Rattle noise

[Horning3398]

I have a rattle noise around 5500 rpm. Goes away after 6000. Sounds like heat/exhaust shield. Can’t find anything loose. Any one else having issues. XP 2 seater. Thanks

 

[ron.nuttall@wabashnationa]

Yes I have the same issue on my ADV 2-seater. I can't find it either.

 

[AZadv]

Heard through the grapevine that it's the driveshaft and that greasing can help, though perhaps temporarily.

 

[XLPLUS66]

I may have had the same problem. Sounds like metal spinning on metal or maybe a metal bowl full of marbles. Really hard to describe. Polaris told the dealer to remove the u-joint on the front of the prop shaft and grease it.. That helped quite a bit. ( Should have been taken care of prior to pickup) Polaris then had them drop the shaft and grease the splind ends and put it back together. Problem solved. I hope this isn't a regular maintenance issue.

 

[RNBJones]

I have a rattle noise around 5500 rpm. Goes away after 6000. Sounds like heat/exhaust shield. Can’t find anything loose. Any one else having issues. XP 2 seater. Thanks

I have a balanced shaft from sand craft on pro xp . I am going to have our ADV 2 balanced also . Will let you know the difference.

 

[tdeperte]

I have the same rattle. ADV2 Northstar.

 

[JacentLey]

I have a rattle noise around 5500 rpm. Goes away after 6000. Sounds like heat/exhaust shield. Can’t find anything loose. Any one else having issues. XP 2 seater. Thanks

Yes. Me too. Cannot find it looked at everything. Driving me crazy.

 

[B B]

For those hearing the rattle noise do you only hear it in sport mode? I don't do much speeding around cause my property is more suited to rock climbing, but today I opened her up a little and heard "the rattle" best described by Wayne Hardy (metal spinning on metal or metal bowl full of marbles).

 

[NKYHUNTER]

maybe drive shaft need lubrication in the yoke? because they build these things so fast that things do get overlooked and forgotten.

 

[NKYHUNTER]

or wheel bearing s need grease?

 

[JacentLey]

For those hearing the rattle noise do you only hear it in sport mode? I don't do much speeding around cause my property is more suited to rock climbing, but today I opened her up a little and heard "the rattle" best described by Wayne Hardy (metal spinning on metal or metal bowl full of marbles).

I hear it any time I am running 3500rpm and above

 

[JacentLey]

I may have had the same problem. Sounds like metal spinning on metal or maybe a metal bowl full of marbles. Really hard to describe. Polaris told the dealer to grease the u-joint on the front of the driveshaft. That helped quite a bit. ( Should have been taken care of prior to pickup) Polaris then had them drop the shaft and grease the splind ends and put it back together. Problem solved. I hope this isn't a regular maintenance issue.

I looked it doesn’t appear that the u joints have a grease zerk, any body know if a way to get to the prop shaft carrier bearing to inspect that or grease it?

 

[JacentLey]

For those hearing the rattle noise do you only hear it in sport mode? I don't do much speeding around cause my property is more suited to rock climbing, but today I opened her up a little and heard "the rattle" best described by Wayne Hardy (metal spinning on metal or metal bowl full of marbles).

Any of the modes. I hear it from 5500 to 6200 rpm. Was riding with a guy that had a new General. Same noise

 

[RNBJones]

I looked it doesn’t appear that the u joints have a grease zerk, any body know if a way to get to the prop shaft carrier bearing to inspect that or grease it?

Sandcraft has u joints that are grease-able . Just verify dimensions. Note : jack up machine remove all wheels . Run in high 4 wheel drive . If you have a bad vibration remove drive shaft run again . If no vibration the drive shaft is not balanced. Have a drive shaft business balance shaft .

 

[NKYHUNTER]

are the parts from the general compatible with expedition xp/adv?

