Hello,

My friend and I have been using a '96 Timberwolf and a '96 Big Bear. We went to ride the other day and found the Timberwolf immobile. It started up in neutral and would shift gears, including reverse. But when we gave it gas in any gear, the engine would rev and the rear wheels wouldn't move. They were locked in position. We came back another day, hoping for the best, but the issue still remained.

We don't jump these atv's, and the guy which drives the timberwolf is quite small in stature and weight. Any ideas would be helpful, especially if they are do-it-yourself type jobs.

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Can you push the quad when the transmission is in neutral?

 

No, the wheels are totally locked in neutral. They don't respond to rocking at all. It does shift gears and the engine noise changes to accomodate the gearing but the rear wheels stay locked. That says to me that the differential is problem locked somehow.

I'm new to atv's and these machines more specifically. I've noticed the original users didn't maintain them at all. So I was in the process of changing all the fluids. The diff's were on the list. Maybe a bearing seized? Hopefully it'll respond to several changes of gear oil.

It has been through several creeks. I saw somewhere and also another friend told me that this model was prone to getting water in the diff. So, if the previous riders didn't maintain them, they probably rusted and the bearing possibly seized.

Thanks,