New polaris owner
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I just bought my first polaris ,a 1997 500 sportsman and it sure beats the crap out of my honda.I have a service manual coming in the mail but I wanted to do some services like the rear gear box.I have read all the debates on lubes but I cant find anywhere on how much it holds.It smells like 80-90 weight in there now and its low so I want to drain it so I can start fresh with a service schedule.thanks for any info,and this is a great forum full of some good stuff.It want take me long to be a polaris guru but I gota start somewhere
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thanks i will do all that.just got thru servicing it and only found a couple of bad parts that I might start a new thread for.it needs rear shock bushings but it looks like you have to buy new shocks and coil hat.I will try to get some mesurements and macgyver me up some new bushings.Also I need a rear hub due to excessive wobbling and it doesnt look servicable.2 tierods and some new pads and I should be in good shape