Had to laugh when you pulled that tiny tree out with the ATV. 🤣

Joe, I am sure you already know this but a reminder doesn't hurt. Please be careful when you spill antifreeze because it is deadly to dogs, and we all love Vinny. Bill H from Cranberry Township PA

im surprised you never heated it up before trying to knock the shaft out!

@BUFUmic

7 ай бұрын

Glad it wasn't just me sitting here thinking, why didn't he just heat the diff up with a blow torch and knock it out with a lump hammer?

Do you ever sleep! Dudes been cranking out an amazing amount of videos. I love it! Keep up the great work!

Love your knowledge and expertise when figuring out these machines and fixing them, please don't take this the wrong way but as a retired mechanic myself my OCD kicks in watching you working on these ATV's when you don't clean the parts thoroughly enough before reassembling them, don't you have solvent tank with a brush? Personally I would always pressure wash everything before disassembly and always clean and even paint the parts like cases etc before putting new parts in them, it looks better and cleaner and they look like new after your done. But like I said thats my OCD kicking in. Plus it makes it easier to see if there are any leaks and just looks better when everything is said and done. Otherwise good job and enjoy watching you diagnose and repair these machines.

@JoshuaJonah

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, bothers me too. I am anal retentive when I do jobs like this. I usually soda blast cases and zinc plate all the bolts again.

Didnt look like you installed a gasket on the dif cases, these also help with ring and pinion backlash. The gears sounded very tight when turned by hand. To adjust backlash it is the copper ring size, and case gasket , some manufacturers use case shims also. If that lash is to tight it wont last for to long. Good luck and keep wrenching.

@dave1135

7 ай бұрын

It looked like there was a o ring around one of the case halves

You have more patience than me, my friend. That would have become a 2-wheel drive trail machine, or parts machine long ago if it were mine. Well done.

I don’t think a 2vintage video is complete without a piano keys text alert

@19867070

7 ай бұрын

Agree! 👍

@MTOhRyan

7 ай бұрын

And atleast one Facebook messenger *”ding”*

@robprice6573

7 ай бұрын

True that

@staygold902

7 ай бұрын

That's just jade messaging him what she wants him to make her for supper when she gets home from work 😂

Nice repair. That wheeler was born in my town! Couple things, never use red loctite on those diff cover bolts. Second, rather than anti-seize, use marine moly grease on those splines. If you drive through water or run in snow, the anti-seize will wash out and they will rust again. The grease stays in much better. If it’s hard shifting at idle you need to replace the primary clutch spring. Finally, either the muffler is burned out or the “donut” seals in the exhaust are blown out. Also could be that the springs at the joints stretched and relaxed over time. Keep up the good work! 27 year Polaris mechanic, former test driver and development tech.👍🏻

@dpl2617

5 ай бұрын

Why would anyone buy a Polaris quad. After seeing him revive many. The quality and engineering is piss poor. What a nightmare!

@jimw6991

4 ай бұрын

I am a retired auto mechanic/engineer and I can't believe how hard it was to get the axle shaft out. The load to install and remove the shaft is due to the clip and the shape/size. That is part of design and i agree 100 percent poor design and or quality. Why such a high force required to remove it? No good reason. I was glad to see Joe was able to cut thru with a Sawxall, a portable bandsaw might have worked better. I bet he went thru lots of blades 😊.@dpl2617

You need to get some brass drifts to keep from mushrooming what you are hammering on.

I miss the days of the old speed runs at the parents house ! 😂

@snowyowl7042

7 ай бұрын

Same, miss a little tinkering and his brother Charlie wearing flip-flops popping wheelies

@benmiller5015

7 ай бұрын

For the video it's whatever but I just hope he's still always going over to his parents as much as he did when he went to test out machines. I don't want his momma to miss him

@MikeRay1978

7 ай бұрын

I don’t miss it, but I enjoyed it and it’s what made me sub. I remember thinking this kid really wants to be on KZread. I’m so pleasantly surprised that his channel has turned into this. It’s inspiring really.

More and more great stuff. Just had my hip replacement done. I have time now to go back and watch from the start.

Joe, can you explain to us why you refuse to or don't use heat when you have a sticky bolt? Thanks for the great content.

@Dono743670777

7 ай бұрын

I don't think he knows how! After watching tons of his videos he could have saved hours of time if he just used heat!

@kernelbadness

7 ай бұрын

Or a service manual.

@jimw6991

4 ай бұрын

​@@Dono743670777Heat wouldn't get those axle shafts out of the differential. I would be curious what service manual said about this ....

