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2006 Sportsman 800 Fuel Gauge Problem

I bought a 2006 Sportsman 800 EFI last summer and since I've had it the fuel gauge always reads full no matter what the tank level is. I took out the pump/sending unit assembly and everything looks fine with it, nothing impeding the movement of the float and no holes in it.
I checked the resistance and it's right in the range of 5 at empty around 89 at full. All the wires look good too. From what I've been reading this seems to be an inherent problem with Polaris fuel gauges.
Is there something I am missing or not checking? Other than replace the whole assembly for $450, which is totally insane, I don't know what to do.

Any help would be appreciated.
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EPS warning light

Rode my 2016 850 last weekend at the SNIRT, haven't ridden it since December.

About halfway through the day I noticed that my EPS warning light was coming on when under hard/fast acceleration or when the machine went over 40 the light would come on and all power steering was lost.

Where do I start looking?
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Rear Suspension Question

My left rear tire has a slight lean inward at the top. I just replaced CV Axle and all the bushings. Any suggestions on what may be the cause? Thanks
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Lurker turned user

New to the forums been reading topics here for a few weeks, I ride a 19' outty 570, got the wife her own, hers is that dark red we just got them a couple months ago been having a ball, last ATV I owned was 10+ years ago and it was just a Honda recon 250 that wasnt new when I got it, anyways glad to be here hopefully I don't ask to many dumb questions still really just getting my feet wet when it comes to the ATV forum world

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Secondary spring failure

I put a dalton clutch kit on my 2016 outie xmr 850 and I've only put 2 rides in. Today's ride I thought the belt let go on me, but once I took a closer look I found that the secondary spring broke and became a tangled mess. So naturally the bolt worked loose and the helix mashed itself on the back of the secondary. Has anyone had a similar problem or any dealings with dalton trying to get some warranty or anything? If I put the stock spring back in, is it going to work alright with the spring/weights in the primary? I'll post the pictures of the parts, but I'm curious if the damage to the helix and clutch will mess of any balance or if they should be replaced right away? I also noticed that the I put shaft into the gear box has some in and out movement, is that normal I dont remember when I had it apart before.

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Ticky valves

Hey guys. I picked up a 2007 renegade 800 about a month ago with 4700ish kms on it. The quad runs great and so far ive only had to put on new tires, a seat cover and a swingarm bearing.

I just adjusted the valves and gave it an oil change with mobile 1 synthetic 5w30. I set the valves to .004" intake and .006" exhaust. After firing it up the engine was a lot quieter with no more ticky valves, after about a minute of idling it started to tick again. I pulled the valve covers again and rechecked everything. The 2 exhaust valves on the forward cylinder were a bit loose so I reset them and then double checked all of them again this time holding the rocker arms up when I was checking and all the feeler gauges were a nice snug fit. Anyways fire it up again and once again after about a minute of a smooth idle it starts ticking again. I didn't bother to pull the valve covers and recheck a 3rd time as im confident I set them all properly and had all the nuts locked back down after the 2nd attempt. Is there anything else in the top end that could be causing the ticking? its definitely not as bad as it was before the adjustment but its still quite noticeable.