Bought a 08 sportsman about a week ago. The last owner must have used it for mudding becuase I am finding evidence of water being in the recoil side cover and they must have had issues with the starter, as there is hammer marks all over it and actually punctured a hole in the rear case of it. So I pulled the starter to tear it apart and see if I could figure out what the problem was. Cleaned it out real good and lubed up the connections now it works. BUT I happen to believe it is spinning in the wrong direction… Is this even possible? With the side cover off I cranked the engine quick and the bendix is spinning clockwise,which in turn if this is right it would be making engine run counterclockwise. HELP. is it possible to get the starter spinning the correct way again?

Bought a 08 sportsman about a week ago. The last owner must have used it for mudding becuase I am finding evidence of water being in the recoil side cover and they must have had issues with the starter, as there is hammer marks all over it and actually punctured a hole in the rear case of it. So I pulled the starter to tear it apart and see if I could figure out what the problem was. Cleaned it out real good and lubed up the connections now it works. BUT I happen to believe it is spinning in the wrong direction… Is this even possible? With the side cover off I cranked the engine quick and the bendix is spinning clockwise,which in turn if this is right it would be making engine run counterclockwise. HELP. is it possible to get the starter spinning the correct way again?

Having a difficult time inserting new double bearing into the knuckle on 95 300 FW. I did the other side over the winter and all I did was put bearing in freezer for a few hours and it slid right in. Now getting to the other side this week and NO LUCK AT ALL. I froze bearing overnight and even heated knuckle with a heat gun and the bearing just won’t go in. I destroyed it trying to hammer it in. At least it will still work as a tool to get the next one in if needed.

So my question is…what now? Did I not heat up the knuckle enough? How much heat does it take? Should I remove the whole knuckle and try that way (really don’t want to deal with ball joints!)

Any help appreciated!

TIA

I’ve tried the two nuts against each other and heating it up but my studs won’t loosen on my 400ex. Any other tricks?

Im not sure where the best place for this thread is, but anyone interested in cleaning up and old bike needs to try this. It is slightly acidic and will cut the nastiest mud and red dirt stains on aluminum and steel.

Ive been using it for several years to clean ATV’s and golf carts as well as aluminum blocks and engine cases with amazing results.

The same thing can be acheived by dilluting Muriatic acid but this stuff can be bought at most local auto parts stores and is less volatile.

I usually spray it on and hit it with a pressure washer. Its best to do it on a cold bike and try not to let it sit for longer than a minute. If you leave it on too long it will oxidize aluminum and make it dark grey but it truly works wonders! My buddies all swear by it now and call it liquid gold!

I will try to get some before and after pics, but the product should speak for itself if you try it!

It has to be etching mag cleaner, the other products do not work nearly as well. My old aluminum factory wheels look brand new after 13 years! :happy:

Im not sure where the best place for this thread is, but anyone interested in cleaning up and old bike needs to try this. It is slightly acidic and will cut the nastiest mud and red dirt stains on aluminum and steel.

Ive been using it for several years to clean ATV’s and golf carts as well as aluminum blocks and engine cases with amazing results.

The same thing can be acheived by dilluting Muriatic acid but this stuff can be bought at most local auto parts stores and is less volatile.

I usually spray it on and hit it with a pressure washer. Its best to do it on a cold bike and try not to let it sit for longer than a minute. If you leave it on too long it will oxidize aluminum and make it dark grey but it truly works wonders! My buddies all swear by it now and call it liquid gold!

I will try to get some before and after pics, but the product should speak for itself if you try it!

It has to be etching mag cleaner, the other products do not work nearly as well. My old aluminum factory wheels look brand new after 13 years! :happy:

i have a 2004 600 twin with 0 volts to the connecter under the hood. Is there any reason i cannot just wire my front hillard straight to the battery with a toggle switch? Thanks!

FNG here. I’ve owned my 2007 grizzly for about a year now. It’s been a great machine. 2" lift, turner axles, 29.5 outlaws.

Hello

Angelo here, 48 and retired USAFR 23 years. Mechanic since age 10 or so.

Some jack wagon stole my 96 Polaris Sport 500. (was dads, mine when he passed away)

Lucky for me the insurance gave me $7K to buy what I wanted.

Polaris does not even come close to this 570 !!!

Love the trunk the most, crappy plastic not so much or the 10LBS of stickers on it !! LOL

So this Can is my first bought ATV ever, so far so good me thinks !!

Hey guys, Im new here to the forum and wanted to share some important info! I recently purchased an affordable badlands 2500lb winch with the wireless remote from harbor freight.

Im not sure if it was moisture or interference that caused the issue, but after my grizzly sat in the garage all weekend, something triggered the winch in the middle of the night and it ran until it fried the receiver that is located inside of the black box.

I took it apart and have pictures but they arent on my computer for me to upload. It was scary, I opened my garage door to head to work and couldnt see for all of the smoke. It very easily couldve burned the garage, and house down while my wife and kids were inside asleep.

I just wanted to give the new guys a heads up here. The winch still operates fine, but the controller is junk, I found several instances of other people having similar issues, I think mine was caused by interference from my garage door opener or the wireless baby monitor.

Either way, the easiest solution is to put a disconnect on the hot side that can be turned off when the atv is parked.