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A burning smell followed by no drive is the classic CVT belt failure, and on these two Polaris platforms it almost always starts with heat rather than mileage.
The Offroading.News Desk · 12 days ago · Archive
A temperature warning after a mud run on a Ranger XP 1000 or Defender HD10 is nearly always a packed radiator screen, fixed with a hose.
The Offroading.News Desk · 19 days ago · Archive
Maintenance and repair shop Preferred Powersports is expanding its operations and moving into a former industrial space in Norway, Michigan.
Powersports Business · 19 days ago
The violent front-end shimmy that Wrangler owners call death wobble usually traces to a worn track bar bushing or a lift that moved the steering geometry.
The Offroading.News Desk · 25 days ago · Archive
Flaking scale on the rear frame rails of a Tacoma or 4Runner is inside-out corrosion, and finding it early separates treatment from a frame job.
The Offroading.News Desk · 1 month ago · Archive
A four-stroke that starts fine cold but refuses when hot is usually telling you the intake valve clearance has closed up; the 30-hour check catches it.
The Offroading.News Desk · 1 month ago · Archive
Water past the front diff seals and into the clutch housing is the price of deep crossings on these three machines, and it shows within a ride.
The Offroading.News Desk · 2 months ago · Archive
A speed-related rumble and play at the rear wheel on a side-by-side running oversize tires or spacers is the hub bearing giving up under leverage it was not built for.
The Offroading.News Desk · 2 months ago · Archive
Shudder pulling away and harsh downshifts on Honda's dual-clutch side-by-sides usually come from degraded clutch fluid and long periods of crawling in high range.
The Offroading.News Desk · 2 months ago · Archive
Fuel pumps on the Sportsman 570, Outlander 850 and Ranger 570 fail slowly from heat and sediment, and the first symptom is usually a stumble under load.
The Offroading.News Desk · 2 months ago · Archive
Grease sprayed inside a wheel well is the only warning a CV joint gives before it clicks, bangs and quits; on these platforms the boot is the weak point.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
When a machine throws a check engine light one ride and refuses 4WD the next, look at the connectors and grounds before the modules; water got in and corrosion followed.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
A whoosh, a flat engine and an underboost fault on a turbocharged X3, RZR Pro XP or Raptor is very often a charge pipe blown off a loosened clamp.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive