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So I have two Sportsman's left. One is a 570 that I have HATED from day one. The other is my 04-1/2 500 H.O. which I loved and has been absolutely bulletproof. I recently took it on a week long 500 mile ride and it was the only machine out of all of us (brand new ones included) that did not have a problem, other that my carb needle seat is wore and it was horrible on gas now.
I have since bought an RTV-X1100C because the 570 has made me hate Polaris and atv's so bad now. BUT I'd still like to have one fast machine for trail riding on these long tours with friends.
Even though the 500 has been problem free.....it is getting wore out. So wondering if fixing it is throwing money away or if I should just replace both Polaris. The big problem with it is I just now had to put a new driveshaft on it, and new front U-joints. But where the rear driveshaft yoke goes on the shaft that comes out of trans, AND the shafts that come out of front diff....they have a lot of play/slop in them. No seal leaks, but lots of movement. Should I be concerned? And how much work to open everything up and re-bearing? Is it worth it?
Other than the play in the driveline and needing the carb rebuilt, the thing is still in really good shape.
This is it, just washed after the 500 mile ride.
I have since bought an RTV-X1100C because the 570 has made me hate Polaris and atv's so bad now. BUT I'd still like to have one fast machine for trail riding on these long tours with friends.
Even though the 500 has been problem free.....it is getting wore out. So wondering if fixing it is throwing money away or if I should just replace both Polaris. The big problem with it is I just now had to put a new driveshaft on it, and new front U-joints. But where the rear driveshaft yoke goes on the shaft that comes out of trans, AND the shafts that come out of front diff....they have a lot of play/slop in them. No seal leaks, but lots of movement. Should I be concerned? And how much work to open everything up and re-bearing? Is it worth it?
Other than the play in the driveline and needing the carb rebuilt, the thing is still in really good shape.
This is it, just washed after the 500 mile ride.