If memory serves, you'll need to take the rope pull case off to get to one of the bolts (very close to the flywheell),and the other two, that you get to underneath, you'll just need a quarter inch drive set or skinny ten mill. wrench. It's just tight on there.You'll deserve about three beers after you're done

 

I'm just wondering If after all the mounting bolts are off...will the starter kinda fall down through the hole on the frame, or will I need to reverse it out of the hole a bit before it drops down. right now there isn't much room to pull it back out of the casing. About 1 or 2mm at most. They make the easiest job hard by burying in the middle of the bike.

 

best way is remove pull rope cover and remove the two bolts that hold the starter, remove the belt and clutches and remove the two bolts holding the back side of the starter, its so much easier and faster to just remove the belt and cover to get at everything

 

Thanks, I thought I would have to take that route. Now I gotta find my old clutch puller I made. That's easier said than done.

 

clutch puller



The clutch puller is part # 2870506 on Ebay.
"Orangecycle1" has it for $28.95

 

Thanks thats a great response to all questions

 

everything is easier said than done my friend. one thing will always break, snap, strip, or just get plain stuck to make the easy jobs tough.
but anyway, I just ordered the starter off eBay. $42 including shipping. The Polaris people want like $285. I hope this aftermarket job does the trick. Waiting for warmer weather to put it in. It happens to be the same starter I need for my Scrambler 400. I'll fix the kids 250 first. if it works in his, I'll throw one in mine.

 

Did the starter work? I am getting ready to order one for my wife's 2001 250 Trailblazer

 

A place to buy a starter at a good price is dbelectricial.com

 

I have purchased several starters from dbelectricial and never had a problem.

 

Yes , the starter works fine. the one I bought was
Starter Polaris Trailblazer 250 300 400 244 283 NEW - eBay (item 290407648776 end time Apr-22-11 20:43:09 PDT)
it used to be $43 the price just went up to $48

dbelectrical also sells starters on ebay and look exactly the same in the pics. The closest one I could find is this
NEW STARTER 95-02 POLARIS SCRAMBLER 400 2X4 4X4 - eBay (item 140486078786 end time May-02-11 12:01:48 PDT)
I know they are the same starter as the trailblazer 250, but I looked on their store and couldn't find it listed. check it out. Its a bit cheaper.
I know for a fact the 1st one I listed works great. I'm buying another.

 

Will do thanks

 

Ebay starter

I just got a starter from Caltric on Ebay. Cost me $40.98. I checked it to see if would run before I installed it, it ran great. I went ahead and installed it and all I got was a click. I took it back out and found that the gears did not mesh properly and it was locking up. My drive gears looked like new.

I have to figure out how to return it. Hope the next one is better. Never had to return anything I bought on Ebay, hope it's not too much of a hassle.

 

i need help my wifes 2002 polaris trailblazer 250 2wd when she puts it in gear the motor wants to dye leave it in neutral it will idel fine help please

 

Follow up on my starter bought on Caltric on Ebay

I found the problem with the starter that was causing it to bind up when the drive gears were installed in it. The large gear was hitting the starter housing when the gear was all the way in. I was able to rotate it as I lowered it into the housing and that scraped away some of the aluminum that it was binding on. After creating enough clearance for the gear to rotate freely I installed it and it works great. This was a hassle for me, but it was better than paying for return shipping and waiting a week or more to get a replacement.

Caltric was very good at responding to my concerns and I will buy another starter for my 400 Sport when I need one. For $40.98 it was well worth the hassle.

 

Hi there, im new to this site, and I dont mean to post on your question but Im not sure how to make my own post..I need some help with my 2002 polaris trailblazer 250. It wont start, and when I finally get it to it will not again I have to crank and crank and crank and pull and pull and pull!!! , cleaned EVERYTHING, and there is a new spark plug and gas. I dont mean to ramble, if anyone one could help I would really appreciate it. Thanks