Drive shaft replacement

[nxp]

Has polaris come out with a fix yet for the noise around 5000 - 6000 rpm?

 

[JTBarlow]

Has polaris come out with a fix yet for the noise around 5000 - 6000 rpm?

No… but if you’re looking for a better driveshaft, Sandcraft has an excellent replacement setup. It’s a much beefier driveshaft with tighter tolerances, that pretty much eliminates the driveshaft vibration in 4WD. It also has greasable U-joints and carrier bearing.

 

[nxp]

I actually don't use 4wd so how about 2wd ?

 

[JTBarlow]

I actually don't use 4wd so how about 2wd ?

If it’s in the driveline, that should fix it. The OEM shaft has a lot of play in the slip joint, and they’re usually poorly balanced.

The driveshaft spins even when you’re not using 4WD. The vibration is just more noticeable when in 4WD.

One way to check is to grease the spline joint and if your noise goes away for a bit, that’s probably the problem.

 

[jawshxpedition740]

My dealer just put a new prop shaft on mine. They said the new prop shaft has a boot over it to keep the grease in there longer. I have a big ride next week in West Virginia and we will see how it works out. They covered it under warranty.

 

[garciava]

Dirt Dudes have a good You tube video on the Sand Craft replacement drive shaft

 

[B B]

Has polaris come out with a fix yet for the noise around 5000 - 6000 rpm?

Was just thinking about this yesterday. I'm pretty sure Polaris is not putting any effort into the known 4 wheel drive/front drive shaft issue. If they were, they would've came up with a fix by now. Pretty F'en sad.