Steering problem sportsman 500 2001
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Steering problem sportsman 500 2001
Hello
Sometimes my steering pulls hard to the right in forward, if I put it in reverse the steering is fine.This happened while in 2 wd, but follows if I engage 4wd.Eventualy after switching between fwd and reverse it frees up.This happened while I was making a tight turn around at a dead end. (2001 500 sportsman)
Sometimes my steering pulls hard to the right in forward, if I put it in reverse the steering is fine.This happened while in 2 wd, but follows if I engage 4wd.Eventualy after switching between fwd and reverse it frees up.This happened while I was making a tight turn around at a dead end. (2001 500 sportsman)
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Steering problem sportsman 500 2001
The hub is locking up as if it is still in four wheel drive. Seems to be a common problem. The owners manual suggest backing up to free the hub or take to a dealer if the problem persist. Mine does this same thing pretty often and I just live with it. You can try changing the hub fluid. If that doesn't work then try the spring, garter.
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Steering problem sportsman 500 2001
It won't lock in by itself. I think it happens in reverse only. It has to be in 4x4 for it to happen, and mine has only done it in reverse while using the override to get 4-wheel-drive. Now that I think about it, it has happened when spinning all 4 wheels backing out of mud. That and backing up hill in 4x4. That happened at a dead end with hillls on both sides. I had to go back and forth on both hills a couple of times just to turn around. The hubs didn't lock very often but it was always backing up in 4x4 with the override button held in.
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