you can still change the hub fluid on the Sp it still takes Premimum drive hub fluid from polaris but it goes in the diff case now instead of the hubs due to the hub being inturnal now... i have changed mine and it does seem to help.. i have a little over 1500 miles on mine and when i change at 1000 miles my hub fluid was black and had grit in it probablly from being new and me beating the crab otta it... chaned it again and the fluid was clean and now with the new hub fluid it seems to be responding better for me

 

Jeff,
Mine doesn't do it. When we were out riding last weekend, I would get on the ice, do a few donuts then flip to 4wd and slide around on there and then flip back to 2wd and it would go back in 2wd after alittle spinning. 4wd systems all work differently, my Nissan truck you have to back up about 10 feet to get it to disengage....I can live with the 4wd/awd system on the Polaris, alot better than any other ATVs and better than anything I've dealt with or owned....minor inconvenience....just the way they work...

dave

 

Thanks for the info. For me, and others who have reported that this has happened since new, changing the hub fluid now wouldn't make sense. I have less than ten miles and have not driven in mud or water.

I'll keep the hub fluid solution in mind for later on.

Thanks.

 

If it would disengage after 20 feet or so that would be fine, but most of the reports I've seen are like mine where it will stay engaged until you do the reverse trick.

 

im serious jeff 10 miles or not change that fluid... the factory fluid might be low or just crappy u never know. its cheap 4 bucks for a bottle and it takes 5 minutes to do... or wait till your first oil change

 

Hey, Jeff. I'm with Dave- the AWD on my 05 has worked flawlessly so far. I'd say if you have to "dink around" with it to get it to unlock, you should probably bring it back to the dealer. Hell, you just dropped a good chunk of change on that toy, and it should work the way you want and expect it too.
-Steve

 

Thanks for the advice. I'm hoping it will just start to behave better after it goes in and out several more times. I will check the fluid as soon as I figure out how much there should be and where it is located. My shop manual hasn't arrived yet. It was shipped last week.

If the fluid level is good and it continues to not work correctly then I'll take it in.

Thanks for the recommendations and education.

 

it takes 4 Oz im almost positive... it shows how right in the manual, uncrew the full plug unscrew the drain plug then put in the drain plug and fill to the top of the threads and your good to go. i hope you dont get frustrated with your new machine remember its new and may need some time to get everything worn in.

 

I've got over 400 miles on my machine now. I rarely used 4wd before now. I changed the oil at 10 hours. I now am going to do a second oil change and going to change the diff fluid front and rear for the hell of it. I think my regular/often fluid changes are why I rarely ever have any problems with my machines. I also check bolts, screws, cables, etc....keep everything lubed.

dave

 

I got a 05 700 efi and my AWD is working great.I looked in my book it says 5ozs or 150ml for front diff also fill to bottom of fill hole.It also says change every 250 miles or 400KM . Hope this helps. I would try to change the oil you never know maybe a filling in the rollercage,just a thought.