Hi All,

I thought I would be able to fix this issue easily, but guess not. Thought my starter went bad on my Polaris Big Boss 400, so I changed it out but to no avail it still wont turnover.

- I bench tested the starter and it spins at 6v - so that's working perfect. (Bench tested my old one and that works well too)
- I checked and cleaned the main ground from the battery
- I have bypassed the solenoid all together
- I'm getting 13v at the starter with a new battery

My land, what am I'm doing wrong? Any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks,
Brad

 

Could be the bendix or even the two bushings(one on the recoil case,one in the engine block) that the bendix sets in. If galled or worn,can cause problems.

 

HI, OPT. I have the new starter hooked up and just sitting on the foot panel. There is no restriction to the gears causing it to bind up.. Any other thoughts? The main ground from the battery goes to the engine, is there an engine to frame ground I should be checking? All my lights and winch work so Im thinking the ground is ok.

Any help is a appreciated.

Thanks,
Brad

 

Ground the starter to the engine or frame and see what happens when you hit the start button..

 

That was it, grounded the starter to the engine and turned right over. Thanks OPT!

 

i cannot get the upper bearing off the shaft on my 2005 polaris sportsman to replace the boot. there is no snap ring holding it on. can anybody help me. i saw some videos that showed a snap ring, but mine has none.

 

?? Can't get the shaft out of the strut to replace the cv boot??Plus front or rear? Kinda hard to decipher what you're saying..

 

i got the shaft out, but i cannot get the upper bearing off the axle. there is no snap ring on it. it does move just a fraction, but there is something holding it.
i'm afraid to hammer it out.

 

Front and rear drive shafts have circlips that hold cv joints on the shaft.Most just have a plain c clip holding things together. Just loosen the big clamp on the boot and knock the cv joint off the shaft,remove the old boot,slide on the new one,align the cv splines with the shaft and knock it back on with a block of wood to protect the shaft threads or a dead blow hammer.Plunging joints on the newer models have a circlip that you have to pry apart See if this video helps.

 

thanks old polaris, it worked out like you said. up and running again.