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13 minutes ago, Rolandtd said:

Well she runs no knocking. But boy did I crack the front cover something fierce. Got some jb weld drying to get by until a new case gets here

how did you crack the front cover ?, never...EVER...FORCE THE COVER BACK ON WITH THE BOLTS !. as for re-using the cam chain ?, bad idea !., always replace the cam chain when you are right there. all those miles on it, tells me you are going to regret not replacing the cam chain.

cheap china knock-off c.d.i. this is your main problem.

5 hours ago, [email protected] said:

I have a 2007 Honda Fourtrax Foreman TRX 500FM manual shift and this spring the shift spindle broke on it. The part that broke was the flat washer like piece on the end of spindle. This caused the entire spindle to fibrate out of the engine making it impossible to shift. After about 30 hours I replace the shift spindle. That was a lot of work! It worked great for about 5 minutes. Then when I looked down the spindle was coming out again. Obviously, the spindle broke. Does anyone know what is causing this?
Thanks!

post up some pics of what part you are talking about ?, maybe link a fich parts layout, telling what part where ?. if this is the shift shaft on left side of motor ?, its held in with a bolt through the rear stator cover.

i never trust error codes, my money say's the 4wd control unit is bad ?, or one of the speed sensors is bad ?, orrrrrrrrr..the cennection to the speed sensors might not be getting a good clean connection ?.

14 hours ago, riverc said:

 

I was going to post this very same video ?, but you beat me too it !. please like and share this video everywhere !.

On 7/22/2023 at 10:02 AM, Zip1 said:

Hello, I have a 2011 TRX500FM I recently changed both clutches on. When I have the clutch cover off it moves freely through the gears as it should. As soon as I replace and tighten down the clutch cover. The foot shifter won’t budge. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated 

chances are, you got the friction clutch ( change clutch disk ) pinched ?, or..you did not get the parts on the change clutch lined back up right as well as the shift linkage when you installed the front cover. no, after market gaskets wont cause this. with the engine sitting like you had it ?, its very hard to get it all back together the correct way, as well as getting the parts to go back together right. here's a tip: once you get ready to install the front cover ?, BEFORE YOU DO THIS !!!!, loosen the clutch adjusting bolt ( 14 mm lock nut ), back the center bolt all the way out ( counter clockwise ) until it pulls the metal plate snug to the inside of the cover, then snug the lock nut back down for now. NEXT: install the first parts of the shifting triangle into the change clutch, next install the spring, next install the outer metal plate, next, dab some grease on the very outer metal shifting plate that has the notch in it, ( it hangs down ), slide the shifting arm one the shifting shaft, this arm will only slide on the shifting shaft one way down on the splines !!. as you are doing this, make sure the lower tang on this sits between the return springs under it ?!. now slide the round upper part into the groove plate that is hanging down. make sure you do not forget to install all thrust washers where they go !.. install gasket, carefully !!!!..install the front cover, you may have to tap here an there to get it to go back on ?, BE CAREFULL NOT TO WHACK IT TO HARD !!!..or you will make those change clutch parts fall out !!. when it comes time to install the cover bolts, install all bolts all the way around, DO NOT FORCE THE BOLTS TO PULL THE COVER UP !!!. start tightening the bolts in a criss-cross pattern, as you go, the cover will pull itself up very easily , if it does not ?..then you got something that is keeping it from pulling together ??!!. after you get the cover back on, loosen that 14mm lock nut just enough to be able to turn the center adjusting screw, hold the lock nut in place, turn the adjusting screw clock-wise about 1/4 turn ( it won't matter if you go less or more for right now ). once you get this all done, lift up on the foot shifter ( like you are shifting into 1st ), you should be able to get it into first. then rock the atv, you will hear it '' click '' sorta ?, shift up again..rock..shift...rock..shift. if you can go through all 5 gears ?, then you did it right !. if you can not get it to shift to 1st ?, then you still have something wrong.

ohm the stator out. unplug the stator from harness ( round plug ) 3 yellow wires should be inside the connector, with mutil meter set on 20 ohms dc , poke the meter leads into two yellow wires at once, do all 3 wires this way, you '' should '' see anywhere from 0.05 to 0.07 give or take ?, if any of these numbers does not show ?, your stator is bad so far. after you do this test, take the red lead of tester, poke one yellow wire on connector, while you touch the black lead to case for ground, you '' should not '' see any numbers on meter when you do this ?, if you do ?, your stator is bad.