Those gears do not sound happy turning them by hand. If they do go out soon, you'll have to re-thread every one of the bolt holes where you used red loctite into aluminum. Maxima assembly grease would have been a much better choice on those axle splines. It dissolves into petroleum oils where anti-seize has small metal particles in it that will cause premature wear. I'd expect that front diff to whine fairly loud, though. Dont think I've ever seen one without some kind of seal or at least some sealant between the halves. Hope it works out.

@mitchrd2004

7 ай бұрын

That front diff is done for. I was cringing when I heard the noise after he got the cases together. Then "They float in oil..." Then when it has oil in it diff the gears sound the same but we will just skip that part. I fix atvs on the side and questioned how he got projects done so quickly compaired to people like me. Thought maybe it was video editing but... I cant aford a customer calling and saying "You know that front diff that you just fixed? Well it locked up!"

I feel your pain. On my 2017 Sportsman 450. Had to do Front diff rebuild (all the seals, new sprag clutch, bearings, rollers, front pin bearing, pinion pin and bushing), front and rear hub bearings, all three brakes, front lower ball joints, front inner and outer tie rod ends. Don't ever try to change driveshaft U-joints on these. Just replace the shaft.

Looks like Vinnie is your new "branch manager"! Great video, glad you got this rig fixed! Thanks Joe!

That was a friggin battle dude. Well done, wish I had your troubleshooting skills.

Metal worker here, when cutting metal stock best to use a portable band saw, expensive to buy but you may know someone who owns one. Also sawzall blades just don’t hold up at that speed and I have had no luck with the specialty blades either, but if you are going to use a sawzall recommend the Milwaukee torch metal blades 16TPI.

@ni_wink84

7 ай бұрын

I doubt he cares lol, he doesn’t listen much to others, but this is excellent advice that I myself will be taking for the future!

@gman77gas

7 ай бұрын

Harbor Freight has a great one for a decent price

Big mistake of putting Red Loc-Tite on bolts threading into Aluminum. If you have to take them back out for any reason, you will most likely pull the threads out of the aluminum unless you heat the bolts and the aluminum to atleast 500*F.

@frostbitevinnie

7 ай бұрын

When I watched Joe use 271!😮 242 would work just fine!

Vinny just loves that quad!! Nice job!!

I’m surprised Vinny hangs around the garage @6:47 my dog Ringo hates when I make loud noises in the garage, good work on the Polaris so far!

Man that blade has paid for itself twice over lol awesome video man! As usual

this guys a pretty good wrench really, does it the hard way sometimes but gets it done, for xmas have santa bring you a portable impact, portable 3/8ths radial and non radial, you can get in almost anywhere once you have all the attachments and universal adapters.. makes it so much easier, its nice to have one for sockets then one for allens one for screw driver tips so forth, have all sizes on adapters ready to go on either of the 3-4 portables you have, use a small rolling work bench to wheel everything around on, a few magnetic bolt/parts pans, then a mechanics chair, the round seat air/oil rides are nice.. BOOM! let the tools do the heavy lifting you will improve work turnaround times 50% easy, specially when you know every tool you need for the job put em all on the rolling bench and go...

I just picked up a 2001 can am ds 90 for free guy said he was done trying to get it to run so it sat 4 years went through all the basic steps you show in your videos and she runs like a top..(just needed a carb clean and new fuel lines/filter) score!

Fun watch but 271 on bolts? Yikes! Will be extra fun to break down next time!😁

@11GalleryATV

7 ай бұрын

that brand of 271 is not bad ... I use it in my motors all the time for stuff like chain guides, transmission arms, cam sprocket bolts, etc. and it breaks free with just a small impact gun ... it's the 272 high heat that might cause a problem ...

Hey Joe....i have a 1999 Yamaha Grizzly 600.I just bought a KFI winch mount and the winch kit.I wish you would do a total new winch istall video and i am just wondering where and how to rout the wire harness....switch and stuff like that.Im sure there are many who also like to see a install on new system.Your vid are great and always good content.Keep doin what you do....Thanks

Ok I have to ask !what happens to the ones you don't get fixed we never see the final fix .Like the gold wing and many others?

@ktmharry33

7 ай бұрын

I’ve often thought the same How many are kept/ sold etc Just out of curiosity of course 🙏🏻😀

Excellent! Love your channel man . I was working on a Yamaha badger transmission so I scrolled your list but see that you never done one, need to do a video on that buddy. You’re damn good at what you do man. This is so so valuable for helping folks figure out and fix there toys. Love it

@jerrywilcox9890

7 ай бұрын

If he ever buys one that needs the transmission done he probably will.

