My all wheel drive does not engage when turned on.
Where do I look first?
It will come on in reverse only sometimes.....

Help
thanks
JP

 

NO help !
Geezz guys ..I know that someone has to have a suggestion....

thanks
JP

 

Wow !
I have participated is this forum for a while now. I can't imagine that out of 67 veiws that no one has had this problem..
THanks for the help !
JP

 

Type in a search for 4X4 or AWD and you'll get a bunch of hits. The Sportsman has a couple issues that may cause the AWD to fail. One is a failure of the speedometer itself, or the speed sensor located down on the hub. That seems to be what most people here report. Also, does your AWD light on the handlebar illuminate? If it doesn't, you likely have a wiring problem.

My AWD began failing intermittently. The AWD light was also out. By jiggling the wires, I was able to make the light flash occasionally. I narrowed it down to two wires coming out of my headlight pod that had severed. The insulation around the wires looked fine, but the wire itself had severed. They were gray wires that were packed in along with all the others that run out of the AWD switch on the handlebar. This group of wires passes through the headlight pod and down to the hubs.

 

Yea K Rider...I did do a search and found that this was popular problem....

I notice a few months back that my 4x4 would not work in reverse..but only sometime....now dont work at all.....
Thanks ...I going to try and take a look at it this week ....

Thanks
Jp

 

I guess my first troubleshooting measure would be to change the front gear drive fluid. I ride year round and change all fluids at spring-fall intervals. The few 4X4 engagement quirks I've had are usually before maintenence time and fresh fluids have done the trick for me. However there are some machanical and/or electrical problems that may occur, I hope your fix is an easy one.

Good luck