New to the forum, new to ATVs in all… swamped the bike in the first couple of rides.
I’ve been able to get one plug out on the RH (Rear) cylinder, but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to get to the second plug LH (Front) short of disassembling the entire machine.
Is there some simple trick to accessing this plug that I just cant seem to find? Maybe I need to remove another component, but I’m not sure.
Any and all assistance would be great at this point, I’m probably in over my head ahaha
So I just did a top end rebuild on my 03 400ex new piston, cylander aftermarket cam without the compression mech and all new valves n seals etc. I didnt bore it out I just swapped it for new. Had a crazy tick to it bent valve but figured while I.had it open mine as well do the whole top.
The rest of the bike is stock from what I was told when I.bought it and from what I can see. This is my first rebuild I am familiar with engines for the most part as I do work on cars often. I got it all back together and have a little smoke but figured it was just oil burning off the top end as the smoke is coming from there. So I did a compression test just to see what I got. I’m at 160psi pretty high in my opinion. But the bike runs well better then it did before the rebuild. I havnt riden it much since I just did the rebuild yesterday and I’m starting the break in process or gonna start it. Do I have to mess with the.carbs now? Why is my compression high any help would be appreciated. Small engine then what I’m use to working on maybe forgetting something or missing.something.
My polaris shut off after a few sec I put the switch to on position. I wonder what could be the problem ? It’s a 2006 sportsman 450. I did a small video to show the problem :
I have a 2004 polaris sportsman 500 h.o. if I put it in 4×4 only 3 tires work. The front right doesn’t work. So I checked the hub and it was bone dry and dirty. I put the quad on Jacks and put it in 4×4 to see what it was doing and the front right axle spins but the hub doesn’t. Any ideas on what the problem could be?
I’ve been looking online for instructions on how to replace throttle cable on my 2008 500 HO EFI, at the throttle body. Can someone please tell me how it is done? Cable sticking, have replacement but need some help!:)
So I was out on my first run in the dunes with the machine and it worked perfect! Plenty of power, didn’t feel like it was rolling over like the Outlander and very comfortable. I was surprised to see the stock tires on the back were getting the corners sanded off! All of the nobs in the middle of the tire have the tread knocked bucket a 45 degree about 3/8" down. We went back in town and bought paddle tires and rims. Still did great in the dunes and was fun to ride all day. I could go anywhere I wanted and my boys on the DS 250 and DS 90X were having a ball. Can’t wait to get out in the desert in a few weeks and hit the miles of trails over there!
What does everyone use to take off the adhesive residue that does not damage plastics? I’ve used goof off, rubbing alcohol, denatured alcohol, some store bought sticker adhesive remover, and nothing really works well. It seems that some of the stuff can cloud the plastic so I test everything on inside wheel well first. Those warning decals are just plain ugly.
So I’ve gotten an 07 renegade 800 that spun a connecting rod and fried the crank, rod, piston, and casing. Bought new everything from mrrpm and all went together really smoothly except I’m having problems with the engine head. Following a YouTube video (shanesoutty) + the manual for assembly my front camshaft seems to be backwards (the one above the oil filter) Got my engine on top dead center 1/1 and the gear can only go on to the cam backwards. I can’t turn the cam using it’s bolt more then a quarter turn and then it stops with half the springs compressed. Markings on my timing gear are upside-down so I’m assuming that won’t work. The other head cam turns freely by hand for about a quarter turn and if I use the bolt to turn it I can get it to rotate all the way around so that one seems alright. So what do you guys think is the problem? I have to get a new cam as I put on too much force trying to turn the cam and broke of the bolt head inside the cam.. But would a new cam fix my problem? Need to get it rotated 180 degrees for the lines on the timing gear to be level with the piston head.
Sorry for the wall of text. Can post pics if I have to but I’m hoping I explained clearly enough. Thanks
Been looking into putting some small LED Light bars on my Polaris front bumper for when I really need the light at night. I would like to stay under $100.00 and something easy to install. I was at Wal-Mart the other day and found some small round LED lights with a switch and all wires to connect to the battery. About pulled the trigger but wanted to see what most are doing on here.
Thanks for any replies.