I’d be interested in what machines you sell and keep it would add a new component to your videos Joe

@jerrywilcox9890

7 ай бұрын

Know one's business really.

@allan9603

7 ай бұрын

​@@jerrywilcox9890so true! Joe's finances are his business. Joe has shown he's not only an excellent mechanic, but knows how to wheel and deal as well. These things, along with Vinny get the job done!

Look into diablo saw blades. I prefer them personally they seem to cut throw most anything and at a fairly quick rate

@WoodMotorsports

7 ай бұрын

No doubt. The Diablo carbide are what we use to cut the hardened strikers on punch presses at work when the operator crashes them. They are expensive, but for sure the best.

@MikeRay1978

7 ай бұрын

They’re my go to.

Enjoy all your videos. Really. Cup of coffee and learn so much. Very happy for you when you win!

I loved the slightly older 400cc 2t Xplorer and Scrambler's, those things were utterly fantastic looking back. I had a 98 400 Xplorer and me and my 3 friends went to the Hatfield and McCoy trails in WV for a weeks worth of riding....it poured the entire week, everyone there, including my friends on other quads, both 4x4 and rwd, side by sides, dirt bikes.... everyone was slipping, getting stuck in the sloppy azz clay..... I just flew around with absolutely zero problems. I didn't really care for it so much before that, was always into more high performance 2t's (had Banshees and CR and ATC250R's and 500's ECT) and had picked that thing up pretty cheap, never rode it anywhere where it would even potentially get stuck, so I never really understood how great it actually was.... I mean, that seat was so comfortable, the brakes would work all 4 wheels at once, oil injection (trash, but it actually worked lol), didn't have to shift(I like shifting, but it was cool not to), had reverse, and hi and lo AWD.... I really need to find another 😅

🎉🎉🎉 Excellent job saving that case on that front diff there Joe Joe 😉😉😉. Told ya it was a lot of work but you got it done and saved you a lot of $$$ in the process 🍻🍻🍻

22:53 That noise will tell us that the gear is not happy. Seems that the are shims missing. This definitely won't last long.

Vinny is hilarious! Nice work on that work horse.

hey Joe. it would be nice to see a video from you on what to look for when buying a quad.

Joe is so persistent that he usually succeeds in the end. 👍 Now he just needs some snow to plow, and for Vinnie to run around in :-)

Nice work as always buddy, all this could have been avoided if Polaris just put seals around those ends to stop water ingress and eventually rust siezing the ends in...32:05 Brake checking Vin, nearly resulted in a tail ender 🤣

Good job there Joe, sorry you had all the trouble but enjoyed the videos on this machine if it's an consolation :)

Kudos to those Milwaukee blades, but you should have used a cutoff blade on an angle grinder, it would have been way way faster and easier.

Invest in a table vice will help hold things while you need to pound on them. just bit of advice wish I had a table and vice lol

Man that’s the perfect piece to weld a nut on the bolt and turn it out once you put a lil heat to it

Thanks for the video, save my Friday👍👍

Good job dude. Way to hang in there. 😊❤

Nice Work! Really enjoy watching your videos. Have you ever used Diablo blades. I have found they cut much better.

You have far more patience (not to mention knowledge) than I would have. Good going, although I think this will be a continual tinker 😱Vinny says "get me off of this death trap, I don't have a helmet"

Great job, would a metabo with cutting disc have worked other than the Sawzall?

Vinnie must run on battery's. He had a work out in the test run.

@staygold902

7 ай бұрын

He runs on a healthy dose of adhd 😂

Great job joe!!🇺🇸

I know it is overkill, but when I work on atv's I anti-seize all the bolts that do not require a specific torque value. Especially the ones in aluminum.

@Antiquefarmequipment

7 ай бұрын

That's not over kill. That'll save you ALOT of time in the future

big job mate well done.

With all fixed up again. If you we're to get those plastic side covers for now. It would bring you between $4000.00 to $6000.00 by doing that to cause it looks to be in mint condition to.

Worth the effort !! Winter's coming.👍

Great video, not sure if you noticed though but the speedo wasn't working.

Glad its done for u. Someone will enjoy it I’m sure if not u will

I owned a couple of Polaris ATV busting axles or cv joints alll the time finally got. tired of it and bought Yamaha Grizzly ate's no baad axles yet, btw I drive in snow a lot.

You did it Joe !! 🎊🎊. But please don't baja around with the plow.

Dry ice works great too.

been lolking forward to this one, enjoyed the outcome, tip on removing studs and snapped bolts, mig a nut on top heat helps turn it out

Yo Joe 32.38 in see the Christmas tree sorted ? Vinnie's a live wire hey well done on the refit

Man I've never seen anyone struggle with those as much as you have 😅

The sawzall and the claw hammer to the diff 😂😂

Nice! This one was a journey.

