Hey guys, I’m John – from Senoia, GA.

A few weeks back I traded a 17′ LOWE (w/a 90hp Yamaha Jet Drive) for an ’03 GRIZZLY. – I’m currently working on the GRIZZLY. The previous owner didn’t respect it in any way what so ever!! – he left it outdoors, uncovered and untouched for the last 5-6 years. It’s got 1200 original miles on it.

I’ve taken the entire quad apart to clean and inspect it. It was covered in ‘mold’. It was everywhere. Horrible actually.

But other than that, the only other issues were the carb being junked up, the right rear axle boot ripped and the very rear of the frame is RUSTED pretty bad from sitting with water and trash stuck in the engine/differential guard.

I cleaned all the jets in the carb and it starts up nice, however, I believe it’s got a vacuum leak. it’ll ‘pop’ back at idle and die — anything over idle it sounds as it should.

I haven’t had the chance to ride it because, after I cleaned the jets – I was swapping the axle, and while attempting to get the knuckle off of the original axle – the bearing came apart.

That just happened on Saturday, so I’ve got to call around and see if I can get a bearing.

Thanks guys, I’ll be posting some pics as soon as I can get it together.

I am afraid I’m going to have issues with the carb, for some reason I can just ‘feel’ it. I’ve rebuild lots of carbs in my day, however, this one I cant figure out where the lines go.

The carb has been taken apart in the past. So Im dealing with that- (there were three vacuum lines not connected when I started digging into it) I’m looking for a good schematic, but haven’t found one yet. And I haven’t done a lot of ‘searching’ here -you know life gets in the way.

Thanks again everyone – you guys make a really nice forum! –

Hi all I just joint your forum I own a 2011 Grizzly power steering model, I live in Melbourne Victoria Aust but am a ex pat Kiwi been here for 16 years. :happy:

Hello everyone. Im glad to join your community. Ive been into Four Wheeling for about 12 years now.

Hi, and thank you for adding me to your forum. My name is Jerry and I am as new as it gets to the quad scene. I have a 2007 Grizzly 700 (all stock for now) that I picked up to go trail riding and hunting with. I live in Colorado so I have a huge selection of terrain to ride from Rocks to desert and sand to snow. My quad has a Warn 2.5 winch, plow, and is in great shape with 516 miles on it. I hope this is a great bike to start. I chose a 700 because I am 6’3" 290# and Ill be hauling big game in the winter when I’m not trail riding. I am on Yamaha Grizzly Owners Club on FB so I have been learning what I can but I am sure I have plenty to go. I thank you all in advance for any help you give and please excuse my newbee questions but we all have to start somewhere.

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Hi, and thank you for adding me to your forum. My name is Jerry and I am as new as it gets to the quad scene. I have a 2007 Grizzly 700 (all stock for now) that I picked up to go trail riding and hunting with. I live in Colorado so I have a huge selection of terrain to ride from Rocks to desert and sand to snow. My quad has a Warn 2.5 winch, plow, and is in great shape with 516 miles on it. I hope this is a great bike to start. I chose a 700 because I am 6’3" 290# and Ill be hauling big game in the winter when I’m not trail riding. I am on Yamaha Grizzly Owners Club on FB so I have been learning what I can but I am sure I have plenty to go. I thank you all in advance for any help you give and please excuse my newbee questions but we all have to start somewhere.

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Hello,

I’m Pascal (aka Sidewipe) live in the netherlands and just bought a 2005 660 with some work on it. A lot of questions i’ve "googled" directed me to Grizzlycentral so guess it’s a good choice to participate.

Previously had a 350 2wd that i had bought to level the horse arena (one of our hobby’s) but often got stuck in the sand with the leveling device behind the quad and wanted a 4wd… (overhere we call it a quad instead of a ATV)

Me and my wife have 2 horses en 4 cats and are both Yamaha fan (R1 and FZ6 ).

im from arkansas. i am working on a 99 yamaha grizzly 600. somehow a bolt came out of cam gear, needless to say like to find used cam shaft assembly

im from arkansas. i am working on a 99 yamaha grizzly 600. somehow a bolt came out of cam gear, needless to say like to find used cam shaft assembly

Just bought a used 98 Grizzly 600. Overall not in too bad of shape other than the fact that as soon as you touch the throttle it backfires through the carb, sometimes you see flames, other times it pops the carb off.

Carb was "new", PO apparently bought it and then installed a jet kit so I wanted to take it off to see what was changed. Still in that verification process.

Air box has holes that looks like it got too close to something hot. It was disassembled and in a box with some other hoses and whatnot so I am hoping that everything is there and I can put it all together.

So basically going to be reading as much as I can and learning as this is my first ATV and really trying to do as much as I can myself. Basically I know enough to know that I don’t know enough.

And yes I do have a copy of the service manual.