2000 Polaris sportsman 500 4x4 issues

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Feb 25, 2019 | 06:51 PM

Anthony1985

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2000 Polaris sportsman 500 4x4 issues

Hi, I’m new here and new to Polaris quads, I have a 2000 Polaris sportsman 500, the 4x4 works fine in reverse when I push the override switch, but in the forward gears the 4x4 don’t work, any help would be greatly appreciated

Feb 27, 2019 | 11:40 AM

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In both High and low range? Does the 4x4 indicator lamp glow? Check the voltage at the AWD hub coil connector for both hubs GRY and BRN/W wires. Should be close to battery voltage. If 12 VDC, then may be mechanical. I assume hub coils are ok since AWD in reverse, but you can confirm by measuring the resistance of each coil. Should be around 24 ohms each.. If no 12 VDC, I would check the trans switches. 2000 Polaris Sportsman 500 has two trans switches a front and rear and they both supply current to the AWD system based on the gear the machine is in.

Feb 28, 2019 | 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by slowburn

thanks for the feed back, will definitely check the hubs and the switches, also have to check a few more issues with it, won’t run without choke on, backfiring, sputtering, low power, bogging out, speedo don’t work, think I bought a lemon