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Hello everyone, I've been riding atv's and bikes since I was about 5 years old. I sold my last wheeler a few years ago and decided to get back into it. The polaris dealer down the road had a really clean 15' sportsman 570 for not a lot more money than some of the junk I was seeing private party. So I pulled the trigger on it. It has 80 hours and 490 miles on it. The owner of the dealership said the PO was very meticulous and traded it in for a new ranger. This is my first polaris machine and I love it so far. I just have a few basic questions.
1.) The oil level looks very high on the dipstick. Checked both hot and cold. It's high. Owners manual says 2 quarts. Dealer said they changed it. Should I drain some out? or should I call them on it? Can this damage the engine? No signs of oil burning or oil in the airbox.
2) there is a very light tapping sound coming from the engine when fully warmed up and Idling. If the engine rpms are more than idle it goes away. if the engine is not fully up to temp there is no noise. I read that this is normal on the 570? Some people have reported clutch weights making a sound like that also. I read a couple posts about a spring loaded mechanism making the noise and that its normal. can anyone confirm this? Could it be related to the oil being overfilled?

Other than these two minor things, I love this thing. It's smooth, powerful, and the AWD works really nicely.
I've got a 30 day warranty from them so I just wanted some opinions on those 2 things. Thanks!

Looking at putting an aftermarket 2" receiver hitch on my 2013 sportsman 850 HO EPS.

Any suggestions?


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Hello,
I have a 2011 can am out lander 650XT-P I went to go riding yesterday and when i went to hit my front brakes i got a really bad grinding noise, it's not the brake pads or rotors. I have no idea what it is. If anyone can help me thanks!

The bike I just bought has 26" tires front and rear. I know on my scrambler 500 I have to use tires that have a 1" diameter difference front to rear for the 4 wheel drive to work properly. Doesn't the same apply to the sportsman?

I thought there was an alternative to using the Polaris fluid in the front hubs(I'm thinking type f transmission fluid), am I correct? Also, does anyone have seal part numbers for the hubs that can be purchased from Napa? Thanks!

I rode both the MV700 and MV850 Polaris ATV’s in Afghanistan and LOVED them. I have acquired a 2007 Sportsman 800 that I would like to (if possible) dress out like the workhorses I rode over there. Polaris made a civilian version - the WV850 - a few years ago with the same rack setup. Anyone know where I could find the metal racks and tubular body guards for sale? I want my hunting buggy to be as much of a beast as the ones we had in Kandahar. Thanks...

-Pete

I just bought my first ATV. My 55 year old gift !!!
A 2016 Outlander 850 max xt. It only had 1500km.

Did all oil changes (rear/front diffs, gearbox and engine ).
I have seen many posts on stripped drain plugs. Can someone tell me if there are alternatives plugs ?
Nylon drain plugs, drain valves, that could replace the standard drain plugs.

Thanks for your help !
Luc
Montreal, Canada

Hey guys!
I’m looking at purchasing a 2018 or 2019 can am renegade 1000r, I have now a Polaris scrambler 1000 and it rides great on the trails but it doesn’t have the power I’m looking for. I hoping that the renegade would be better. And before I’m gonna buy a renegade I would like to know the pros and cons of the renegade.
Thanks.

I had been thinking about these for the last year at least, and finally called Highlander and ordered a set. I do a lot of trail riding and like a soft ride, but still need the clearance....

So the fit was pretty good, and the install went fairly well. I had the dealer provide me brand new ball joints and press them into the new a-arms. I installed everything....Wasn't too bad.

So things to remember...BJ's don't come with the snap rings, that's an extra $11, and the bushings I bought with the A-arms did not come with new sleeves. I had to re-use the stockers. Luckily, mine were in vgc...

So price of the a-arms plus, $76 for ball joints and $25 for them to press them in and $11 for snap rings and $14 in metric bolts/washer that I either stripped or were bent that had to be replaced in the skid plate and bumper mount. I have jars of SAE stuff, but no metric.

I reminded the dealer I got thrown out of an Autozone for having to make two trips to get all the parts to do a brake job once when the guy didn't give me ALL the clips and springs to do it the first time....when he realized I purchased the ball joints from his counter guy...

Other than that...I really like all the extra clearance the a-arms have and they are very sturdy and fit good. Already have 30 trail miles on them from this past weekend....

I also ordered the rear 2" extended arms from Highlifter...I haven't received those yet. I am debating if I should have the dealer do those or if I should buy the special tool to do those and goof with it myself.

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Hi guys, just bought a sportsman 500. The owner did a top end on it because it was using oil. Anyway, he bought a top end kit on eBay, which included a cylinder which I heard is Chinese. Anyway, it's getting coolant in the oil. It's a good possibility that this guy was clueless and made mistakes during assembly, or it could be the Chinese cylinder. I got the original cylinder with the bike, just mic'd it and it is .001 out of round, but .002 over on wear so I would have to bore it. So my options are to disassemble it and reassemble it properly and hope that the new cylinder isn't at fault, or bore the original cylinder and buy a new piston and assemble it. What do you recommend?