Just got the boss back from the dealer. I had him take apart the rear caliper to see why I'm burning pads so fast ( every 100 miles). They found nothing. They are sure that it is my fault, too much braking, mud ??, dirt.. so on. So I told them to forget it, I'll come and get it. I called another dealer, farther away, and asked the service guy what he thinks. He says " Polaris brakes are junk, and they won't own up to it. He suggests EBC's might be too hard on the calipers so I may need to stick with the Polaris pads. He suggested calling Polaris every day until they find out what's up... maybe the new pads and rotors on the 2001 models willl work ??? He hadn't heard of new brakes yet....

Sorry to ramble, I'm tired of dealing with this, and the no-help dealers.

 

DaBoss

Sorry to hear that your dealer is not taking care of you. I don't give a damn what the dealer says, you should not be wearing out brakes in 100 miles, no matter what conditions you ride in. Like I have told you before, my wifes boss has about 100 miles on it and the rear brakes are fine. She also like to ride with the parking brake on. I also rode about 20 miles on it with only the rear brake (she broke the front). This was in serious hills too. When you jack the rear of the machine up and spin the wheels, does it seem like the brakes are binding up? If they are releasing properly, then I don't know what your trouble is. Keep pestering Polaris. They will eventually get tired of hearing from you and help you out.

 

Daboss
My son has a Trailboss and it has about 500 miles or so on it. This quad has only seen mud and dirt. Check out my pics and see what I mean. So far the brakes are ok. I have seen your posts and have been following them. I even checked his for bearing preload just in case after reading yours at the other forum. I noticed on his boss that the fronts do most of the stopping. When you jump on the hand brake the fronts will lock before the back and the nose dives down, stops on a dime. Maybe you have a bias problem? Just a thought that came to mind good luck.

 

I have a boss and have had it for 8 months and it just now needs new front pads. That brings me to the question. I am only 14 years old and dont know too much about putting new pads in. My dad knows quite a bit about car brakes so is it similar to putting new pads on a car disc brake? My dealer is about 30 miles away, is there any place on the net where i can get some front pads? What brand should i go with?

Thanks Jerrod

 

Jerrod695

Changing the front brakes is not hard at all. You should be able to do it with minimal supervision from your father. Just remove the two bolts holding the caliber onto the wheel assembly and compress the cylinder. Be sure to clean everything real good while you have it apart. I also recommend bleeding the brakes when you are done. Also, there is an adjustment bolt on the back of the caliber. Be sure to adjust this after installing the new pads. You can get pads from Dennis Kirk online at www.denniskirk.com. A lot of people recommend EBC pads. Hope this helps.

 

Polaris stock pads ARE JUNK.I burned out my first set on my 99 Sportsman in 100 miles to.I also replaced the front pads on my 00 Xplorer at around 350 miles.You need to switch to Polaris SEVERE DUTY pads.Do not ask for stock Polaris pads and make sure they are severe duty when replacing them,

Good Luck,
Bill

 

How do i compress the cylinder?

 

Jerrod

To compress the caliber, use a c-clamp and a block of wood. It should compress pretty easy using this.

 

I went to a different dealer and got some new info... he thought the Polaris Severe duties would be the best. The EBC pads seem to eat the rotors and fall apart. I'm not sure why. Strangly enough, I have EBC's on the front, the rotors are really chewed up but there is still alot of pad left. The 'new' dealer gave me Polaris pads at cost. We'll see how they work. Went out this weekend but my chain broke, being replaced under warranty though. I hope this will be all the problems for a while.

Thanks for everyone's help !!!!

 

I have had the same problem as you on both my quads. Today I called up EBC and talked to the rep. He might have been trying to sell his product but he told me that stock Polaris rotors are just made out of normal metal which get all grooved up fast and eat up the pads...no matter which make they are.

He suggested going to EBC rotors and severe duty sintered pads. Braking power and duration would go way up. I had EBC's on my Xplorer and they made it through about 1000 miles of mud and torture.