how many grease zerks are there on the SPHO I have found 14 is there more

 

One missing from the 2000 model on the steering post.

 

Here is a copy of a post I made from a week ago. This covers the zerks on the old ones as well as the new HO. It is a bit lengthy but the info is all there.

This list agrees with the zerks illustrated in the Polaris Sportsman Service Manual.

This is the list for my '98. The differences with the new ones are discussed below.

2 - L&R front lower ball joints
2 - L&R outer tie rod ends (not on newer units)
2 - L&R inner part of front control arms
2 - L&R front inner U joints
1 - lower steering post (not on newer SP)
1 - upper steering post
1 - u joint at prop shaft leading to front
1 - u joint midway on prop shaft (under recoil)
1 - yoke joint in prop shaft (also under recoil)
1 - foot brake pedal pivot point
6 - L&R rear lower control arms (2 outer, 1 inner)
6 - L&R rear upper control arms (1 outer, 2 inner)
2 - L&R ends of rear anti-roll bar
2 - L&R rear inner u joints ('98 and older only)
2 - L&R rear outer u joints ('98 and older only)

This totals 32 zerks on my '98! The newer '99s and 00's should have 6 less, totalling 26. The newer units do not have greasable outer tie rod ends (less 2 zerks), and they have dual CV joints instead of u joints on the rear drive shafts (less 4 zerks).

The newest (2001) Sportsman will be missing the one on the lower steering post.

So the way I see it there are 25 on the 2001s.


Other Notes:

I slip grease into my ungreasable inner tie rod ends using a grease needle.

Polaris warns that 3 pumps maximum should be used in the prop shaft yoke.

Polaris recomments that the u joints are filled until fresh grease is expelled from all 4 sections of each joint. This way all water and dirt should be expelled.

Greasing is relatively quick once you figure out how to access all of the zerks.

Hope this helps,

DJ

 

deej,

How long does it take you to grease those zerks? How often do you grease them?

 

I grease my HO every time I take the bike out in the mud or water. Which is every weekend, it takes about 15 minutes to a halve hour. I take the rims off just to clean and make things a little easier.