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Suggestions please very confused

I have a 2008 Polaris 800 EFI HO. I just changed the voltage regulator but I am having some other issue now. Here’s the issue. I had some issues before which lead me to changing the regulator. The 4×4 stopped working when that was bad. I flipped it and I put it up on blocks and tested it. The 4×4 works yaaaaa, and tested everything up on blocks. The 4×4 worked…..on the blocks. Tested it on the trail today and low and behold the 4×4 didn’t work. Put it back up on blocks and the 4×4 is working again. Under power the wheels don’t work. Please don’t tell me it’s a transfer case issue????????

Aftermarket Sportsman 570 axles? (rear)

I have been calling and looking everywhere for a rear axle for a 2015 sportsman 570. I have called a few different polaris dealers and theyve all told me the rear axles have changed since the 2014s (the fronts remain the same). I thought i had found one today on the superatv website, called them to confirm and they said the one listed under sportsman 570 on the site is for a touring model. does anyone know where to get one??? ive been quoted over $500 for a "polaris" brand rear axle. thanks for your help and for reading!

Help! No oil in Counterbalance – 1995 Xplorer

Hi All,
I just purchased a 1995 Xplorer 400 4×4 which is my first liquid cooled Polaris ATV. After bringing it home discovered that there was no oil in the counter balance. In fact there was no CB drain plug. Unfortunately, this is the first time I had even heard about counter balance oil because my Trail Boss 250 and 300 do not have it.

I don’t know how long it was driven without a CB plug or CB oil. This ATV only has 755 original miles. But I don’t know how quickly the CB is ruined without oil. Probably in minutes I am guessing.

So I added oil (10w30) ran it a bit in neutral and drained the oil. Did this two more times until the oil came out clear. Then added 4.5 ounces of synthetic 10w30 oil.

But the engine seems to shake a lot at idle even with the counter balance oil when compared to my 300 which feels much smoother at idle.

I have a feeling that the Counter Balance is toast and am looking for suggestions and ideas on what to look for. Your input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks all!

Bumper end caps broke on Outlander 1000 xt.

The ends of the bumpers on my xt 1000 have plastic end caps where the 2 pieces of pipe connect. Long story short went for a ride this past weekend and 2 of them broke completely off. Seems like a very cheap and wimpy design if you ask me. What are suggestions for fixing this. I don’t want to put the plastic pieces back on as seeing they broke off in the first 200 miles of riding. I was thinking of getting some metal pipe the same circumference and welding it together. If there are other solutions please chime in thanks!

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New 570 Randomly shut off…

First off, I’m happy to officially be apart of the forum. I’ve been reading for a little while before posting, but have finally ran into my first issue.

We went wheeling last weekend through trails/mud/dirt at a local off road part. I kept it out of water for the most part however I did end up in a "puddle" that ended up being much deep than what it looked. It took it about 2-3 inches over the floorboard and was in and out of it real quick. About 10 minutes later the quad randomly shut off (killed all electronics). It fired right back up and did it 2-3 more times randomly the next 45 minutes. All times it fired right back up. The last hour or so of wheeling it was perfectly fine (assuming it was dry by now).

When I got home I sprayed it off with a normal garden hose and let it run for about 5 minutes and got on it for a quick air dry ride and it died one more time.

Question – Am I getting something wet that should be getting wet? I did spray the battery pretty good to clean all the dirt/mud off of it. Any other issues that I should be concerned about?

its a 2016 570 Sportsman EPS with 40 miles and roughly 7-8 hours on it.

Thanks for all of your help!