01 sportsman 500 with AWD problems, the AWD works but you have to be spinning so bad by the time it kicks in that it is pointless. The AWD has been nothing but problems since i got the bike. Sometimes only 1 tire in the front spins, sometimes both. i am wondering if i can hook up a toggle switch with direct power to lock in the front end rather than running it through all the B.S. or will this cause further problems. I dont use the bike very often, usually just during hunting season and when i go out ice fishing.......of course usually when i am using the bike i need the AWD. Any comments ?

 

have you changed the hub fluid lately?

 

+1 noticed the same issue this fall when I got into a nasty bog. Changed the fluid and all is well!

 

yeah, i changed the fluid in the hubs and in the front end, filled both to the correct level with the proper polaris fluids, that fixed my problem last year too.