Why would you want to disengage the ADC,does it interfere with riding some How? Is this ADC that useful? I mean I go down any hill without giving it a second though,even on our 97 500 which has no EBS whats so ever gets down any hill by just applying the brakes properly.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TLC

Why would you want to disengage the ADC,does it interfere with riding some How? Is this ADC that useful? I mean I go down any hill without giving it a second though,even on our 97 500 which has no EBS whats so ever gets down any hill by just applying the brakes properly.</end quote></div>

Where are you from?
We have nasty steep hills here in the Appalachians and Rockies.
The ADC/EBS is an engine braking system and if you ride steep terrain you wouldn't want to be without it.
EBS just slows the rear wheels and ADC slows the front wheels and it makes a big differance! From riding the brakes white knuckle sliding out of contol to riding down in control 1 handed talking on the cell. Very big differance. Just like tractor/trailer wouldn't be without a jake brake in the rockies.

Some guys don't like engine braking like when plowing snow. The like to drift and with engine braking you can't just drift along.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> ADC slows the front wheels </end quote></div>

Can,t the front brakes do that? I,m from Norther Ontario Canada,pretty rugged up here but no Rocky mountains for sure.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TLC

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> ADC slows the front wheels </end quote></div>



Can,t the front brakes do that? I,m from Norther Ontario Canada,pretty rugged up here but no Rocky mountains for sure.</end quote></div>


You need to ride one with ADC, find the nastiest hill you can and try ADC down it you'll never be without ADC again.

 

The dealer to the south of me was intstalling a headlight switch from a Suzuki dirtbike to turn off the ADC and then wiring it in. It looked like a really clean install when they were done. Personally I don't mind the ADC. Unless I'm plowing or in some deep slop I'm in 2wd anyways.

 

Yea, my first test of the new ADC was on a really steep gravel slope. I was ready to give it gas if the rear end came around in the loose gravel. I couldn't beleive how well and straight it went down. I had to give it gas about 3/4 of the way down because it came to a stop as the slope leveled off. Great feature.

 

thats what i think is neat about in low range it will actually stop the bike on a very steep hill. ill have to try this spring in the bad mud to see if it effects anything.

 

Sheepdog,
What about installing a 2008 switch. Is the wiring different? Also what would be the cost of a new switch? Was thinking this might be an easy way to go.
Pics would be nice.

 

I looked at a 2008 switch housing, and there are more wires going into it than on my 2007, so it would be more than just a simple matter of adding a new control with a third switch position.

This is what I had in mind when I came up with this mod. Note that this applies to the 2007 SP800.

1. When the switch is in the AWD position, a 12V current is sent to both the AWD central coil and ADC coil.

2. ADC is activated by the ECM grounding the coil.

3. There are two wires coming from the ADC coil, one white and one brown. Brown is the ground wire.

4. The switch should be placed to interrupt the ground signal only, this way everything else functions as its supposed to.

What I mean is that with the switch installed, power is still sent to the ADC coil as it normally is, and the ECM still sends the ground signal when it normally does. The only thing I am controlling with the switch is if I actually want the ground signal to reach and engage the ADC coil.

Until today, I have been running the ATV with the ADC ground wire disconnected, and there have been no problems at all. Basically, the ECM either doesn't know or doesn't care, whether the ADC coil is grounded or not.

Here are pics of the project. If anyone needs further instruction or clarification on what to do, just let me know.

 

sheepdog,
Nice job. Looks very professional. One thing though....where did you get the rocker switch and the Lettering.
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