I have a 2005 Traxter 650, and for the first time ever, I am having starting problems, and was wondering where to start trouble shooting.
Lights work (on key switch), battery is fully charged and functional, battery terminals are clean and corrosion free, winch works, and all other electrical works just fine.
Machine has set for about 3 months on a trickle battery charger. Went out to start it 4 days ago and all I get when I push the start button is a CLICK. Multiple pushes of the start switch (sometimes as many as 20 and as few as 2) will eventually get the starter to engage.
Yesterday it started on the first push of the start button, but today it took 3-5 pushes of the start switch to engage the starter. This happened with 6 starts today.
I am assuming the CLICK I hear is the solenoid, and it appears the juice never makes it to the starter….starter does not whine or make any noise at all. When it does start the starter appears to function properly.
Is it possible the solenoid is bad and not making the electrical contact……I’m not sure this machine has a separate solenoid? Could it be a bad, loose, or corroded connection at the solenoid or starter? Is there a separate solenoid or is it a part of the starter?
My 2014 Rancher 420 has been acting up this last week. About 4 days ago i noticed that when the steering is at full lock to the left there is a clicking that i can hear and feel that corresponds with the wheel rotation. I checked the cv boots and they are good but I suspected it was a cv joint and I would fix it when I can. Yesterday the thought crossed my mind for some reason to try 2wd, and discovered that the clicking only happens in 4wd.
Today things got a little worse. When riding back at the end of the day I went down a small hill at very slow speed in 1’st and the quad made a bit of a whirling sound. It made the same sound again in the next 4km but i couldn’t really replicate it by engine braking. When we got back to the truck it was idling for a few minutes and the red temperature light to the right of the screen was on and the temp icon as well. I turned it off and now there is a sort of clicking sound for a few seconds when you turn the key on before starting. It does this every time in, 2wd and 4wd.
So I’m not really sure what the problem is. It seems like this new sound in coming from the front diff, definitely the front side of the quad. It was pretty dark but will check the oil tomorrow. I have 4 or 5 more days of work here and will be riding ~20km per day and I’ll keep it in 2wd when I can.
Does anyone have any ideas or things I can do to keep the quad going for a few days. It still rides fine, but I dont want to grenade anything before I can get it back home. I should add that the week before this all happened was -7c and the quads were very iced up. Ice would prevent full steering at first. We cleaned them as best as we could but driving in muskeg made that a loosing battle.
I have a an oil leak in the middle gear on the rear engine side. Oil is seeping out from the dust cover. Anyone have a step by step how to guide on fixing this…pictures etc.
Hi guys, I’m new to this forum. I must say that this forum has helped me alot in the past and I’m excited to finally be a part of it. Anyways, I purchased a 2002 Sportsman HO with only 230 miles and 35 hours (I know low right?) very clean machine and came with pretty much everything but a plow. Came with a winch, bumpers, etc. I noticed that when I start the ATV the taillight is on which I know is normal, but doesn’t light up brighter when I hit the brakes (hand lever). It simply doesn’t illuminate and it may even look like the brakelight is stuck on? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Coming off a 2014 outlander 1000 xt getting my new tripe black Xmr in 2 days and i knwo mud is low but when riding on the trails what speed r u guys using high and whats the slowest i should be using high?
New to ATV’s. While looking over the atv I noticed that this hose has a Crack in it. Located below gas tank. Sorry about photos will take better if needed.
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ok guys im stuck i did a ring job on a honda foreman 500 4×4 and put everything back together but now 1 pushrod wont fall back in place i had a terrible time with the rings now this any ideas?
ok guys im stuck i did a ring job on a honda foreman 500 4×4 and put everything back together but now 1 pushrod wont fall back in place i had a terrible time with the rings now this any ideas?
Came across this on Facebook.
Multiple lighting options, power of LEDs
Factory mount
Remove factory light pod, install this. Plug and play
Reasonable priced
Warranty
I ordered up a set of 30watt flood LED with black mounting plate and black housing.
I think this is a reasonable alternative to the more expensive options.
Some pictures below off his page. PM him for questions.
I will post a review once I get them and with pictures.
Came across this on Facebook.
Multiple lighting options, power of LEDs
Factory mount
Remove factory light pod, install this. Plug and play
Reasonable priced
Warranty
I ordered up a set of 30watt flood LED with black mounting plate and black housing.
I think this is a reasonable alternative to the more expensive options.
Some pictures below off his page. PM him for questions.
I will post a review once I get them and with pictures.
