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So, my old magnet switch was very broken. Cracked and split open housing, I could crank the bike by pull cord but it wouldn’t start w button. Anyhow, called local
Polaris dealer for a part and the part I got doesn’t resemble the one I took off. The one I took off is slightly smaller and had a ground wire attached to the battery box, had two wires coming off of it. A red wire with a male terminal to connect to a red wire on bike w female end and it also had a black signal wire. Also had 2 battery posts, one to starter and one from battery. The replacement only has a red signal wire. No ground wire. How do I hook this thing up missing the black wire and ground wire going to battery box?

Hey all, having some issues with my old bird. The two wires ( red white and red) from the key switch touched and then i lost spark. i smelled a little plastic burn but i cant trace it back to anything. I have replaced the CDI, Spark plug, stator and rewired the whole board. still no luck! Ive unplugged the CDI black wire from the board and removed the limiter wires aswell, but nothing seems to be giving me any spark! bunch of crapola if you ask me. if anyone knows of any tips and tricks, im open to getting my hands dirty to get this thing back on the trails.

Thanks alot guys!!

I just recently bought this about 2 weeks ago for a great price and decided to do some very much needed maintenance in the front end.

I removed the center link and tie rods to have them replaced but now when installing the new center link it doesn't clear the frame or the nut for the upper A-arm. I even reinstalled the old center link and it doesn't clear either. I am all out of ideas as to what I did wrong here.

I know the center link goes on top according to this diagram.

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I have a set of tatou 4s tracks on my 2016 850. The rear tracks seem be angling in towards the quad. I can't seem to find an adjustment for this. Any ideas? Or do I need to stiffen up the suspension on the quad? Picture attached. The box on the bank is pretty light weight aluminum. I can see the inner part of the track wearing faster than the rest.

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Hi,
New to the forum and given up googling. I have searched and searched and have not found anything that I can relate to.

First off, I have an 04 sportsman 500 and the AWD light is not lighting up at all. The diagnosis screen only says AWD icon and off. The speedometer works while I drive and no issues discovered there. I also tried the grounding the brown/white wires again as a fix to no avail.

What is the next step?

Any help would be appreciated.

We got a nice little set of quads with a matching Ranger few months back. I think they are ready for the 500 hr maintenance. Just wondering what should be done, what parts are recommended. Plugs, filters, fluids etc. I'm a newbie when it comes to maintaining "toys". I do do work on cars a bit so I do know a little here n there.. (yes I said "DO DO" LOL)..
Any help would be greatly appreciated. :grin

Just rebuild the top end in my 2002 Scrambler 400 2-stroke. It runs great but I can’t get it to idle. I’ve messed with the idle screw on the side of the carb but it doesn’t effect it at all. It also needs kit a little throttle for it to idle perfect and needs half throttle in order to start. Any ideas?

Hello Polaris people!

Total ATV newb here, just picked up a 2004.5 Sportsman 500 HO in blue. Has 3800 miles and 433 hours. Dealer recently rebuilt the carburetor, replaced the clutch and replaced inner CV boots. Came with a winch and Moose plow less than a year old, and has a brush guard. It was adult owned and BABIED, and it shows.

Only thing it needs is a rear brake master cylinder as, according to the PO, it leaked and drained the fluid and the aux rear brake is now inoperable. I will be looking around here for tips on replacement of that.

I'll be using it to plow my driveway and tug a utility cart around my property from time to time. I'm not really a big ATV rider extraordinaire, but my brother recently got a 2006 Sportsman EFI and encouraged me to pick one up. It runs good and I'm hoping to get many years of utility out of it. Only thing I want to do right now (besides the master cylinder) is a cargo carrier of some kind for the back.

So far this forum has been very helpful and informative for me in making this purchase decision!

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Any ideas here? Carb is brand new.

Starts fine but doesnt stay running.