Hey guys, I got my first moose! (see picts) the ATV was great, I had to drive it about two miles one way to pack it out, over tundra, think forest with many downed trees, and through a creek. I needed every inch of ground clearance and still got hung up over logs three times and had to use the winch. GPS was a life saver too... Anyway, I noticed that it is hard to shift between low and reverse, it doesn't want to engage and I really have to yank it to get it to move. Is this a common thing, or do you guys know how to adjust it? Thanks in advance for the advice.

 

Before ya go adjusting the shifter rod, check under the left front fender where the shift lever connects to the long rod.....the bolts may have come loose. Mine did that. You can tighten them with a little creative arm-bending without disassembly. If those bolts are tight, then there are slotted bolts under the seat that go from the long rod to the lever on the tranny that can be adjusted.

 

Nice bull catterman, one day I would like to go on a hunt for either bull moose or elk. I can't give you any extra advice on the shifter linkage though.DaveB pretty much hit the nail on the head!

 

just throwing this out there but is your idling set a lil high? cause if it is then it won't want to shift very easily

 

Thanks guys, I will check the linkage. I don't feel like it is ideling high, but that is a good point too.

ANother question, forgot to mention... When I was riding, I sometimes I would pull the brake lever and it would compress like there was nothing there, then I let up and pull right away again and it would work fine. Do you think I am just low on fluid or do I need to bleed them or is there a bigger problem?

 

Nice moose.

One of the rotors is probably warped, opens up a caliper really far, take two squeases to get the brakes to apply. You can jack it up and take off the tire and spin the hub and watch the rotor at the caliper to see were it's warped. Happend to my rear one when I was on a trip, I took it of and "flattened" it, brakes worked much better.

 

thats a cool story.thats what atvs are all about.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]