Category Archives: Polaris Scrambler

2000 Scrambler500 4×4 steering stem question

I just bought this 2000 scrambler and I have a question about the steering stem. I can move the steering stem up and down by pulling up on the handle bars. From what I can see there is a bushing on the bottom of the steering stem that has a nut on the bottom of it that is probably worn out. I have been looking and cant find this part anywhere to purchase the new bushing. Has anyone replaced this and were did you get the bushing from ? Thanks

New guy intro and issue with 2005 Scrambler 500 HO

Hi there, I just bought a 2005 Scrambler and finally got it out today. I went for a ride with my son, for about 45 minutes or so, everything ran great… I let the wife take it out about an hour later and got a call from her that the quad had stranded her.

I went and found her, started things up, it ran for about 5 minutes and then backfired a bunch and then died. I let it set for a few, started it up again and the same thing happened.

Doing some reading it sounds like it could be a fouled plug or potentially a dirty fuel valve. I went to try what I thought would be the easiest first, the plug…

Where the hell is it? I can’t find anything on the actual location of the plug. I pulled off the right side panel, still don’t see it. Do I need to take off the top plastics as well? I’d love to find a diagram or anything that shows me where it is.

If you have other suggestions as to what to check I am open. It could be bad gas as well possibly, the guy I bought it from said he hadn’t run it in a couple of years.

Thanks for the help!

Marty

1999 scrambler 4×4 issue

My scrambler has been having an intermittent problem with the 4×4. I seem to loose power to the the awd switch randomly. The other day after some hard riding through some deep muddy water I lost power to the switch. It wasn’t lit up.

I pulled the side of the trail and after some time it started working again. I didn’t have anymore problems the rest of the day even in the same mud hole.

I had this happen the last snow we had. Same symptoms. The light went out and came back on after some time had passed.

I’m in the process of going through the wiring and I can’t find anything wrong. Everything I’ve check with the ohm meter has been fine. Only thing that was an issue was the connection to the hubs were pretty gunked up. I can’t repeat the problem in the garage so it’s hard to track it down. I was wondering if anyone had an idea of what the culprit could be. I don’t want to have to be pulled out by my friends Yamaha again he already won’t let me live it down :aargh4: