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Hi,

I have a 2003 Sportsman 400. I was plowing my driveway this morning, and it suddenly completely died. There's no power to the ignition, and the display on the speedometer shows nothing. The battery is only a couple of weeks old, and connections are tight. I'm an average weekend fix my own stuff type, but I've no clue on this one. Any ideas?

Robert

I have a 2000 sportsman 500 and the rear rims are 10” , can I put a 12” rim to replace it so all four rims are the same ? Any help would be appreciated.

My 2014 800 has a vibration through the floorboard and rear rack at certain rpms. It goes away after giving gas but its when I first start going. Anyone notice this as well?

Bought an '11 Vic with the 4.6L back in June and a few months back I tried to change out the plugs. All came out ok except for cyl 4 which only cranked out 1/4 turn. Had a shop take it out and they said they had to redo the threads. I've seen videos where you can remove a stuck plug by drilling into it somehow, but because this was in the 4 position and hard to get to I'm guessing they just power cranked it out. Not sure but I'm guessing those threads are compromised now.


Well, this past weekend that same plug blew out of cyl 4. Inspection reveals a coil and boot jammed up underneath the fuel rail and a plug that I fished out without any turning. When I go to install a new plug it just sits on top of the threads and turns without going in. So I guess what's happened is that the plug rotated most of the way out but when it got to the last couple threads the compression blew it out the rest of the way, and that it's just the top few threads in the hole that are damaged. Inspection of the plug reveals that most of the threads are intact except for the 2-3 that are closest to the element.


So my question is...should I try to fix this myself or just take it to a shop? Some kind of tap tool would probably fix it, but since it's the beginning threads that are boogered it'd probably have to start from the inside of the cylinder. I really don't have a clue as to how to approach this.

Bought an '11 Vic with the 4.6L back in June and a few months back I tried to change out the plugs. All came out ok except for cyl 4 which only cranked out 1/4 turn. Had a shop take it out and they said they had to redo the threads. I've seen videos where you can remove a stuck plug by drilling into it somehow, but because this was in the 4 position and hard to get to I'm guessing they just power cranked it out. Not sure but I'm guessing those threads are compromised now.


Well, this past weekend that same plug blew out of cyl 4. Inspection reveals a coil and boot jammed up underneath the fuel rail and a plug that I fished out without any turning. When I go to install a new plug it just sits on top of the threads and turns without going in. So I guess what's happened is that the plug rotated most of the way out but when it got to the last couple threads the compression blew it out the rest of the way, and that it's just the top few threads in the hole that are damaged. Inspection of the plug reveals that most of the threads are intact except for the 2-3 that are closest to the element.


So my question is...should I try to fix this myself or just take it to a shop? Some kind of tap tool would probably fix it, but since it's the beginning threads that are boogered it'd probably have to start from the inside of the cylinder. I really don't have a clue as to how to approach this.

Hi, I'm sure this is not an uncommon problem, bought a used 2006 Sportsman 500 EFI, noticed the front driveshaft front yoke was pretty loose on the front diff input shaft. Bought a new Polaris yoke and spring pin, installed new u joints, reinstalled the shaft, found the splines on the input shaft are worn and the yoke is still a bit wobbly, a lot better than it was, but I'd like to get rid of the play if anyone has ideas. Thought about drilling out the spring pin holes and installing a bolt and nut, or drilling and tapping the yoke at 90 degrees to the pin and using set screws...Tell me your ideas on how to get the play out short of buying and installing a new input shaft, big $$$$.

Does any one know if 9 off 2003 can am outlander 400 frame can be swaped with a 2006 can am 400 outlander frame . From what i see it looks the same except for foot rest . Any info will help . I got the bike for free with jumped timin chain and cracked frame

2004 BRP 400 outlander Ive been plowing heavy snow the past week and today my winch when I was pulling it in, wouldn't lift the plow but would bog down the engine. I let it idle for a bit and it works fine then after awhile it does the same thing won't lift and bogs the engine down. Any suggestions on why it's happening? Any suggestions on how to resolve it?

Hey guys I recently found a 500 x2 needing the engine completely rebuilt , for a awsome price , rest of the machine is good shape minus a few small things.now its running and driving fully serviced and I have been using it alot more then I figured lol , but I'm really trying to find a rear bumper ! Not many aftermarket avail ...like due to less sales of the x2 ? Polaris only list a rear one for the 570 x2 ...not my 500 did the frames change much ? They look the same but no dealers in ontario or my area have one to compare or really no much about them ? Any help or a link to a bumper would be great ...

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Hey guys, I just picked up a 2008 sportsman with a few issues, I’m trying to get all the bugs worked out, when I pump the hand brake, the reservoir under the seat builds pressure and leaks from the cap. Any clue why this might be happening? I don’t know much about them and I’m trying to learn as I go, thanks for the help!