Do you sell any of these? Buying new stuff every 2 days lol

@snowyowl7042

7 ай бұрын

🤔thought original idea was to flip but several are classics. Storage shed must cover a football field

@jasonjavelin

7 ай бұрын

@@snowyowl7042he has a semi recent video of stuff he has kept and shows his property as well as a storage unit. It’s safe to say he flips a good bit of them to continue funding the channel for more projects. We really get the most benefit at the end of the day just at the sheer amount of information

Joe you continue to be the man inspiring all of us. Always enjoy the videos... keep up the great work!

From watching this channel it seems to me that working on Polaris machines is a huge pain in the ass.

@dougaranda6187

7 ай бұрын

That’s exactly what I was going to say.

Excellent content Joe, but got to love Vinnie helping you out.

Great job bring that POS back to life You had me rolling when you vinne is going for a ride first thing I thought was is this jersey and that means it's a one way ride

Man a heat wrench woll do it .i use it on heavy corroded marine stuff all the time .

You should do a video on sleds this winter

Great job👌

Must have been in water and road saly. I think next time you should slow down the saw and use a cutting fluid. Might have saved a blade. Great job.

The part of the video where you're hitting the axle with a hammer reminding me of the monkey with the tambourines

Vinny loves testing the bikes.

Tie rod tool might be the best way to pry it out.

Needle nose vise grips, may think about the other style of vise grips. A welder. Weld a nut on to the broken bolt. And remove. A small torch to heat up stubborn bolts aswell. The tool area looks thin. Upgrades in the future. I'll bet. Gotten a night mare for those who run into same type situation for front axle.

I was wondering if you forgot to grease the splines or if you dont usually do that?

I know it may sound crazy but if you cut at a slower RPM it will cut faster and not burn the blade

Always a learning experience. We know it's a catch when you are frustrated with it, long after I'd have taken a sledgehammer to it or let grandkids strip down every nut and bolt. YIPPY - some 2Vinny time

Great video 👍. Using a chainsaw with shorts on, NICE

What gear oil/transmission fluid do you use for Polaris sxs’s?

you should get some muscle sleds this winter

Get yourself some decent size hammers lol

I thought I was the only one that used copper shield for everything since it’s high temp anti seize.

Could the blade have been set 1mm away from the aluminum gearbox case? Just wondering I could not see but it appears the blade started to cut into the case.

Good job brother I forgot that maybe you might have forgot about the bolt but anyhow do you want to sell that thing let me know I don't need no snow plow on it

I’ve use a ball joint separator for this before

Just one more reason for me to resist ever buying a Polaris, that was ridiculous!

You really need to buy a Dead Blow Hammer

@reitzy69

7 ай бұрын

And air Hammer

@jasonjavelin

7 ай бұрын

@@reitzy69he used an air hammer in one of the previous videos working on the axle on this thing

@reitzy69

7 ай бұрын

@@jasonjavelin yeah but an air hammer with a pickle fork end, I had the same thing n struggle with a 2000's Cadillac, I fought with it over n hour coming out, got the air hammer with the pickle fork end, between it wedging it and the vibration it decided to come out, he didn't have to result in completely disassemble the entire front end n tcase and cut the axle out tho

@jasonjavelin

7 ай бұрын

⁠@@reitzy69yeah the pickle fork thing was weird to me as well but that thing looked pretty bad. I was surprised when the press didn’t get it lol

@waffalobill

7 ай бұрын

Brass hammer be nice to.He gonna Booger up that metal

Damn Vinnie I have said it before I am terrified that dog is gonna get ran over. Thank God he is alright.

Is that a diff or a hammermill for grinding animal feed ?

You should be able to pick up the plastics an ATV salvage yard. My guess should be 10 bucks apiece.

I hope you make good money from KZread, you damn sure deserve it

I love these old quads. These, the old Hondas etc. I would not have paid that much for it but nice project. Well done my friend 👍👍

Okay Joe I have to ask why you have a trail through your yard and then the pieces that are not cut😊 is it like that for a reason

Fixing other people stuff always fun especially when they throw it a side and leave it sit n sit for years when you get it you got spent thousand bucks in to it to make it run or functional

Would have been nice of you to reroute the winch cables, but good video.

Well done, the hours you put in is worth it, plus we love it 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Regular maintenance should probably NOT be to disassemble your CV axles every 'couple' of years to replace the anti-seize in them. That's ridiculous if you ask me. WTH.

That thing is clanking and clunking like no other