I have a 2002 Polaris Sportsman 500 ATV. Yesterday I was driving on the pipeline at about 45mph and I heard a clunk that sounded like a rock had hit the undercarrage of the ATV. I stoped a few hundred feet ahead to check everything out and make sure I had not damaged anything. I wasn't touching the gas but the ATV was still moving. I had to hold the break to stop it. Then it stalled. When I started it, it would go into gear very hard. When it did go into gear it would move on its own without me pressing the gas and it would stall out after a few seconds. When I did go the ATV would only go about 10mph and rev really high(kinda like it was stuck in first gear, but its an automattic it has no gears). A friend said its probably my belt or clutch. Anyone have the same problems?
2006-08-21 08:53:24 · 9 answers · asked by cfd019 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Sounds like the CVT clutch is stuck. Remove the belt cover and try to pull the outer sheave of the drive clutch. Jack up the quad so the rear wheels are off the ground (or put a milk crate under it). Start the motor and let it idle. Hold the rear brake. The clutch should spring back on it's own.
2006-08-22 07:37:18 · answer #1 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polaris Sportsman 500
2016-11-14 08:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The drive system on a polaris is pretty complicated the way it is designed you should pull the side cover off the quad and visibaly check for anthing broken and go from there the clutch system is centrifagal and centripital not many people know about centripital clutches... Good luck
2006-08-26 02:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by davecat350 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds clutch to me. Its not disengaging the gear, and its slipping badly. Could be the throwout bearing or similar though.
2006-08-21 09:01:34 · answer #4 · answered by Kyle M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From what you said it sounds like it IS the battery. are you sure you didn't leave the key on by mistake and ran the battery down? that happened to me once.Maybe its a faulty battery. take the battery in and get it checked out.
2016-03-17 00:34:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have two centrificle clutches. sound like you broke the spring on one of them cheap fix if you do it youreself.
2006-08-22 18:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by mcgraws75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would now do musch about it because those tihngs are throw aways any way buy a honda>?
2006-08-21 09:40:29 · answer #7 · answered by wieser2007 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Did you dammage your pulley system?
2006-08-21 16:46:42 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Superman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no im a honda man
2006-08-21 09:06:10 · answer #9 · answered by snide64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