Hi all. I have a problem getting my AWD to engage in reverse. I have a Polaris Sportsman 600 (2005). When I depress the yellow button the AWD icon lights up but the AWD does not engage. I can only assume it is electrical but not sure. Can anyone help?
No 4wd in reverse
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In addition the round position sensor with the very small wires on the side of the trans m has a small piece missing from the side. I had the two shifting gears replaced due to the shifter flopping like a fish out of water and not engageing the trans m in any gear.
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You need to first of all check the hall sensor in the front right wheel. It plugs into the headlight pod. Make sure it is plugged in. 95% of the time no speed is due to this item failing. If it doesn't register the speed it wont go into 4x4.
I found the problem. I don't know the exact names of the parts but this discription may help. Fisrt I had a pretty good idea I was about to get in over my head with this problem. So I bit hte bullet and took my bike to a repair shop.
Problem was the roller bearing cage in the front differential had broke. A couple hundred beans in parts and some labor cost will be good to go. If you are wondering this problem was created by neglect in preventive maintenance. This unit should have about 8 oz of oil in it. Mine had about 2oz.
Problem was the roller bearing cage in the front differential had broke. A couple hundred beans in parts and some labor cost will be good to go. If you are wondering this problem was created by neglect in preventive maintenance. This unit should have about 8 oz of oil in it. Mine had about 2oz.
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Okay a clarification here. If the speedo is broken then you will not likely have awd as they run the electrical for the front diff through it. I guess it depends on the damage to the speedo but that has always been the case. The speed sensor will likely fix the speedometer so it reads but does not affect the 4wd normally.
The Sprague cage is for AWD forwards and backwards. If yours was broken then it was able to engage one way but not the other. They do break and exhibit the symptoms you have described. It sounds like low on fluid but mostly what breaks them is shock load. Going from forwards to backwards quickly or having front wheels spinning hard and then having them stop suddenly.
Glad you got it fixed.
yes InRBigness....if the speedo is shot all together you lose AWD...meaning does not light up..nothing shows...that was a lousy design by polaris.....bu there is a work around for that situation...so if the speedo is dead you splice some wires an the AWD will work by switch again....
once the sprague cage is broke..you have to fix for AWD...replace with the newer billet aluminum one...not the plastic ones..another bad design ...money savers an makers all rolled in one
once the sprague cage is broke..you have to fix for AWD...replace with the newer billet aluminum one...not the plastic ones..another bad design ...money savers an makers all rolled in one
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Absolutely al53. The cage is plastic but there is a billet one from Polaris but for less money you would be better to get the one from SuperAtv. Although there are some years that they wont fit so you are stuck with the factory one. That being said of 100 "my AWD does not work" I would say that only 3-4 are due to the cage being broken. Much more likely that fluid is bad or they have an electrical issue. In this case it was the cage but people seem to want to throw parts at something instead of resolving the issue. Its like "my car didn't start, do I need a new engine?" 
I agree...95% of the AWD problems is either contaminated fluids or electrical gremlins...I will do my hubs twice a year....its easy to do...preventive is cheaper than replacing...I use the demand plus since my dealer gives to me for 8.95 a quart..only polaris fluid I use....rather chance fluids then change parts...when I got my machine I took the caps off the hubs an flushed them out with brake cleaner..be surprised what gunk is in there...not alot but some...by not cleaning an just filling it will build up an cause failure
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