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Oil leaking from chain tensioner

I have some oil leaking from my rear chain tensioner. My question is, if I can just take off the two bolts holding the tensioner to replace the O-Ring that’s in there. Just making sure I can do that and I don’t screw anything up
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New Member

I ride a polaris 500 HO, 2009 since new and I am currently doing a few up grades,new larger tires 26" x 9 already seen advise on flipping the tie rods ens so they wont inter fear with the wider tires , very cool site, from Massachusetts no place to ride to a group of us head to Patten Maine, Thanks for letting me join and I will take any advice on what to expect or up grades on this 9 year old very good machine since day one. Any thoughts on power steering ?
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electrical problem 1997 express 300 2×4

I have replaced the starter, selenoid and battery the battery seems dead still..when i put the charger on it I get a signal that the battery is charged but no console lights..As soon as I hit the start button the battery amp meter tacs out and not action on the starter..I can jump the solenoid with a screw driver and it turns over slowly...I can pull start it and it seems to be free...any suggestions?
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Preparing for the summer…advice please.

Hello all, new member and new to trail riding atv’s. I have a 2017 sportsman 570 base model that I bought brand new for mainly hunting and working around the house that I now have about a whopping 25 miles on and getting tired of it not getting used so I’d like to join friends and head up to northern Michigan this summer. Some of the things that I’m not sure about are the tires and shocks. Will the stock tires hold up (not rock climbing or going mudding) or are they prone to easily puncture? Are the stock shocks worth a darn for trail riding or should I just get some aftermarket ones? I will be taking my wife for some two up riding but she’s only 110lbs and I’m 175. I’m looking to make this enjoyable without wishing I had this or that. I know a lot of it is personal preference but the main thing im concerned about are the stock components. I trail ride sleds and nothing sucks more than a friend that doesn’t have a good sled or maintains it properly. Any other helpful gadgets I should invest in other than a winch? Thanks in advance.
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2000 Polaris sportsman 500 charging question

I have a 2000 sportsman 500 and my charging system is giving me fits. I replaced the stator and regulator last week due to it would only charge for about 15 minutes or so then stop and start again after a few min but the charging would get less the longer it ran. So I replace the stator and regulator last week and noticed it was doing same thing as the other set would do. Plus once it got warmed up good and you killed it the unit would not restart till the next day so I put the old stator on it with the new regulator and it ran great no mater how much you ran it it would restart but it still only would charge for a little while then stop and start charging again. Just like the other one. So went ahead and road it over the weekend and melted my regulator. Any ideal on what's going on with it ???