Category Archives: ATV Repair and Maintenance

02 scrambler 400 swingarm help

I’m new to the site and a little lost.* I have a scrambler 400 and recently redid my swingarm bushings.* Between tearing it apart and putting it back together a week went by.* Well I forgot to put the metal washer/spacer that comes with bushings in.* Manual doesn’t show it.* Can anyone tell me where it goes

My 2015 scrambler xp1000 needs your help!

Help!chk engine light and power steering light 2015scamblerxp1000
Me and my passenger totaling under 300lbs drove through 20feet of 2foot of water stopped for 5min and talked…was pretty steep hill in sight so started her up put it in low gear and flipped awd button and went up as I started to climb it intantantly noticed struggle was going up to around 5000~6000rpms barely moving up hill think belt was slipping but I’ve felt that before and this was much different barely made to top but did thank god but then the engine started to sputter out and at same time it threw check engine light and power steering light continued to sputter out so I turned key off pushed forward on little incline pulled cvt plug close to a quart of water came out waited 5 min went to try and start same lights still illuminated and sputtered out was 3 miles from truck and had just gotten dark what a night got it home obviously cvt had leak checked it and none of the bolts where tightened on the cvt cover I blame dealership over vibrations but not under warranty as of last month any ideas/suggestions greatly appreciated!

My 2015 scrambler xp1000 needs your help!

Help!chk engine light and power steering light 2015scamblerxp1000
Me and my passenger totaling under 300lbs drove through 20feet of 2foot of water stopped for 5min and talked…was pretty steep hill in sight so started her up put it in low gear and flipped awd button and went up as I started to climb it intantantly noticed struggle was going up to around 5000~6000rpms barely moving up hill think belt was slipping but I’ve felt that before and this was much different barely made to top but did thank god but then the engine started to sputter out and at same time it threw check engine light and power steering light continued to sputter out so I turned key off pushed forward on little incline pulled cvt plug close to a quart of water came out waited 5 min went to try and start same lights still illuminated and sputtered out was 3 miles from truck and had just gotten dark what a night got it home obviously cvt had leak checked it and none of the bolts where tightened on the cvt cover I blame dealership over vibrations but not under warranty as of last month any ideas/suggestions greatly appreciated!

2006 Sportsman 450

New to these Atv’s, now I need a little help. I just got a Battery Tender, and want to hook it up to the machine. How do I get the Battery out, I know its a stupid question to some but non the less its a real one, as I’m not familiar with ATV’ this is my first one..

After looking for it for about 10 minutes located Battery got the cover off, but don’t know how to get it out of the casing so I can clean the contacts and hook the Tender to it.

Another question I use it to plow snow, and when I go to lift the blade I have to hit the in switch some times 3-4 times before it will engage the winch. What do I look for here, and what is the remedy? I know contacts have to be clean and that is what I want to do as part of the service, need some advice.

posted this a few days ago but maybe in the wrong area of the forum.

1999 Sportsman 335 LR60 issues

Ive been dealing with the hot lamp always being on. Google shows its a pretty common problem. After finding the FSM and following the diagnostic steps I believe the "LR60" P/N 4010164 Solid State Relay to be bad. It would appear that the LR60 on my Polaris sportsman 335 is discontinued. I assume it was only used for one year, 99. . I found a part on eBay that is listed as a replacement LR60 for a 2000 Sportsman 335 (and a few other models ranging from 00-02). I looked at the wiring diagrams i have for the 99 and 00 sportsman 335 and see that at some point in 2000 there was a change, as there are 2 different diagrams for the same year. One is the exact same as the 99 diagram, and one is different. The LR60 i found on eBay states it is an OEM polaris part, and its P/N is 2204571 and is a replacement for P/N 4010249.

My LR60 has 6 wires. 2 yellow, blue, orange, red and brown. The Ebay LR60 has 5. All the wires are the same color, minus the missing wire that is brown. According to my 99’s wiring diagram the brown wire is ground, or common. looking at the newer 2000 diagram, the 5 wires on the newer LR60 control the same functions as the old LR60 that is no longer available… I am assuming the case of the part is acting as ground, and no longer needs the 6th wire to provide it. My LR60 is inside a black plastic box, the Ebay LR60 is inside a small metal case.

By now you know my question, can I use the newer LR60 on my 4 wheeler? I would get one and test it out, but at $165, I’d rather not just buy blind…. If anyone has an educated guess, it’s welcome!!

Ebay LR60-
New Thermister Switch Kit LR 60 Polaris 2204571 2000 2001 Trail Boss | eBay

Sportsman etx acting weird

Every once in a while after riding my etx for a while it just starts acting up. It will stall every so often and then sometimes it drives like it is stuck in low gear but in fact it is in high gear. The rpms will rev high but I will be going like 10-15mph. And I know for a fact it is in high gear. Any ideas and/or solutions will be greatly appreciated thanks.