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I've owned my '13 Outlander 1000XT for about 3 weeks. It has 430 miles on it and has a Dalton clutch kit and 28" silverbacks. I had the belt replaced just because I was planning on going on a big rally this weekend so I wanted to do a little preventative maintenance. I sprained my wrist so I had the dealer do the work. I went out this weekend for my 3rd ride on it (I've put a sum total of 24 miles on it since purchase) and after breaking in the belt I opened it up on a gravel road in high gear and hit about 50mph before the quad sputtered and free-revved almost like it was in neutral.

I came to a stop and did a quick visual inspection of everything including the driveshaft and cv axles. I took off again and it was fine, and then it did the same thing again at about the same speed, and again after that. I came to a stop and the quad would barely move, smoke was pouring from my cvt exhaust snorkel and I could hear the belt slipping every time I tried to move it in gear. It wouldn't shift out of gear even after rocking it. We eventually got it into neutral and the rear tires were still locked like it was in gear. We fired it up and pulled it a little with another quad and it finally went into neutral. We got back to camp and I took off the belt cover expecting to see shards of belt but the belt is fine, barely even looks smoked. The quad still barely moves, makes an awful grinding/ratcheting noise when it does and slips the belt. There were a few tiny shards of cast aluminum around the secondary and the secondary has a little bit of up/down play.

Could there be something piled up in my transmission or is this a clutch issue? Could this be some damage caused by the dealer doing work on the quad? Finding 3 stripped clutch cover bolts makes me less than confident in their workmanship. I don't want to take it back there but it seems awfully coincidental that I put 5 miles on the quad after they worked on it, and now I have clutch issues. I will see if I can post up some videos in a bit.

Any suggestions on what to look for are greatly appreciated! :wink

So my left side wheel bearing cooked itself a couple weeks ago and in the process of ordering parts. Seems as though BRP doesn't make OEM wheel bearings anymore and don't wanna risk getting a junk kit online. Out of all the aftermarket bearings. Any suggestions on where to purchase a good quality wheel bearing?

Hey, changed rear axle bearings, broke sprocket hub getting it off. Does anybody know what years and models would interchange?

Thanks

Here's the situation.

2014 Outlander 1000XT

Two months ago I took it for a ride. It shut off randomly...had to tow it home. Once I got it home it would not start...no attempt to start. Several messages on pod, such as, "Transmission Signal Fault", "Communication Error" etc.

Started looking everything over and found that one of the 40amp fuses under the seat had blown and actually melted through the connector. I thought that was it...replace the fuse and I'm good to go. Got a replacement...still no go. Pulled the plastics and got to the front fuse box. Some...but not all of the fuses in the front box were getting power. Got out the meter and test light. Some things got 12v from the battery/rear fuse box...but others didn't.

I got a friend who owns BUDS to drop by. He could not read any of the modules. I pulled my ECM...tried it in another bike...it worked with my key...so I assume ECM is ok.

Tried another gauge pod..no go.

Tried another key switch and key...no go.

Tried a working GBPS...no go

Had some holidays from work...so the bike sat for a few weeks. On the advice of my friend I ordered another harness from Ebay. He thought there was a short/break/melted set of wires somewhere between the rear fuse box and the front.

I pulled the original harness. Put in the new one.

Now I get power both to the rear fuse box and the front fuse box.

When I turn on the key I still get "Transmission Signal Fault" and "Communication Error" and an "E" for gear indicator.

I'm at a loss...

I've searched and did everything everyone has suggested for these errors...but still no start.

Help.

Please

Anyone have any contact info. I do not do Facebook. So is there any way to order from him? I am not having any luck. He has not been on this forum for over a year. Thanks

Hello from Romania!

I am willing to buy a Can Am Outlander 650, and I found one that fits my budget.
So I asked for a video from the owner and I think the engine doesn't sound so good.
Please take a look at this video:
https://goo.gl/photos/VDqstJx3SRcjYphn7

I think that:
1. It started slow and it made a weird sound.
2. I hear a clicking sound while it works.
3. At minute 1.25, I think it made a bad sound while decelerating.

I also don't understand why it has 'outlander' stickers instead of 'brp', like all the others I've seen.

Thanks for the input, I really appreciate your help!

Welp shredded my first belt. Me and four friends went to Carolina adventure world. After hour n half of riding I kept hearing a pop pop pop when on the throttle. I figured was belt so tried to limp her to pits. She let go and gave out. I'm wondering maybe I put the belt on too tight when I installed it a few months ago? I did hurt it a little the other day trying to get it on the trailer without ramps. Had some rubber chunks come out of the snorkel for the cv. Was a regular gates belt. We cut it in half to get it off

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My base of friends that I ride with is getting smaller . And going riding less and less. I like to ride the Hatfield Mccoy trails . Open to other trips. I'm on a scrambler xp 1000 and like to use its power.

Hi ATV'ers: Its been a while since I've been here. I usually like to do as much repairs as I can, but this problem isn't in the manual or you tube. I took apart the light switch because the headlight wasn't working. Well, a couple of springe dropped out, 4 contacts for the switch and four wheel drive button and I think 2 ball bearings. Found everything but 1 bearing. Not sure where the bearings go. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I just got back from a week of riding the Hatfield & McCoy trails and passed these 4 570's a number of times, I thought the units mounted on the front of the cargo box was some kind of a gps, but I ran into these 4 guys at the trailhead at Buffalo Mountain and asked about the gps, and they told me they worked for Polaris and the units were for recording data, so I asked if they were working on the heat problem and the one guy told me for the last 3 months so here's hoping they get it right.

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