Could someone please give me instructions how to override my reverse override button. I know this was posted last year, but I forgot to print out the instructions. I just hate holding that little yellow button so I can back up and be in 4 wheel drive. I want to make sure that when I bypass this switch that the when I engage the reverse selector that I am in reverse and 4 wheel drive at all times and that the reverse light does not stay on when in forward gear. Thank you in advance.

 

You can put a little twistie tie on it to hold it down, that's all that I know about it.

 

Floodrunner has the instructions on his site. Go to:

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/vhintz...l=fld2&.src=bc

 

Once in a while one of the front hubs will stay locked after you turn the button to 2wd mode. This will cause your wheeler to pull left or right. Backing up in 2wd releases the locked hub. If you create a 4wd only in reverse I think it would kill this technique.

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I too recommend Floodrunner's site for the instructions.

One interesting note. I was reading through the service manual tonight. They mentioned another use for the override button. They indicated that over 4000 rpm (when moving forward) the AWD will not engage, for safety (control) reasons. Pressing the override button will override this safety feature.

Q. Will doing the override modifications also affect the forward motion safety feature?

DJ

 

B2B, I tried the link you provided above and it took me to my photo section. Best to use the link in my signature, it may be less confusing. The instructions are in the ATV Odds and Ends folder.

Gardner, Since installing the override on both our SP500 and Mag500 we do notice the right or left hub engagement sometimes “hangs up.” They did this very occasionally previous to the override but with the override I’d say they do it twice as often. It sometimes happens when we go from AWD to 2wd when not moving, but it usually happens when we shift from forward to reverse (or visa versa) in AWD. Just changing direction and driving a few feet usually unlocks the hub. VERY occasionally we might have to change direction twice to get it unlocked. We certainly don’t consider it a “problem”, it only happens often enough to be an occasional nuisance, and far less of a nuisance than the yellow button was.

DJ, I wasn’t aware of the “safety feature” you mention but I’d have to say that the override procedure would effect it. Installing the override has the same effect as holding in the button (with obvious other advantages).

 

For those polaris owners who have overridden their override button, did you notice a major improvement in shifting? My polaris was difficult to shift in and out of gear before. Not now. Any explanations why this is?

Thanks to Floodrunner for the detailed instructions. If you plow with your ATV, this rewire mod is a must. We all know why Polaris puts this safety feature on their quads, but it's a better quad without it.

 

You’re welcome.

If your shifting improved after the override mod it was a coincidence. Shifting is accomplished mechanically, with the two biggest factors being the adjustment of the linkage rods and the “condition” of your clutch/belt. The only other factor is usage. All the Polarises we’ve had have shifted better after some wear.

We currently have two HOs bought at the same time. One has always shifted easier than the other. When I was using the easier shifting one to push snow it would very occasionally pop out of low and into neutral. The harder shifting one will occasionally lurch forward slightly when shifted into drive, even though the idle is within specs. For these reasons I recently adjusted the shift linkage on both machines as per the instructions in the service manual. Although I no longer plow snow with the either machine, the “feel” of the shifting for both was the same after the adjustment and the harder shifting one still occasionally lurches forward.

This occasional “problem” is more of a minor irritation than anything. My guess is it’s in the clutch, not the linkage adjustment. But now that I have the linkage “properly” adjusted I may play with it a little just to see what happens.

 

http://forums.atvconnection.com/thre...rigpost=216943

 

Flood;

Sounds to me like the one that lurchs ahead may have the belt set too tight. You may be able to loosen it a bit by shimming the secondary a bit more open since you can't change the center/center distance. But it may not be worth the hassel. I imagine it is in the service manuall. Any varience in belt length will effect this tension. Also belt wear.