. I’ve been worried about blowing the head gasket.

Larger tire size for Polaris 2006 450 help

Hello. We’ve got the stock Carlisle 489’s on our Quad – Polaris Sportsman, 2006 450. Everything on the quad is stock.

I’ve been looking at the ITP Mud Lite XL’s – I see they are advertised as a pretty light-weight tire. This should be good as we have the smaller engine, (450), and we are re-using the original steel rims.

I’ve got a couple questions.
First, they do not come in the OEM size for the rear.
The front OEM stock size is 25 x 8 x 12. They have that.
For the rear, the stock size is 25 x 11 x 12.
The XL’s only come in either 25 x 10 x 12, or 25 x 12 x 12.
Not sure which one to pick.

The other questions is more general in nature.
I thought about upgrading to 26 x 9 x 12 front and 26 x 12 x 12 rear, but I keep reading messages about using spacers, offset rims, clearance issues, etc. Once I buy the tires, it’s too late if they don’t fit right. Can’t send them back once I install on rims (of course).

So I started wondering. Why does everyone want to increase the tire size in the first place? I understand it will give more clearance, but realiztically, a 26 vs 25" tire will only lift the vehicle a 1/2", right?

Just wondering. What are the other advantages of increasing tire size to the point that modifications need to be made? I’m very tempted to stay with the OEM sizes, and run the quad as designed.

Any thoughts?
And again, any thought on getting 25 x 12 x 12 for the rear? That’s a 1/2" wider inside and outside from stock. Seems like it would be ok, right?

Trouble with stuck starter valve

HI. Does anyone know how to remove a stuck starter valve in the carburetor. The Choke cable has not been working. I had been just getting by. Now I want to overhaul the carburetor but I can’t seem to get that starter valve out. I ended up breaking the cable loose from it, then tried to use long nose pliers to pull and turn being careful not to damage the threads on the side. I sprayed deep creep hoping it might loosen but even the deep creep did not flow down. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have a new starter valve kit and a new choke cable along with a carburetor overhaul kit. Please help if you have any suggestions. Thanks for your time. I have a 2004 trx400fa. This is my first post. :icon_ peace:

**Rear Brakes Won’t Bleed**

Put a new caliper on my 2001 300ex and tried bleeding and can’t get them to bleed and build pressure.. I can get some fluid to trickle out after pumping pedal, cracking bleeder with pedal down but won’t build pressure.. Checked everything for leaks and nothing visible anywhere..

Fluid does get lower as I do get it to trickle out and I refill it..

Done many of brakes but missing something.. Would think if its sucking air it would show leaking fluid..