sportsman 500

Having problems with my polaris sportsman 500. Nothing works, when I turn the ignition key, the speedometer dosent work, not a sound anywhere its completely dead. It stood outside for some time and about a year ago it completely died. We got it draged into an garage, and I tried working on it as...

I've had this Sportsman for around 5 years and love it but the person before me made a lot of electrical modifications. Of course, the speedo didn't work but they did the bypass to get AWD to still function. I decided to cave in and bought a new speedometer and speed sensor - which I hooked up...

I have a 2004 Polaris sportsman 500 HO 4x4 that starts up and runs like a top but overheats too quickly. If I am riding at high speeds it does just fine and doesn’t throw a temp warning light or anything but the moment I stop and idle for a couple minutes the temp warning light comes on and it...

Hey all, I bought a 500 off a guy recently and it won't start, acts like it's starving for gas. I changed the fuel filter and tried Sea foam. During the try to get it started attempts I found a cable coming from the distributor and going nowhere. Can anyone post photos of the distributor and...

Hey! I was wondering if anyone on here would know the solution to an issue that I'm having with my machine. The quad is a 1999 Sportsman 500 and it had a problem today. I had the throttle just about maxed in low range and was not moving. I assumed the belt was slipping because it had been left...

I’ve got an 04 sportsman 500ho( ebs idk if that matters ) Basically I trail ride with it and I’ll go up steep hills in high gear usually around 15-20mph on the way up and somtimes I’ll be going up and it will start spiting and sputtering and loose almost all power I’m pretty sure it’s spark...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I have an occurring problem with my polaris. I got an 01 sportsman 500 ho a few weeks ago. Been slowly working out the bugs. One bug I cannot wrap my head around is that the quad runs flawlessly when in any gear and in 2 wheel drive, but when I put it in 4x4 and the...

Lots of people suggested i check the cam and after a couple months i finally got around to attacking it. I got it all apart and got the cam/rockers out. The cam and rockers needed to be replaced, they were pretty scored up and didn't look too hot. So i got the new cam and everything and put it...

Looking for some guidance. I have a 2013 Sportsman 500. The front diff cracked at the mounting bolts. :| Likely from snow plowing. I see a new OEM is $1300. I find this a bit much. I would make this a 2wd unit before I did that. There has to be a used aftermarket option or a way to...

OK so, I have a 2009 Sportsman EFI. Story goes it was owned by and older couple who only drove it around their yard. Unit had 1070 Miles when I bought it from a dealer. I put 200ish miles on it and it started missing around 4000rpm, but picks back up after, and has little to no hesitation on a...

I purchased a 1999 sportsman a month ago knowing that it needed some TLC. Initial issue i was aware of was that it idled well but when accelerating it would sputter and then after it got through the sputter it would allow for a full rev. Then it would randomly make a big back fire after...

I posted this in another thread as was advised to start a new thread. Have a 99 Sportsman 500 EBS machine that has lost top end speed (half to full throttle no response) while driving. With the machine in neutral the engine revs fine throughout the throttle range. When I lift the rear end off...

Was heading down a road and all of a sudden it started bogging out. Took the carburetor off, cleaned it, checked for spark. when putting carb back on, it would not start and still won't start. Any suggestions of whats going on?

I'm at my wits end. I really need some help. My 2006 Polaris Sportsman 500 was out of service with a fuel pump issue. Being as how I use my atv for remote excursions, reliability was a must so I purchased the entire fuel tank kit. I have since installed the tank and installed new batter but now...

Long story short had my quad for about 3 years and not a issue. Took apart to clean up skins and clean everything because I sank it, cleaned carb. Took everything needed off and cleaned then put them back on . Went to start it and nothing (literally 1 day later) went through obvious checks...

I have a 97 sportsman 500 that has decided to quit working on me. I have no "dash" lights and the starter button doesn't engage the starter. I measured my battery and have 12.6 volts there. When I turn the key, I am able to operate the winch, but that's all that seems to be working. There's...

Hey guys. I need to replace my inner rear cv joint and am wondering how to get the joint itself off the shaft. there doesn't seem to be a circlip holding it on, but some sort of spring clip that may lock into place when pressed on. It is a 2013 Sportsman 500. Thanks for any help.

I have a 2000 sportsman 500. The starter won't engage. I used to bypass the solenoid with a screwdriver because it wouldn't start with the button but now when I do that it just sparks the solenoid. I figured it was the starter so I replaced it with a new one (the old starter was warn out) and I...

I would like to place a 3 switch panel on my 2013 500. 1 to control a light bar, 1 to control small led underlights, and 1 to control a small led rear backup light. Just seeing if anyone has done it and if so post up some pictures. I'd like to get some ideas maybe where to put the panel. Thanks...

Hey guys I own a 2013 Polaris sportsman 500 ho and the other day I notice that my low beem light was dead I was going to swap it out but notice that the wires are apart and the plug is still in the socket with wires on them the green and brown I believe so I'm wondering if you can buy the wire...