 

[2024XPXpedition]

So depressing. I just bought mine used from a dealership with 300 miles on it. Wasn't allowed to take it on the side road. They said it was because of an "accident the previous week". I call BS. They did that so I couldn't drive it faster then 10 mph around the parking lot. I get home after a 3 hour drive. I get the buggy unloaded. I can't wait to drive it!! been wanting an Xpedition since the day they announced it. I get on my road and WTF! this thing sounds like heatshield/center carrier bearing. I call the dealership back and get nothing more than you bought it with no warranty. I took the skid plate off. Spent 2 hours taking the center console and dash completely apart trying to find this heat shield I thought was making the noise.

I give up. I start looking online only to discover the slip yoke rattle issue. I grease mine and it just dulls it slightly. It is SO annoying and embarrassing. I have asked Sand Craft if they are going to make a solid center carrier bearing. Nothing yet. The worst part is I paid 25k for this thing 8 months old with 300 miles and I know what ever fix there is eventually I will be on the hook for. They left the previous owners registration in the glove box. I reached out to him and discovered that was why he traded the unit back in and bought a Defender and I got shafted. I should have done more research. I love all my Polaris's I have a Turbo S and an RS1, but I am so tired of having to spend so much time and money to make them reliable. I mean how on earth could this issue not have been discovered during testing. You're telling me that polaris never put more than a 100 or 200 miles on a unit before they approved it for retail? No way. Polaris sold these units knowing full well they had a major flaw. I hope there is a class action lawsuit. And its not like this is the first time. The turbos failing and clutches exploding on Turbo S units and Pro Xp's. Come on polaris. On top of the rattle, its obvious the drive shaft is having a severe harmonic vibration issue. It vibrates so bad the output seal on the transmission is leaking. I have 18k miles on my Turbo S and have never had to replace the output seal on the driveshaft pto. Just the output hubs to the axles. ,,!,- you polaris.

 

[2024XPXpedition]

So I talked to SandCraft yesterday. They have in stock Solid Center Carrier Bearings and a upgraded driveshaft. Its 1500 for both or 250 just for the carrier bearing. I really hope this solves the issue.

 

[WASdriver]

So I talked to SandCraft yesterday. They have in stock Solid Center Carrier Bearings and a upgraded driveshaft. Its 1500 for both or 250 just for the carrier bearing. I really hope this solves the issue.

I had the dealer totally inspect my xpedition for the 5500 to 6000 rattle. His mechanics checked every heatshield, pulled the skid plate, and searched for the solution. After 6 hours of work, the rattle remains without a solution. The dealer tells me that the drive shaft cannot be the problem as it would produce the rattle at other rpms. We found that the rattle takes place in either high gear or low gear. The dealer sent me a message, "we give up". I picked up the xpedition and will tolerate the rattle until somone discovers the cause - then a fix can be applied. I look forward to checking this out on this forum periodically.

 

[WASdriver]

I have a rattle noise around 5500 rpm. Goes away after 6000. Sounds like heat/exhaust shield. Can’t find anything loose. Any one else having issues. XP 2 seater. Thanks

I had the dealer totally inspect my xpedition for the 5500 to 6000 rattle. His mechanics checked every heatshield, pulled the skid plate, and searched for the solution. After 6 hours of work, the rattle remains without a solution. The dealer tells me that the drive shaft cannot be the problem as it would produce the rattle at other rpms. We found that the rattle takes place in either high gear or low gear. The dealer sent me a message, "we give up". I picked up the xpedition and will tolerate the rattle until somone discovers the cause - then a fix can be applied. I look forward to checking this out on this forum periodically.

 

[BADXP]

I had the dealer totally inspect my xpedition for the 5500 to 6000 rattle. His mechanics checked every heatshield, pulled the skid plate, and searched for the solution. After 6 hours of work, the rattle remains without a solution. The dealer tells me that the drive shaft cannot be the problem as it would produce the rattle at other rpms. We found that the rattle takes place in either high gear or low gear. The dealer sent me a message, "we give up". I picked up the xpedition and will tolerate the rattle until somone discovers the cause - then a fix can be applied. I look forward to checking this out on this forum periodically.

It’s absolutely the driveshaft - I installed an aftermarket one and don’t have the rattle now. Open your center console and pop out the inner console box. Have someone drive you at 5500 rpm you can hear the rattle come directly from the carrier bearing area.