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Sportsman 450 HO lubrication

bought 2018 Sportsman 450 HO in August. Want to do the first oil/fluid change. The manual doesn't seem to cover this model. Mentions 32 oz for transmission and 7 oz for the rear axle. Went to close-by dealer and he said its two separate units , and sold me Angle Drive fluid for the rear drive.
But getting down next to it, my 450 has a transaxle like my 2015 Ranger 570.
Sent an Email a month ago to the dealer I bought it from (1.5 hours north) and also directly to Polaris, neither has responded.

Manual is a piece of crap. no torques for the fill/drain plugs listed, wrong transaxle info. no fluids specified for each particular part (probably because they don't know what parts are on it.)

What fluid does it use in the rear transaxle? AGL fluid? I put demand fluid in the front axle and PS-4 oil in the engine.

Thanks!
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STM Secondary on the way!!!

Just picked up an STM secondary to be coupled with my vfj primary. The secondary is coming with a 35/40 helix, shims and a yellow spring. John was gracious enough to help me out with a good setup to start with.
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Plow information

05 sportsman 700 efi

In the market for a 60” plow. Tried finding used but no luck. Im trying to keep my budget under $400 which i know is a tough price range. Im plowing my driveway which is flat and about 6 car lengths wide and 3 deep. Ive found a few and am wondering if anyone has experience with these?

Denali
60 inch DENALI ATV Snow Plow Kit - 2008-2010 Polaris Sportsman 500/700/800 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F392114751721

Kolpin switchblade
ATV Switchblade Snow Plow 48" 60" Kit 06-14 Polaris Sportsman 400 500 600 700 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F113319843029

Cabelas
https://www.cabelas.com/product/CABE...W/2051056.uts#!
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Idle adjust screw thread size?

2011 sportsman 500 HO
I went to adjust the idle and the flex cable broke from corrosion, it appears the previous owner may have also cross threaded it at some as the threads are damaged. I have the new part but the thread appears to be 5mm x 0.5 which I can't find a tap that size local. I ordered from eBay by way of China so it may be awhile before it shows. I hope that is the correct size?
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2004 sportsman

My 2004 Sportsman 400, the lights and instrument cluster goes out. Engine keeps running. I'm thinking it's the electronic control module based on other info I've found. Any help would be appreciated.
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2019 Renegade XMR 1000 in the garage

Such a cool bike!!! Went from built up 08 renegade 800 to 17 outlander xtp 1000 back to renegade now!!! So many GOOD changes in 19 sweet bike!!!

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using ethanol free gas

Over time I have changed my mind about ethanol being ok to it being terrible.
For example every lawn mower required extensive carb repairs to get going in th the spring even if I turned off the fuel line and ran them dry.
I had to buy 2 new carbs this past year. I finally have taken to mixing in water to a 5 gallon can, shaking it and splitting out the ethanol and the motors ran great on the pure gasoline, no problems.
Even during the year I used to have problems with carbs clogging with ethanol gas.

So when I got our Sportsman 500 running, I put in ethanol free gas I made doing the water trick and drove it around and it works great.
Starts easily, runs good.
I also have been using that gas in our two generators, they run great. Both gens have overhead valves, so newer style engines.
Used to have to work on those carbs also, carbs would clog up when they sat so when you absolutely had to have a gen, you could not get them to run.

The problems are floats stick on the hinge, needle valves stick, main jets clog. and general interior white pot metal corrosion
I think that even running till they stop with fuel line off, residual fuel is in the carb and it mixes with humid air causing the corrosion.
And I think ethanol gas is actually somewhat wet with absorbed moisture even if not phase separated and causes corrosion due to acetobacter living in the fuel turning the fuel acidic.
So just having the fuel sitting in a carb exposed to the air it causes corrosion.

Fuel injection solves a lot of this as the emissions devices help prevent constant exposure to humid air. I have started up cars that sat for years with ethanol fuels and never has been a problem.
A 2 way fuel tank cap in a car is normally closed except when tank pressure rises to 2 psi, it opens to vent out vapor. And it opens to vent in air when fuel is drawn from the tank, so for the most part, it is closed.
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New 18 sportsman 850 alignment out of wack what are recommended specs

Hey guys so I picked up my new bike today an 18 sportman 850 and I wasn't to pleased with a couple of things. The front end is way out of wack, I dont even think they tried to align it, at all.

I used to string align my track car so I have no problem doing it myself, but can someone tell me what the recommendations are on setting up the front end, tow in, toe out? How much? Thanks to all!

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(New/Used) 200 Xplorer 250 Oil injection – keep or leave disabled

Ok, just got a used 2000 250 Xplorer with a rebuilt top end and bypassed oil injector, needs gas drain and carb cleaning etc, ... because of non use ... Question is; I can't seem to find a new OEM type/rebuilt OEM oil pump or complete rebuild kits, should I keep looking or just check to make sure bypass is good and move on. What are you guys doing?