Alright first i have a prob with my AWD i just bought the bike yesterday its a 97 scrambler 400 and i put it in reverse and held override button and punched it(playing) and a few secs later the left side hub locks in and cuts the steerin real hard and it ALMOST tipped over but thanx to my mean riding skillz [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] i saved it thank god i wasnt goin nefaster but then later on it did the same thing in forward when i was in the mud and it was in 2wd. can neone help me out here o and the hubs DO have fluid in them it comes out right at 3 oclock. then i washed it today i i backed up and pushed my override button and it didnt work i dont know if it got wet or what.
PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE GUYS

 

I don't know if I will be much help, or if you already did this, but check to make sure none of the wires (one on each side leading down the strut to the hub) are cut open, frayed, or pulled out. If any are, then you just located the problem. Also, go to your nearest dealer and buy some hub fluid. Change the fluid and test it out. If no good, I'd change it again and check it out again before making any other major repairs.

 

SNOW!, anyway, try putting rubber tubing over the thing full of wires that runs to the hubs, or even better, wrap it TIGHT in duck tape, because it will probably make the proper connections, otherwise check it , and seal any frayed wires with electric tape, i had a similar problem, after going in reverse, with or without ovver ride, id go back in foward, then after a few seconds the reverse light came on and the ETC kicked in giving me no power, lol, so i had to shift back and forth, or hold ovverride, or turn it on and off 100 times, i just wrapped duct tape and black tape around some wires, never happened again

 

ok guys does anyone know where i can find a hub assembly diagram for a 97 scrambler 400 4x4 i am wanting to take it apart and find out if its missing anything or if its been assembled wrong.
any help is appreciated!

 

Dude

Check the hub oil, and replace it if it is a second hand bike. Also take the hub off and check the gap between the coil and the armature. Parts manual for the 200 model is on the link nbelow, but most things are the same.
http://www.polarisindustries.com/img...ls/9915484.pdf

 

thanks alot kiwi have you ever heard of the thrust washer causing this problem? thats what a guy told me up at the local bike shop. i dunno though.

 

I think he is refering to the armature plate. This engages the roll cage (roller thingy that binds to the inside of the hub) whenthe magnetic coil has voltage through it. It is a very simple system, but needs clean oil. The other tinkg to check is the springs that go around the rollers, to hold them on to the cage. If the spring has been taken off and played with (you just can't help yourself!) than it may be streached, and need replacing. If it is streached, then the rollers don't seat back properly when the coil looses it's power.

did you download the parts manual from the net? Do it as it has cut aways of all these things, and is very helpful.

 

yea i downloaded it thanks a bunch kiwi i owe ya big time man!!!