Team, I have a 03 Sportsmen. When I put my wheeler in AWD the light doesn't come on. That says no AWD. I checked power to the coil and have 12 volts. Jacked the bike up, started and flipped AWD put in gear and all wheels turn. Does this mean it works? I haven't put a load on it but just checkin?
03 700 Sportsmen
1 - 5 of 5 Posts
Joined
·
9,981 Posts
Sounds like Yes, it's working - jack the rear wheels with a wheeled floor jack and see if the front wheels will pull it - if it's working, then it's simply an indicator problem.
If you have the LCD display, you first need to unplug it from the wiring harness and plug it back in - it might simply be a bad connection causing a loss of signal to activate the AWD segment. If you have the indicator light in the throttle housing, it n=may simply a faulty bulb - Polaris (in their wisdom in this case) installed a diode in parallel with the AWD indicator bulb so if the bulb failed, current would flow through the diode to keep the AWD active.
If you have the LCD display, you first need to unplug it from the wiring harness and plug it back in - it might simply be a bad connection causing a loss of signal to activate the AWD segment. If you have the indicator light in the throttle housing, it n=may simply a faulty bulb - Polaris (in their wisdom in this case) installed a diode in parallel with the AWD indicator bulb so if the bulb failed, current would flow through the diode to keep the AWD active.
Joined
·
9,981 Posts
I've never changed one myself - it is not listed as a replacement part as it is only sold with the throttle housing assembly - an electronics technician (computer repair) may be able to identify the type of bulb used, find a supplier of them and replace it or determine it's wattage, envelope and find a similar bulb to substitute in it's place.
1 - 5 of 5 Posts
Join the discussion
Join now to ask and comment!