56 minutes ago, jeepwm69 said:

That a recent build or your rig?

it was the build i built for my gal, needless to say..its back in my yard now. ( no..we did not have a fight..lol ).

here is a link to the add ---> https://littlerock.craigslist.org/snw/d/north-little-rock-2002-trx450fm-4x4/7648070572.html . asking 5k for her.

did you check the sub-fuse inline on the ignition switch ? . my money is is on the china knock-off c.d.i. ?, or the stator , or the reg/rec ?.

also..a 22 dollar c.d.i. from ebay or amazon is junk !.

1 hour ago, bfrevis said:

Yes i eliminated the kill switch by shorting the wires together and not touching ground. 

I am reluctant to buy a 175 dollar part without knowing it is bad. The last test where i hooked a wire directly to the battery has nothing to do with the cdi  yet no spark. I am just not sure of anything right now.

hate to break it to you ?, but you can not '' twist '' the kill switch wires together !!!. that is closing the circuit. when the kill switch is '' centered '' ?, these wires are not together, circuit open. when you move the switch right or left ?, you are closing the circuit, when this takes place, you are grounding the c.d.i., the spark plug coil, which then kills any spark to spark plug.

10 hours ago, TM450 said:

Here's a small update. Been cleaning up the case halves scrapping the old gaskets off and cleaning all the debris out of all the oil passages like three times to make sure it's super clean. When I got to the rear case half, and removed the gears and found a thrust washer down in the bottom that goes on the shift drum along with bit's and peices of what was left a timing chain. There was so much crud and metal in bottom that the filter screen  plugged up enough to suck it up out of the grooves that holds it in place. 

thats from being sunk !..been there..seen it a million times !.

4 hours ago, gareth.campbell said:

All the ground connections have been cleaned up and continuity checked. The kill switch is in the center ans the neutral light is on. 

bad c.d.i , bad stator ?, or bad reg/rec ?. bad ignition switch ?.

On 5/18/2023 at 6:15 PM, Fishfiles said:

" Don't want to let it go , going to fix it up " 

 

haha..let me guess fish, its parked in your back yard ??..lol.

6 hours ago, Harleydavidson said:

2001 350es I believe that’s what the graphics say I couldn’t find the model sticker but since it’s got electric shift it should be a es

ok, cool. rocky mountain atv has your fenders, least front and rear anyway, i did not check for all the smaller parts.

try removing the ground wire from harness near the coil, sand it down, bolt it back on. check all ground wires from harness to frame and make sure they are getting a good clean connection. make sure neutral light is lit up when key is turn on ?. make sure '' kill switch '' is centered ? ( yes..most of us has been there, done that ).

7 hours ago, Harleydavidson said:

Anyone know where I can get new fenders and stuff for my rancher I can’t seem to find any for mine just the black trim pieces 

 

and preferably be able to spend under $600-700 for all of the pieces

we need more info, make, model helps us help you !. is this a 350es ?, 350fm ?. orange and red show to be in stock over on rocky mountain atv.

my money say's the speed sensors are bad ?, or the tire size is messing up the speed sensor readings. moon's ago, i had this very same issue with my '03 trx450fm 2wd/4wd light blinking. thinking it was the control unit ?, brand new, same issue.  come to find out..it had to be in gear in order for the front speed sensors to tell the control unit to operate in and out of 2d/4wd. sooo..speed sensors ?, wrong tire size ?, or bad control unit ?. keep in mind, the front drive shaft coming out of front of engine HAS to spin front diff pinion gear !, if it does not ?, the speed sensors can not pick up signal to operate control unit.

2 hours ago, [email protected] said:

I think the shift motor is not in square 

be sure to inspect the shift motor's magnets ?..they are prone to break. be warned !!!..be very careful how you take the shift motor apart ?..its a pain to put back together if you are not watching how it comes apart ?!..lol.

5 minutes ago, 99450ES said:

I like it lol.   I was planning on something similar if I couldn't find something reasonable.  I appreciate the ideas fellas.   

when you do this 30+ yrs ?..you learn a trick or two..lol.

little redneck work; some pipe hanger strap works well for these, easy to cut and bend, already has holes.

13 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:

 

Looks like I get to pull the motor and tear it down then.  Yay......

once apart, start looking at the shift forks and shift drum !.

2 hours ago, Destructo said:

Thanks.

 

For an update, I decided to pull the crank and he balancer fell out.

 

Its bearing time lol

the balancer will fall out regardless of said bearing, but !!..once the crank is out, stick the balancer gear back down inside the bearing, rock it side to side, see how much play there is ?, there should not be any side to side play at all ?..if there is ?, the bearing is wore out.

under the balancer is a bearing, most likely it needs to be replaced. when in doubt ?..now is the time to replace ALL bearings in center cases !!. been there not long ago ?, it cost me to rip a brand new engine all back apart to replace all bearings in center cases..lol. I WILL NEVER MAKE THIS MISTAKE AGAIN !!.