Anyone good with Polaris Scramblers?

[xrocket21]

I just got an '01 500 cheap and it needs work

New belt already, could use a new chain, interested in a cheap pipe for it, and one of the wheel sensors in the front has a toast wire.

I'd appreciate a manual, or a good place to get parts, or some used parts!

Thanks, this is my first dirt machine that is my own, though I have ridden quads for years.

My girl has a grizzly 660, and I wanted a faster quad liek a honda 450r or a 400ex, but Id get stuck all the time, so the scrambler seems like a good compromise.

[xrocket21]

is posting an atv in here like posting about rollerblading on a skateboard forum?

[mikeb]

there's serious quad hate on here. i say wtf ever.

polaris is hit or miss. you get a good one no problems get a bad one and you'll be walking home most of the time.

that particular machine has been around for years so that's a plus. check out the quad forums like highlifter.com. for more info.

[PPS26]

if your close to plaistow and want to swing by my shop i can print stuff off the dealer website such as manual stuff and parts lists and we can order it for you

[xrocket21]

I didnt realize there was quad hate

I got the service manual off ebay for $35, so that should help

My dad has had a polaris Sportsman HO 500 and a trail boss 325 for YEARS and they have run flawlessly

the scrambler is pretty much a combo of those 2 machines.

I wanted a raptor or a 450r, but I think I would just get stuck all the time, riding with grizzlies

[mikeb]

I didnt realize there was quad hate

I got the service manual off ebay for $35, so that should help

My dad has had a polaris Sportsman HO 500 and a trail boss 325 for YEARS and they have run flawlessly

the scrambler is pretty much a combo of those 2 machines.

I wanted a raptor or a 450r, but I think I would just get stuck all the time, riding with grizzlies

that's why i dumped my z400 and ride a king quad 700. does 70 mph, i can drag the back rack on a wheelie then pull a trailer full of rocks and plow my driveway.

[xrocket21]

Here it is before I took a mothers powerball and some polishing compound to the plastics. Got dark so no afters unfortunately.





It needs front CV joints, so tha was the first project.


Having trouble popping the ball joint, so getting a ball joint removal tool at lunch today.



Always have my assistant handy



Here is the sad state now, with the CV half out. Also, when I pulled the hub off, the drive clutches in the hubs for the AWD are toast, so a used set of those are in the mail.



I was changing all the fluids, and the front diff needs 4 OZ to fill it. No dipstick, it just needs 4 OZ. Only thing I could think of was a measuring cup.



This small hole WAY down here is where it needs to go. I dont have a small funnel, so I set up my large funnel to a hose, which necked down to a smaller hose to fit in the hole.



Here it is set up to funnell!



it worked!!!



So far I have done:
-new belt
-new gearbox oil
-engine oil
-engine oil filter
-greased about 10 grease fittings
-new rear brake pads
-new grips
-new front diff oil
-dropped the tire pressure from the 12 that was in them to 4 front, 3 rear

Still left to do I have:
-pop ball joints and remove old axles, then install new axles
-heat up the hubs, remove old seals, install new seals
-install new front clutches, reassemble hubs with new hub fluid
-new front brake pads, bleed brakes
-install new chain

Hopefully this will be the last driveway project
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[mikeb]

i smell a dirty quad ride..... that a 2 or 4 stroke can't remember witch.

[xrocket21]

the 400s are 2 stroke, the 500s are 4 stroke

[mikeb]

ahh a 500 2 stroke would make things interesting.