Hey Guys,

I have a 03 Sportsman 700 and over New Years weekend I was riding on a lake, there was about 2 in of fluffy snow on it so there was some grip but not much. I was in high gear 4WD the whole time (if that matters).

I was taking a wide turn and slid into a 180 (did plenty of them over the course of the weekend) and heard a metal clank as it slid to a stop. When I gave it gas it just reved up, did not move at all. I first thought was that the belt snapped, I took over the cover but the belt is good. The bike is stuck in High gear and needed to be dragged from the middle of the lake and eventually put on the truck (let me tell you that was a tough task in itself).

It seems like something in the transmission went, im not sure what any ideas before I go and remove everything. How hard is the transmission removal / disassembly?

I am pretty good with mechanical stuff but never opened any transmission.

Im still waiting for all the snow/ice to melt on it.

Thanks in Advance,
Dan

 

does the clutch turn or is locked? so the wheels are locked and dragging? rocking the bike doesn't allow for it to come ut of gear? just trying to get a picture of whats going on for everyone.

 

The clutch spins but the belt doesnt, the back part where the belt goes around (not sure of the name) does not spin.

You are correct the back wheels are locked, the bike was dragged more than 500 feet and we tried like hell to get the back wheels unlocked, but to no avail

Also the shifter has more play than usual but it wont switch gears, it is very easy to move back and forth for about 3-4 inches then it is stuck after that

 

I would bet that the drive chain inside of the trans is broken and jammed up, that would be why nothing is moving.

 

Hmm, hopefully it is nothing too major, ill try to tinker with it this week some time. At least get the tranny removed.

 

So I am stuck on removing the transmission, the only parts I have left to remove are the roll pins, the problem is that since the bike is stuck in gear the roll pins are not in an ideal spot to get any kind of swing with a hammer. The rear roll pin is in the verticle position, any ideas on how to get it horizontal? also is there a roll pin on the shaft that goes out of the transmission?


Thanks
Dan

 

roll pins in the rear axel??? iv never seen that. i beleve on the pre 2000 they had them. but not on the rear of the 2000 and newer sportsman. on my 2000 and my 2008 there just popped into the transmission. should beable to get 2 prybars and pop the axel out of the trans.....