my 1998 sp 500 is stuck in reverse low high or neutral it goes in reverse only. my son used it to plow driveway and backed it into the garage when he finished the next time i went to use it it would only go backwards. any help is appreciated

 

sounds like the shifting fork or linkage i bent or unhooked?

 

the linkages are ok you you can feel it clicking into each gear like normal

 

Is you garage heated so you can thaw the machine out? My machine did the same thing early this winter...stuck in low when I went to go move it a few days after plowing. I cranked the mr heater on, machine under a tarp to keep all the heat in, LOTS of snow/water melted off. Something was froze up, she works fine now.

If your garage is cold storage, I'd just try thawing the machine out for a few hours, may take care of it??

 

if you can actually move the shifter to each gear and nothings unhooked then something inthe tranny is broke or unhooked. take a look at a parts breakdown to get a better understanding of whats in there. try either the polaris site or easier is ronnies.com for a parts look up.

 

make sure all your likage is connected

 

it was extremely cold last week below zero. it's in 30's today i'll put a heater on it when i get home and see if that works i'm also going to find a repair manual to see what's involved if i have to open up the tranny

thanks

 

Most of the time when they stick in a gear it is the old style shifter and it either needs oil or has a broken pivot.

 

Now when i put it in low the wheels are locked up. in high neutral or rev it goes backwards. after some interrogation of my son i found out that my daughter's friends were using it last week and he heard a lot of gear grinding. i'm convinced that they did some internal damage. i guess the only way to find out is to tear the darn thing apart.