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Hello All,
First time poster, but have been lurking and searching for a few days. Just for the record, I have a 2004.5 700 carb model. Owned it since new. Got about 1400 miles on it. I seem to have two problems with my quad.
1st problem: AWD is stuck on with the switch off. I had extended warranty when i bought the quad. Took it back 3 times in the first 18 months for the same problem. Every time, they rebuild the front Hilliard, and after about 10 miles.. front wheels are grabbing all the time. i finally got tired of being without the quad so i just said the heck with it and decided to live with it. I'm going to assume that the front cage is broken and needs to be replaced. Planning on putting in the aluminum one to avoid breaking these cages. It almost make the quad not fun to ride because its so hard to steer with the front wheels always engaged. Question to you all, is the aluminum cage worth the $$? i feel like i can install it myself, just need to know if its worth it.
2nd problem: Bike sat for about 2 years after i flipped myself over the front end and broke the steering stem. I finally got around to tearing the bike down and replacing the steering stem, but i noticed yesterday putzing around the yard, i thought i would flip the AWD switch on to see what happens. the AWD light came on for a split second, went off, and never came back on. doesn't matter what i do, AWD light wont come back on. the AWD not coming on is not related to the AWD being stuck on all the time. The light used to work about 2 years ago, before i parked it. Should i start with replacing the switch on handle bars? or break into the front hilliard first and replace that cage and go from there? i can do just about anything to this thing, but i'm terrible with testing electrical stuff.. i have a volt meter, but i can not figure out which setting to put it on to save my butt from 3rd base to test the AWD Switch. If i post a picture, can someone walk me thru it on my particular volt meter and what everything should read?
Thanks in advance.
First time poster, but have been lurking and searching for a few days. Just for the record, I have a 2004.5 700 carb model. Owned it since new. Got about 1400 miles on it. I seem to have two problems with my quad.
1st problem: AWD is stuck on with the switch off. I had extended warranty when i bought the quad. Took it back 3 times in the first 18 months for the same problem. Every time, they rebuild the front Hilliard, and after about 10 miles.. front wheels are grabbing all the time. i finally got tired of being without the quad so i just said the heck with it and decided to live with it. I'm going to assume that the front cage is broken and needs to be replaced. Planning on putting in the aluminum one to avoid breaking these cages. It almost make the quad not fun to ride because its so hard to steer with the front wheels always engaged. Question to you all, is the aluminum cage worth the $$? i feel like i can install it myself, just need to know if its worth it.
2nd problem: Bike sat for about 2 years after i flipped myself over the front end and broke the steering stem. I finally got around to tearing the bike down and replacing the steering stem, but i noticed yesterday putzing around the yard, i thought i would flip the AWD switch on to see what happens. the AWD light came on for a split second, went off, and never came back on. doesn't matter what i do, AWD light wont come back on. the AWD not coming on is not related to the AWD being stuck on all the time. The light used to work about 2 years ago, before i parked it. Should i start with replacing the switch on handle bars? or break into the front hilliard first and replace that cage and go from there? i can do just about anything to this thing, but i'm terrible with testing electrical stuff.. i have a volt meter, but i can not figure out which setting to put it on to save my butt from 3rd base to test the AWD Switch. If i post a picture, can someone walk me thru it on my particular volt meter and what everything should read?
Thanks in advance.