Hi,

I am new to this forum but I have what seems to be a serious problem. I changed the transmission oil on my '04 Sportsman 600 today and ever since I'm having problems...I wanted to go on vacation Sunday so I need to get this fixed ASAP...I would appreciate any help!
Here's the problem: After changing the Transmission Oil, everything works fine, except when I try to accelerate and the RPM comes close to 4000, I have to let go off the throttle, otherwise the engine will eventually just stall. I'm not sure if this explanation serves right, it's really hard to explain. For example, when you are in reverse, there is something that blocks the ATV from going more than 7Mph or something, it seems like something close to this is happening when I drive forward, meaning that it just loses power but the engine will stall if I don't let go off the throttle...does anybody know what this may be? I checked the transmission level and put in 400ml like the instructions said. The product I purchased was pointed out by the rep at the Polaris Shop: ATV AGL Gearcase Lube.

Thank you so much for any responses!!!
Andy

 

First off ,welcome to the forum.Im fairly new also and its been an awesome tool so far.while Im sure the gearcase lube you put in is right..Im not so sure abot the amount. I'd get a second opinion on that one.Sorry I cant offer more than that but dont worry .....there's plenty of gearheads on here that will help you just give it a couple hours..

 

Thank You for the welcome! I really appreciate that. When I opened the transmission bolt to let the oil out on the bottom, there really wasn't much that came out, so I was thinking that the 400ml as described in the owners manual would do it, but obviously I did something wrong. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
I am just starting to stress because I was going out of town riding Sunday through Thursday so I have to do something about it first thing tomorrow.

 

can u get it in gear....and if so does it die once u get it in to gear if so then theres some thing rong with the clutches

 

Yes, I can get it into gear. It works perfectly in low gear, and works great in high gear, until I get the RPM up to about 3800-4000. The only time it dies is when I it reaches that RPM limit and I keep holding the throttle down or push it down even more.

 

Try using the search box and search tran...........see if anyone in the past has had simular problems,maybe they got a fix...??

 

how tights the belt????does it spit and sputter when ur get it up past the rpm limit

 

I have not checked the belt yet- sorry I'm not that into mechanics, but I guess I would call it spit and sputter when I get the RPM up high...

 

might just be a coincidence...maybe you bumped the carb and moved some dirt into the needle...sounds just like a carb problem to me... its quick to take off and check and an easy fix if you can just clean it out.
good luck!

 

or fuel filter?