I just took the water pump cover off my 99 ranger 6×6. I found the nut and 1/4 inch of the shaft that drives the wp in the bottom. The remainder of the shaft or bolt is in the engine. I don’t have a manual. Does any one know how to replace the drive bolt (shaft) on this ranger? I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please

So I bought a 08 450 Grizz recently and since I purchased it, I have noticed a clunking or rattling noise from the CVT area when the engine brake is active and coming to a stop. At first I thought it was just the CVT but after more research I have read that it might be the bearing. I was going to take the CVT apart sometime to clean and grease anyway. How hard is it to take the CVT down to get the the weights in order to grease and check it all out, and how much more work is it to change the bearing? I am not completely dumb when it comes to mechanical stuff, but have never messed with anything like it, but have someone who is typically really good at it. Just need to know if I should explore the possibility of taking it to a shop or just doing it all myself.

Hi all,
Rebuilding the top end on a 1998 300ex and found the intake valves like this,the edge all beaten down to razor thin and sinking into the seat and was wondering what causes it? Took a pic of both intake and exhaust.Thanks

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Hi all,
Bought a 250ex 2002. This thing sat for a looooooong time but it did run and it sounded ok. I get it home and was going to clean the carb ,drain fuel, adjust the valves etc. Well I don’t know how this thing would idle because the carb was worst I ever saw.But anyways one thing leads to another and I take apart the top end thinking may as well hone it and rering it and this is what I found. Can someone give suggestions as to what to look for that may have caused this.The sitting for along time and then running?no lube in cylinder from sitting?froze to cylinder from sitting? this carb was BAD I had to ice blast it at work. I don’t want to just bore it and throw a new piston in it and have this happen again. Thanks

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First, let me introduce myself……I am a newbie and have decided at the ripe old age of 65 to buy an ATV. Why? I can think of so many uses…..snow plowing, lawn aeration and dethatching, roading my 3 fearless bird hunting dogs :), getting around an upstate NY property, helping out at my bird hunting club here on Long Island, moving a 4×8 landscape trailer around the property instead of dragging it by hand to its destinations, scouting deer property upstate and eventually trailering it across country to bird hunting locations in the Dakotas. Not to mention just fun rides through the woods.

I have pretty much decided that I want a Sportsman 570 SP and have compared it to the Honda Four Trax Rancher. There’s just one thing……….service.
When I google Honda ATV complaints I find some stuff about issues they have but when I google Polaris ATV complaints…OH MAN! there are a lot of people who have bad things to say about such things as getting parts, long repair waits, high failure rates etc. There were some recalls, but I understand that stuff can happen but I get a sense from reading the complaints that there’s a bit of an issue with the way people are treated.

I know this is a helluva forum to bring this up considering it’s loaded with Polaris enthusiasts, but I think I am looking for some validation or disqualification for what I have been reading. Try Googling like I did. You amy be surprised.

Does the membership here have similar experiences? Have any of you used the Honda ATV’s?

Frankly, from a features and performance claim perspective, the Polaris seems to be head and shoulders over the competition, although I am reading the the Hondas are starting to catch up with their efforts to make a more comfortable ride (a real issue for a man with back problems)

I would much appreciate the membership’s input into their satisfaction or lack thereof with service and warranty performance on the Polaris machines.

Thanks in advance
Ray

First, let me introduce myself……I am a newbie and have decided at the ripe old age of 65 to buy an ATV. Why? I can think of so many uses…..snow plowing, lawn aeration and dethatching, roading my 3 fearless bird hunting dogs :), getting around an upstate NY property, helping out at my bird hunting club here on Long Island, moving a 4×8 landscape trailer around the property instead of dragging it by hand to its destinations, scouting deer property upstate and eventually trailering it across country to bird hunting locations in the Dakotas. Not to mention just fun rides through the woods.

I have pretty much decided that I want a Sportsman 570 SP and have compared it to the Honda Four Trax Rancher. There’s just one thing……….service.
When I google Honda ATV complaints I find some stuff about issues they have but when I google Polaris ATV complaints…OH MAN! there are a lot of people who have bad things to say about such things as getting parts, long repair waits, high failure rates etc. There were some recalls, but I understand that stuff can happen but I get a sense from reading the complaints that there’s a bit of an issue with the way people are treated.

I know this is a helluva forum to bring this up considering it’s loaded with Polaris enthusiasts, but I think I am looking for some validation or disqualification for what I have been reading. Try Googling like I did. You amy be surprised.

Does the membership here have similar experiences? Have any of you used the Honda ATV’s?

Frankly, from a features and performance claim perspective, the Polaris seems to be head and shoulders over the competition, although I am reading the the Hondas are starting to catch up with their efforts to make a more comfortable ride (a real issue for a man with back problems)

I would much appreciate the membership’s input into their satisfaction or lack thereof with service and warranty performance on the Polaris machines.

Thanks in advance
Ray

I have a 07 Honda rancher, when i test the voltage going to the coil it is going down when you try to turn it over, instead of the voltage going up. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

I have a 07 Honda rancher, when i test the voltage going to the coil it is going down when you try to turn it over, instead of the voltage going up. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

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