Bought this from a friend and he never rode it. So it痴 like new but sat for 15 years. Noticed there was no brake fluid in the handle bar container. Sorry guys I知 new to ATVs. I added dot 3 brake fluid. And still the pedal and the handlebar brake had no resistance and the brakes did not work when I rode it. Starts and drives fine. Figured I would bleed the brakes later. I was riding my fourth drive on it and I started hearing a noise from the front right tire and noticed smoke coming from the inside of the tire. And that the ATV started pulling hard to the right. Parked in my garage and got a flashlight and noticed that the smoke was coming from the bleeder screwCan anybody help

 

Change the pads and bleed your brakes! Brake fluid will not make it's way through the entire line without bleeding. You are creating heat as something is causing the smoke to generate so high suspicion pads are rubbing on the rotor or the wheel bearing is toast. If smoke is coming from the bleed screw then the bleed screw is probably not sealed, meaning it is open but something else is causing the heat to have smoke appear out of the bleed screw. The smoke is probably coming from somewhere else but appears out of the bleed screw???

You have some money that is needed to get your ATV working correctly. If you are not mechanically inclined, find someone who is and have it fixed right.

 

so I stayed up late last night trying to bleed brakes. I had Amazon send me a Haynes manual and YouTube for help. And my sisters drunk husband. There are three places to bleed. The auxillary(which was by back right wheel). We bled here first. It bled perfectly. Then it says to bleed right front caliper. We tried but no fluid ever comes out. The fluid in master cylinder stays same level. So now I知 stuck again. Thanks for your reply and I hope you can still help with knowledge. I知 like Jonny 5 right now

 

I have a Polaris 600 sportsman, my brakes failed, no pressure, I have a power bleeder so bled the brakes and changed the fluid. I got pressure but as soon as I started the quad it disappeared, also the master cylinder fluid was smoking. A friend suggested to change the brake handle master cylinder and the one by the rear back wheel. I purchased new ones and now cannot get any pressure and the master cylinder fluid is smoking even more when I attempt to start the quad...any ideas you good people?

 

It sounds to me like the caliper is frozen.