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Shifter problems on sp500

Old Aug 10, 2000 | 09:41 AM
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Yesterday, I went for a little ride, and the shifter got stuck in low. The position of the shifter looked to be in neutral or high, but the bike was actually in low. I could not get it to change from the position it was in for several minutes. The next time I stopped, I tried again, and it finally moved. Worked flawlessly as usual for the remainder of the ride. Has anybody else had this problem? How was it remedied? Was it a one-time thing, or is it for sure that my bike will start doing this on a regular basis? Thanks in advance.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2000 | 10:11 AM
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I have had mine get in a bind before and it corrected itself like yours. I was riding with Tony H. and His SP335 got jammed into low and we couldn't get it out until that evening. I was repairing a Yamaha while Tony and Sumthin4nuthin repaired the shifter. They had to take the shifter apart and it was in a bind. They also found that it needed to be greased??? Anyway, the whole process only took 20 minutes and his has worked flawlessly since. Sorry, I am not much help. I didn't watch the process or see what had actually happened.

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Old Aug 10, 2000 | 10:55 AM
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Greg,
Thanks for the response. Last night when I got home from riding, I took the top off the range selector, siphoned out the fluid in it, and refilled it. I'm not sure what caused the problem, but maybe it won't happen again. I just talked to a polaris service guy, and he said he has seen 2 that have done that this past year. He said that one of the linkages needs a little adjusting due to the shift box "breaking in". I'm going to call my local dealer and see what they have to say.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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My SP 500 HO has developed the same problem..It started acting up after I had belt trouble .I had a hard time shifting then and might have pushed to hard trying to shift it..I will check out the sfifter box..thanks
 
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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My SP 500 HO has developed the same problem..It started acting up after I had belt trouble .I had a hard time shifting then and might have pushed to hard trying to shift it..I will check out the sfifter box..thanks
 
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