I have a 1996 polaris 400 explore awd, some time ago I started having trouble with the awd engaging. a bungy cord worked holding shift lever as far forward as possible. I saw on u tube where a chap by passed the switch on the shifter by moving a wire, gr/white I believe to a red/wh post and he had awd without replacing or doing anything to the switch that is engaged by the shift lever. quick and cheap can I do this on mine?
thanks keith

 

Moving the shifter switch gray/white wire lead to the red/white terminal on the circuit board should power up the solid gray wire in the switch. From the shift switch the gray wire goes to the awd button. I believe this should work.

 

Different from mine , the shift lever only choses forward, reverse ,low and neutral and nothing to do with with AWD.

 

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