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.